Tips For Growing Cilantro

Best Location to Plant Cilantro

  Pick a location that gets the maximum sun exposure. If the soil is not rich, amend it with a good compost. Worm castings and compost is excellent to enrich your soil. Learn more on about Verimcomposting (Worm) Here.
If you live in a very hot and dry area plant your cilantro in a area that gets partial shade. Make sure the location picked to plant is well-drained.

Planting
 Make sure the chance of frost has passed in your area. Plant  the seeds an inch in the ground. Set each seed an 1-2 inches apart. If you are planting in rows you should keep them about 16-18 inches apart. When your plants mature they will need this room. Your seed should start to sprout in about 8-15 days. Mulch around the plants as soon as
they emerge to prevent weeds.

Care
Water cilantro plants once per week during the first two months of growth to keep the soil from drying out completely. Reduce watering to once about every 10 days thereafter. Do not allow standing water to accumulate, or your plant will rot. Fertilize cilantro immediately after harvesting the seeds to replenish the lost nutrients.
I have found using a balanced 10-10-10 fertilizer is enough to provide the proper nutrition for additional flowering. Always apply the fertilize at the rate recommended by the fertilize manufacturer.

Harvest and Storage
 Harvest when leaves are about 4-8 inches tall. Cilantro is best used fresh, it can also be stored either by freezing or drying. When freezing, simply place in a resealable bag and put in the freezer. Dry the cilantro by hanging it upside down in a warm place.

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