GROWING SUMMARY​

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• Another member of the apiaceae/parsley/umbellifera family a group of aromatic, annual, flowering plants that produce a flower that looks like an umbrella. 

• Coriander can be grown as a seedlng and transplanted into well fertilized beds. It can also be direct seeded as long as the weed pressure is not too high. 

• Coriander likes to germinate in cool conditions, it runs to seed very quickly in hot weather and the biggest surprise of all is it is frost hardy so does really well in winter gardens.

• It is one of the herbs that you will either love or hate. Some people find the smell overpowering and a bit like soap. Others can't get enough of it. For those of you that need it always available in your kitchen garden plant small amounts every  4 week from spring through to late summer. Then do a big planting late summer to give you plenty over winter.

• Don't plant one seed at a time. Plant the seed in pinches of about 8 seeds in seed trays and also in the ground at 150mm spacing both down the row and between the rows. Much easier to weed and harvest. 

• Harvest when the plants have formed lots of leaves. Pull the whole bunch roots and all - the roots are also used in cooking. You can't sell coriander that has bolted to seed but in a domestic garden  - no problem. The leaves of big bolted plants are fragrant and tender and if you leave the seed heads to set seed you can harvested the seeds to grind when you need them. They will be so much more fragrant than any you can buy.