Coriander

[expatinscotland]

Does it always grow so . . . messy?

It appears to be growing laterally rather than straight up, like the dill, rosemary and basil we've got.

It's in a windowsill in a pot.

Well, mine did last year, and it didn't taste very coriander-ish. But the stuff in the supermarket pots grows straight up. Did you plant yours from seed or is it a supermarket one? Hope a herb growing expert comes along soon. I bought lovely pots in Ikea yesterday to grow herbs in. I'm thinking mint, basil and dill.

Ours wasn't good. I gave up and sent DH to supermarket today

Our mint and basil are doing well but, tbh, I think the mint needs a bigger pot and possibly the basil needs a bigger pot or some kind of feed cos it's not looking lovely dark green.

I had a plan - to plant basil weekly in pots on the windowsill as we use so much of it but it hasn't quite come to pass. I planted two pots and then.... nothing. Ooops...

It should grow straight up Expat. As it is on your windowsill, perhaps it is straining to get to the light, or even getting a bit straggly and flopping perhaps.

Sue- basil isn't dark green - it's a very fresh mid-green usually (or mine is, anyway!)

Hello Im no expert but have grown coriander from seed and from supermarket.
They not particularly a neat plant.
Coriander is a short-lived annual that, when cut for harvest, does not regrow.
You have to resow to produce a continuous crop. Three pots of each plant, each at a different stage (seeded, intermediate growth, and ready to cut), are usually enough.

Have a look at this it might interest you.

www.gardeningpatch.com/herbs/growing-coriander-cilantro.aspx

Mine's kind of yellow....!

Well yellow green. I'll try to remember to take a daytime pic tomorrow - before the shoots get their heads ripped off, mixed with cream cheese, spread all over a beaten-up chicken fillet, rolled then wrapped in parma ham and, well not exactly cremated but certainly face an oven at around 180C.

THANKS!

This was grown from seed.

It does taste yummy!

The basil is doing great.

The rosemary isn't so much. It's only produced about 3 stalks.

I thought there'd be more.

The dill's doing well, too.

Rosemary's quite slow growing I think Expat. So long as your coriander tastes good then alls well

Sue - sounds like it doesn't have enough light! (Certainly won't have much in the oven either!)

Have you tried coriander pesto? It's the crack cocaine of the pesto world. I HAVE to have a spoonful a day now!

please share the recipe annabelcaramel - it sounds lush