Growing Cilantro & How to Keep it Growing Year Round!

Want to grow cilantro all year long? If your cilantro (coriander) is bolting right now, then you should watch this. We use a lot of cilantro at home, so it's important to me to have fresh quantities on hand year round. Since its not a commonly used herb here in France, I have to either pay a high price, go to a special market, or grow it myself. I love the challenge, so I have worked out a system to keep it growing throughout the year!

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*Cilantro is also known as coriander in many countries. After living in Europe so long, I use the words interchangeably so bear with me!

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[JackGeezy]

I freaking love cilantro, one of my favorite things. Especially in curry.

[kendo]

Green cilantro seeds have a pleasant citrus quality to them. Crushed, they're perfect for lamb or poultry.

[sheilaboone]

Hey Valerie! Love your videos! Here in zone 5a, the cilantro doesn’t bolt quite as fast. But, I do let it go to seed because our honey bees love it. Adds a lovely herbal note to the honey. Also, by letting it go to seed, I get cilantro popping up all over my garden. I haven’t had to actually sow seeds for years!

[punisher]

Cilantro is a must grow herb with many health benefits. Great video

[lamann]

Learned something in the first few seconds-I never knew cilantro and coriander are the same thing!! Thank you!

[jimrobinson]

I'm doing option #3 but I built a couple cedar cilantro boxes in lieu of the grow bag. I dump and re-seed them alternately after a couple cut & come again cycles, they get pretty ratty looking beyond that in this heat. Ideally I need four boxes so I can have four stages of growth rather than just two. I bought 1/4 lb of "leisure splits" not knowing how much a 1/4 lb really is, lord knows I have plenty of seed, lol. I have them on a concrete walkway on the north side of the house, they get about 6 hrs of morning sun, shade during the heat of the day, and a little more sun in late afternoon. Probably the coolest spot on the property, I also have some container lettuce going there, it seems to be working with regard to bolting but the walkway is getting pretty clogged up with plants! Loved the video, those guacamole photos made my mouth water! :)

[gardenerinthesand]

Valerie, I am so glad to have found you on Youtube. i too have a plce in France where the soil is clay on a slope, but also extrememly rocky. So much of what you share I can relate to! We are not living in France fulltime yet, but I am trying to glean as many skills and information before that as I can. Two things you might consider for your garden to improve the soil and increase your water retention are WOOD CHIPS (we get ours from a local arborist who kindly dumps it on our property). We have done this for the 6 years we have owned the property and the chips have all but disappeared, meaning they have decomposed, creating and inch or two of beautiful black soil. This of course increases the fertility and wqarkability of the soil, but also its ability to retain water. The second thing you might consider are incorporating small SWALES, shallow ditches dug along contour that serve to retard the flow of water on the land. When you dig a swale, the soil is placed on the low side of the slope, it creates a berm on which it to plant shrubs or trees, or whatever, as they can draw from the water and composted debris that collects in the swales. Of course, if your soil is difficult to dig, this could be a mammoth job, maybe not practical at this stage-could take a little bulldozer!

[barblundgren]

I am in zone 8 too, and I plant cilantro in September and harvest from mid October through May.

[stackinghacks]

You’ve given me some great ideas for trying to grow cilantro here in western Canada! Thank you! ❤

[martainf]

I live near Palm Springs California. W can grow cilantro until April. This year we had cool weather regularly is 110. Or more. 😊

[fstudio]

Great video, great advice., I excited to harvest seeds.

[ricoproia]

Cilantro ! 1/2 of my family are elergic to it. We stick with parsley. However the coriander seeds we use when making Italian sausage and ground coriander for breakfast sausage.

[Realatmx]

Small tip: you can just cut it by sessior it will regrow same like dill and fennel😊

[DiggingForHealth]

Great tip to start it outside and bring it in! I can't seem to keep mine from bolting so I think our Aerogarden is going to be 100% cilantro garden. lol

[duanethompson]

I live in sun drenched Baja where temps are 45-80 all winter, then summer hits the 120’s. No AC so the house follows the outside temps. I moved here in January so haven’t met summer yet. March 21 is 55-83.

[clivesconundrumgarden]

We totally forgot to grow it this year lol !! Some great tips Val.
Bolting is next level here !!
Have a great weekend!!
Cheers J&C 🌱🤞👍

[jessegeluz]

I appreciate all your videos. All positive vibes to you and everyone in the comments. Have a great day yall ❤🕯✨️

[dawnkeckley]

The tiny flowers are perfect for beneficial insects like predatory wasps.

[NGHINHBSKP]

very nice 5:55 / 5:55


Growing Cilantro & How to Keep it Growing Year Round!

[theswissgardenvlog]

Useful info, I enjoyed watching. This is the one plant that has always struggled to survive in my garden😅
But with this video I now know what I could do better, thanks for sharing💚