Cilantro...Also known as Coriander. Cilantro is a quick and easy green for the garden. It adds amazing flavor to everything you add it to. It is a short season herb and is done in about 5 weeks, with full seed formation by 12 - so plant some every few weeks for fresh cilantro through the summer. Notice the little seed hull clinging to the first leaves. Below, some dew kissed luck of the Irish...
Calendula...I love the deep colors in these frosty days of spring.
Daffodils Delight Me...Below, Pear and Plum continue the show...
Early Lettuce...Below Wild Flower..
Columbine, Cradling a Drop of Dew...Below, Willow Tree Sprouts Out, Green and Frilly...
We were blessed with a good dose of rain, and it is beginning to feel very springlike. Today started out foggy and cold. It cleared up eventually but didn't really warm up, which is my favorite working weather.The moon is full on this, the first eve of spring. I'm grateful for the returning light.
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I always have a problem with my cilantro bolting then going straight to seed. Any suggestions on preventing that?
Like i said, it is a short season crop. It also prefers cooler weather. So, plant early and plant often, like every other week! It also highly resents transplanting which can also induce bolting. I may start some early in little 6-packs, but i do not attempt to separate the individual plants within the 6-pack cell. Just plunk the whole thing in, maybe spreading them apart from each other somewhat. Otherwise, cilantro planted directly into the garden (or thickly in a 5 gallon pot) will produce the best results. It can be planted through the spring, into around May or June, and then again starting in late July/Aug for the fall salsa crop. yum.
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I love the psychedelic daffodil by the way!
I don't think I've been taking the cilantro temperament into account when I transplant - I suspect that is part of it. Last year I kept pinching the flowering tops off until there wasn't any plant left to harvest. Oh well, I'll see if I have any better luck this year. Thanks for the tips!
psychedelic daffodil ...love that smudge tool - compliments of photoshoppe
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