Growing cilantro is quite easy especially in warm climate. The cilantro herb is very common in Tex-Mex, South Western and Mexican dishes. The strong distinctive cilantro flavor can never be compared to other herbs, it has pungent flavor a little bit like that of lemon. Cilantro brings a spicy zing to fish and several vegetable types.

Growing cilantro

Cilantro seeds called coriander are also used in food seasoning and there are also several medicinal uses for Cilantro. Although many love the herb, most of them don’t grow it. They think growing cilantro is difficult. Well this is not the case as the following tips will guide you in knowing the simplicity of growing cilantro.

What Are the Most Favorable Conditions for Growing Cilantro?

The soil type is not much of a matter in growing cilantro, though you should choose deep and firm soil types since the plant’s root are the long tap roots. The soil shouldn’t retain too much water. Such soil types are a perfect home to several parasites. You can always improve your soil quality in growing cilantro through the addition of organic matter such as peat moss and compost.

The Cilantro seeds will need to be watered regularly with occasional time gaps to allow the soil to dry up. For the case of sandy soil, place some mulch material on the soil to prevent too much heating.

Growing Cilantro can be done almost in all climatic conditions, maybe with just a few adjustments to suit the plant depending on the region. Should the weather be excessively hot or humid, growing cilantro may be hampered by slow growth rate or bolting of the leaves. Cilantro seeds also require a frost free weather to germinate properly.
People located in tropical climates are advised to plant their cilantro in autumn or spring when the weather is less humid and hot. Temperate climatic conditions call for growing cilantro at the height of summer.

Cilantro plants have long and delicate taproots, transplanting them may cause breakage, stress and immediate bolting. Be sure to provide shading should the plant be exposed to too much sun.

Growing cilantro

Facts Many Don’t Know about Growing Cilantro

Planting
The planting may begin once you have chosen and prepared a perfect spot in your garden. The first step is the creation of some shallow rows preferably half an inch deep and three inches apart.

Place the cilantro seeds in the rows, cover them lightly with soil and water them immediately. The seeds should germinate in a time frame of one to two weeks. Thin your crops a little bit once the seedlings have sprouted.

Harvesting
The fact that cilantro can easily bolt means some things have to betaken into consideration when harvesting this tasty plant.

• Cut off the flower stalk as soon as there is evidence of flowering
• Harvest the cilantro leaves regularly, especially those close to the base of the plant but never leave the plant without leaves
• Harvest the entire plant when it starts to flower.

In case your cilantro plants go to seed or have bolted, all is not lost. You can simply decide to leave the plant and let nature take its course then re-distribute the seeds. You can also harvest the coriander seeds, and use them in the seasoning of a variety of dishes. Growing cilantro can never be a waste.