Herbs well suited for growing in cool weather are cilantro, chervil, chives, dill, and parsley. Unlike warm-weather summer-grown herbs, cool-weather herbs can be sown directly in the garden a month or more before the last frost in spring for late spring harvest and again in late summer for fall harvest. Cool-season herbs grow best in…
Cilantro
How to Grow Coriander and Cilantro
The herb seed called coriander and the herb leaf called cilantro grow from the same plant. Coriander is a warm-weather annual. Sow coriander in the garden in spring 2 to 3 weeks after the last expected frost date. Coriander requires 75 days or more to reach harvest; for seed harvest allow 100 days. Description. Coriander…
Cilantro and Coriander: Kitchen Basics
The cilantro plant and the coriander plant are the same plant. In most parts of the world, coriander is simply known as coriander. However, in the United States coriander refers to the seeds of the coriander plant, and cilantro refers to the herb leaves of the coriander plant. Why the difference? Well, it basically comes…