CORIANDER POT SELECTION IS A GREAT ONE FOR PLANTING IN POTS AND TUBS OR WHERE THE SOILS ARE NOT VERY DEEP. A SHORTER ROOT MEANS THESE ARE HAPPY IN A POT AND THEY WILL QUICKLY (AND I DO MEAN QUICKLY!) GERMINATE AND PROVIDE YOU WITH FRESH HERBS FAST!

Now you can also grow Coriander successfully in pots or trays filled with a good multipurpose compost. Coriander plants have deep tap roots but this one has roots that are not so deep.

CORIANDER has a strong aroma and is best suited for fresh leaves. The entire plant is edible and delicious.

Grow Notes
Coriander grows best where the climate is hot and humid. In most parts of Western Australia, we can provide the heat that coriander loves but not the humidity so growing from Autumn to Spring is usually the most successful. Plant in part or full sun, in moist well-draining soil.

Coriander has a terrible habit of bolting to seed whenever the conditions that it is in changes. If the weather turns from hot to cold or cold to hot, it will decide that it is time to produce more seed and will send up flower heads from the centre of the plant.

There are several ways to grow strong and healthy Coriander without it bolting to seed. The main one is to choose a slow bolting variety! A tall standing type plant, which is slow in bolting, Coriander pot selection can be grown during the warmer times of the year when kept out of direct afternoon sun, then it will take off once the weather cools down. The second way is to sow it directly where it needs to grow as seed instead of transplanting the seedlings.

By seeding a new planting of coriander every two or three weeks, a continuous supply of coriander can be achieved fresh from the garden since, when one plant is finishing being harvested, the next will be ready.

Sow
Sow direct in Autumn or Spring at a depth of 6mm, spacing plants 20cm apart.

In a pot, it needs to be at least 25cm tall, scatter seeds on the surface of the compost and cover lightly, watering in well. In a pot of 25cm diameter you can sow approx. 5 seeds per pot.

Keep soil moist but never wet.

Germination
7-10 days at 18-22°C

Maturity
45 days