29 January 2010

Day 50 - Why My Coriander Bolted: Part 2

I've been reading up about coriander recently, as it's been my only failure as a crop so far. At the beginning it wouldn't stand up and when it did it went to seed almost straight away. It now appears that three things contrubuted to this:

  1. Coriander hates heat. Soil heat over 25 degrees Celsius will speed up bolting.
  2. Coriander hates transplanting.
  3. Even if you take perfect care of your plant, it still won't last long.
So, what do you do? Well, the easiest option is to plant the seeds. The folks at Gardening Know How have some tips that I may follow if I have the time. Basically, if you want a plentiful supply of coriander, you're going to be doing a lot of planting - in the shade.

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