{"id":13595,"date":"2012-03-01T11:53:38","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T18:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13595"},"modified":"2016-03-17T05:44:13","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T12:44:13","slug":"secrets-of-success-growing-coriander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/vegetables-herbs\/secrets-of-success-growing-coriander\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Growing Coriander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How hard can it be growing Coriander? Not very and it is even easier with these secrets of success from expert gardeners.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Coriander by John and Gill, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/johnandgill\/2671659186\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3201\/2671659186_11fda76355.jpg\" alt=\"Coriander\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Successful Coriander Growing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>One of the easiest herbs to grow from seed. Sow directly outside in a herb patch, container or on a windowsill.<\/li>\n<li>Coriander appreciates full sun and good soil without frost.<\/li>\n<li>In the right conditions it will grow like crazy but dislikes its long tap root being disturbed.<\/li>\n<li>Harvest when leaves are 6 inches high and sow crops every 3 weeks for a continuous supply.<\/li>\n<li>Coriander is rich in vitamins A and C and can be used fresh in curries, stir fries and salads.<\/li>\n<li>Coriander is a Mediterranean plant and once established does not need much water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Coriander by YaelBeeri, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yaelbeeri\/2954513530\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3278\/2954513530_f8abbc8ac7.jpg\" alt=\"Coriander\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Coriander from Seed<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=2283&amp;awinaffid=81944&amp;clickref=&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thompson-morgan.com\/plants1\/search.html?section=all&amp;search=coriander\"> Seeds at Thompson &amp; Morgan<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Other names for Coriander include Coriandrum sativum, Cilantro, Chinese Parsley or varities Calypso and confetti<\/li>\n<li>Sow coriander seed outdoors from April to July in light, well-drained, fertile soil, which has been raked to a fine tilth.<\/li>\n<li>Choose a position in full sun. Sow seed thinly at a depth of 1cm (\u00c2\u00bdin) in rows 30cm (12&#8243;) apart.<\/li>\n<li>When large enough to handle, thin seedlings to 23cm (9&#8243;) apart.<\/li>\n<li>Can also be sown in late summer for winter use, with cloche protection and full light for quality foliage production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Photo Credits<br \/>\nCoriander by John and Gill CC BY-NC 2.0<br \/>\nCoriander by YaelBeeri CC BY-NC 2.0<br \/>\nCoriander by jbhangoo CC BY-ND 2.0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Coriander by jbhangoo, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jbhangoo\/904889885\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1340\/904889885_efee3bf7fe.jpg\" alt=\"Coriander\" width=\"500\" height=\"446\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCoriander all dressed up and nowhere to go except into the cooking!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How hard can it be growing Coriander? This dual purpose annual herb  is grown for its seeds or fresh young leaves. Coriander seeds are delicious in cakes, and when crushed add an orangey flavour to meat dishes. The young leaves of coriander  can be finely chopped and added to curies, sauces, chutneys and salads and what is more Coriander is easy to grow. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vegetables-herbs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13595\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}