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Post by Dior Sitch on Jul 15, 2007 3:36:52 GMT
I wanted to get lots of leaves and lots of seeds, but it grew like crazy and produced loads of flowers which are now getting seed heads but there are hardly any leaves.
Any ideas anyone?
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Post by oldbean on Jul 15, 2007 6:41:51 GMT
DS... I will have a word with my brother-in-law... he is the Chairman at our local allotment society and I know that the Patels who have an allotment just down from him do really well with their coriander. I will let you know what Mrs Patel says.
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Post by lily on Jul 15, 2007 8:38:23 GMT
I wanted to get lots of leaves and lots of seeds, but it grew like crazy and produced loads of flowers which are now getting seed heads but there are hardly any leaves. Any ideas anyone?
www.mamtaskitchen.com/board/showthread.php?thread_id=562
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Post by faeryboots on Jul 15, 2007 9:42:39 GMT
Coriander tends to do this, we pinch them out from early on and they seem to be okay. Our two have almost finished now but we've had plenty of leaves from them and will keep the seeds for cooking and growing next years crop.
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Post by Dior Sitch on Jul 15, 2007 18:32:16 GMT
DS... I will have a word with my brother-in-law... he is the Chairman at our local allotment society and I know that the Patels who have an allotment just down from him do really well with their coriander. I will let you know what Mrs Patel says. Thanks ob I would love to have advice from the Patels |
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Post by Dior Sitch on Jul 15, 2007 18:37:03 GMT
Thanks LL and faeryboots. It's seems I'm probably not doing anything wrong having read LL's link. My other herbs are doing really well but maybe I will just have to get the coriander leaves from the market. Coriander is called cilantro here like the USA
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Post by Fi on Jul 18, 2007 15:17:45 GMT
I've found that the easist way to get a constant supply of leaves is successive plantings in pots, which are kept warm and well watered in the greenhouse, much like the overpriced things in supermarkets. In milder areas I suppose the same thing could be done in the garden. However, only if I want seed, do I grow the stuff in the garden.
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