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Cilantro - Growing Tips and Recipes
Rate it! Votes (2) | Comments (0) By Brenda Hyde Photos: Mitch Mandell Posted August 6th, 2007 FabulousFoods.com Recommends: Cilantro Secrets (Cook West) (Cook West), by Gwyneth Doland, (2006, Rio Nuevo)	Cilantro Secrets (Cook West) (Cook West)

Cilantro is a cool weather herb if you grow it as cilantro instead of coriander, which is harvested for the seeds. Growing it as cilantro you will be able to harvest as soon as 40-50 days after planting the seeds. It doesn't transplant well, so sow the seed where you want it to grow.

You'll want to harvest when the plant is 4-6 inches tall. You can either cut leaves as needed or pull the entire plant and use the roots in soup.

When the plant "bolts" or starts to flower it becomes bitter and is no longer is used as cilantro. It will take about 120 days until the coriander seed matures. You can plant more cilantro every 7-10 days to keep a steady supply. In the heat of the summer, especially in hot climates, cilantro won't do as well. It's a good spring/fall herb to grow and will withstand temperatures down to 10 degrees.

Cilantro Recipes
See the Related Recipes section below for lots of tasty recipes featuring cilantro.

Brenda Hyde is the editor of OldFashionedLiving.com where you can visit for lots more cooking, gardening, craft, and family friendly ideas and tips.

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