If you would like to know how to grow a big harvest of coriander or cilantro from seed in containers or raised garden bed watch this video for my five top tips on coriander cilantro growing!

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  1. You are amazing…I'm a botanist/horticulturalist from uni…and you excel. You know in your heart..YOU are a natural! I'm trying now to test getting them to germinate faster…split soaked for 48 hours, split and planted and whole planted. Culantro (recao) is a very different herb, with an entirely different aromatic chemical/flavor but it is great for making recaito…which I recommend! I don't like the dill type at all. I wish I could find culantro seeds! (I'm in Denmark but am American). One interesting thing, that I only learned yesterday, is that there are two seeds in each pod! DID YOU KNOW? But..check it out…I split many many today and can see the chambers, but cannot for the life of me see the seeds…they must be stuck in the chambers, hidden, or minuscule. Have you made a galanga growing video (so many spellings, so little time!)? How I'd love to have access to that here!!! Just love you!!!

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  3. Coriander seeds are used a lot in indian cooking like cumin seeds and coriander leaves used for garnishing pretty much all cuisine . It's considered a herb. It is a must thing in our kitchen.

  4. Amazing content as usual. Love coriander/cilantro whatever šŸ‘ I'm going to plant at home this autumn since it can't be found in ethnic shops here šŸ‡®šŸ‡¹. Best gardening channel šŸ‘

  5. Believe it or not certain people have genes (OR6A2) that make cilantro taste soapy. If you dont have that gene it tastes wonderful. That's why

  6. Love yer work, man! Great channel. I bought one coriander seedling last year and when it went to seed and dried out, I just walked around the garden shaking the (not very big) dried out plant. As soon as spring just hinted at its arrival, coriander plants were coming up all over. It sure doesn’t care much about soil quality and I wouldn’t be surprised to see one growing in a crack in the concrete driveway. Had SO much this year that I was giving away plants in pots once they were established enough to transplant. Also did a lot of transplanting around the garden to more suitable spots. Just love it. Perfect for curries and for chili/Mexican (though you gotta call it cilantro in that šŸ˜‰). Keep up the great workšŸ‘

  7. Fun fact properly tasting cilantro is genetic and not simply a matter of preference. Differences in taste/smell receptors for roughly 10% of the population will make cilantro leaves taste like soap.

  8. There’s a very specific gene that makes some people strongly dislike the taste of cilantro. After surveying nearly 30,000 people, the scientists singled it down to the OR6A2 gene. This gene ā€œcodes for the receptor that picks up the scent of aldehyde chemicalsā€ — these chemicals are found in cilantro and soap, which is why many people anecdotally say cilantro tastes like soap.

  9. Its not that most people aren't "used" to the taste, its that they're genetically pure and have a built in aversion to this disgusting weed. Tastes like kitchen cleaner mixed with battery acid.

  10. crush the seeds a towel soak overnight in water. mix with compost roll up in a cloth soak the cloth. three days the seed should germinate. sprinkle on you made up bed. lightly cover with your potting mix lightly water.

  11. Try putting the Delfino Del ( as d EL as in ELF and FEENO ) in a plastic bag , a few drops of water in a dirt or what have you , not wet , put it in the frig for a few weeks and then try planting it. I find this usually fixes the problem….

  12. it's coriander, seeds to leaves.
    All of your tips are valid Mark.
    This tip may of may not work in your climate:
    Give it a bloody good haircut, just as you would oregano.
    coriander produces more young leaves.
    More snipping, more new leaves, less likely to bolt to seed.

  13. Fun fact the coriander seed is actually a fruit, that dries out and is ground. It has seeds in it. But you’re actually eating coriander fruit.

  14. Personally not a fan of it, but married to a Thai it's a common herb in our garden every year. Very easy to grow and if you know the right places to buy the seeds from, it's very cheap. It also manages to survive the UK winters!

  15. I live in Texas and am definitely into cilantro (leaf), and the moment it goes to seed, the leaves change. I’m constantly clipping tops.

  16. i love growing our own herbs, saves so much money. and makes it so much easier to use. I think we use so much more due to having them on hand

  17. i've only ever tried it mixed in a mango salmon salad and while I can taste that weird taste, it quickly gets replaced by all the other good flavors. I think I'm the only one in the family who likes it šŸ˜… Bit of a bummer though because that means I can't make more salads with cilantro in it.

  18. Can you sow seeds from a year ago? I had a cilantro plant that went to seed. I saved them. Can I plant the seeds this year?

  19. Pico de gallo made me love cilantro and is why I'm growing it this year. Tiny little sprouts so far. But I'm looking forward to homegrown fresh pico de gallo! P.S. Learned something new. I thought coriander and cilantro were two different plants! Crazy!

  20. We call it cilantro here in Texas, I've never tried the seeds green. The dried seeds are crushed and called Comino it's used in a lot of tex mex cooking

  21. I’ve found that adding a couple of TAblespoons of hydrogen peroxide to soaking water for a couple days helps germination.

  22. Hi Self Sufficient Me ! I live on the Gold Coast, and can't get my coriander to grow like yours on the property. Also, I am restricted to growing space. Is there an easier and cheaper method of sowing coriander seeds with success ?

  23. I love to grow herbs specially Tarragon and lemon basil cilantro and chives , but I don’t get as much as I need , we Persian eat a lots of herbs with flat bread and feta cheese ( that could be my lunch any days ) but no luck with growing it a lot 😢

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