How to Grow Cilantro...And Stop It From BOLTING!

00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Cilantro Overview
01:36 - Varieties and Seeds
02:06 - Sowing Cilantro
03:05 - Cilantro Growth Cycle
03:26 - Reducing Bolting
05:42 - Harvesting Cilantro
06:47 - Bonus Bolting Tips
07:33 - Cilantro for Pollinators
07:58 - Using Coriander
09:11 - Outro

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[LowcountryGardener]

I bought a cilantro plant from a big box store 10 or so years ago. I saved seeds from that plant and have had constant cilantro from the fall to spring every year ever since without ever having to buy another plant or pack of seeds. The best way to enjoy cilantro in the summer. Buy a bag of limes and juice them, then harvest all your spring cilantro when they are about to bolt and chop them up, combine and put into ice trays. Once frozen, take them out and put them in a ziploc freezer bag. Making Guacamole and Pico de Galo in the summertime has never been easier. 😀

[Brendonherring]

An often overlooked aspect with cilantro is that the stems have more of that great characteristic cilantro taste than the leaves do, so don't throw them out! Chop 'em up finely and use them in whatever you're making!

[alefyadhrolia]

I visited a strawberry farm this year, and the farmer had kept a huge bolted corriander right in the middle of the field to attract bees and ensure better pollination of his crop. I felt amazed hearing about it!!

[nickcoul]

For those like me who are new to gardening and don't know what bolting is: "bolting - when crops put on a vertical growth spurt to flower and set seed before the vegetables are ready for harvest. The result is inedible, bitter-tasting leaves or poor-quality produce with little that can be salvaged."

[audrajeanrussell]

The vast amount of info in the comment sections of his videos never ceases to amaze me!
All of you out here who share tips & tricks you've learned are the real MVPs!

As a beginner gardener in my 2nd season now, I cannot thank y'all enough! 🥰

[goodluck]

I just stayed in thailand for 6 months and one tip I'll give you that will change the game is using a mortar pestle and crunching up Cilantro seeds and mixing it onto your steak before grilling it then sprinkling some fresh cilantro ontop of the steak once cooked

[mattjones]

The way you popped up at the beginning looked funny! 😆

[matthysloedolff]

Try roasting the dry seeds in a pan with, constant movement of the seeds, until you start hearing a popping noise. The fragrance released is quite good and the seeds taste much better as a spice when you grind them, especially on meats such as beef or lamb.

[anthonyshea]

Was wondering why my cilantro isn’t taking off- now I know. Perfect timing once again Kevin. Like you’re reading our minds.

[robyndudley]

I learned the seeds actually have 2 seeds in each and if you rub them between sand paper and hard surface for a few seconds before planting, it’s cracks the outer shell and improves germination dramatically.

[erinobrien]

This is The Master Class on cilantro!! I cannot live without cilantro and coriander seeds for cooking!!! Cilantro is the taste of green and fresh. 2 weeks ago, here in NW Washington state the 117°+ temps melted all of my cilantro 🌡️😢 - I learned so much from you, thank you!!! Cheers mate!

[carolynsteele]

I’ve have a hard time getting cilantro seed to germinate until someone said to first soak the seed, then run a rolling pin over it to crack the hulls. Now my cilantro germinates quickly and easily!

[OwlMoovement]

Little thing to add about the seeds. I noticed this while trying to do cilantro micros. It appears that each of the corriander seeds are actually a pod with a seed in each hemisphere (maybe more than one each.) I found, before soaking them, that it helps to split the pods gently in my mortar and pestle, just enough pressure to do so without grinding the seeds once freed. You can get better distribution and don't have to deal with 'husk hats' on your sprouts nearly so much.

[jtb]

for anyone growing lettuce get a package of onion bulbs on place around the lettuce like guards. it does work . i know unrelated to this video but a good garden tip.

[thejimb]

I’m a native Californian of Norther European descent. The seeds, used in English recipes, are coriander. The greens for salsa, guacamole, and pico de Gallo are cilantro. For years, I didn’t even know they were the same plant. I’ve also heard it called Chinese Parsley. You might enjoy the book 1493, by Charles Mann. It’s all about the mixing of cultures in the early 16th century. Especially fascinating are the Mexico/China connections. Lots of plants we think of as traditional in ethnic foods, contain non Native ingredients. From Irish potatoes to Italian tomatoes to Mexican cumino to Japanese chili peppers.

[Lunababy]

You have been SO helpful, Kevin. I have a bunch of tomatoes growing in, beautiful Nasturtiums (which I didn't know about before you), spinach, cucumbers, peppers, and all sorts of other goodies in grow bags, a raised bed, and an in-ground bed. I was TERRIBLE at gardening before I started following you. THANK YOU!

[baozi]

I thought cilantro was disgusting, but I’ve developed a taste for it after having it served to me by others and now I like it!

[ijtl]

Would definitely love to see these for Basil, Thyme, Rosemary, Oregano, and Sage as well!! Loving your videos, recently got me into planting herbs! <3

[a.bentley]

Proud to say my cilantro has survived a very cold snowy winter here in the mountains of Southern Ca. They continue to reseed and sprout all year long 🙌

[jessicacamp]

I grow cilantro always. Clip the fresh all season let it bolt for the pollinators seeds dry and drop a fresh batch already planted. So low maintenance and yummy 😋