For me this plant was very difficult to get to grow from seed. I struggled the entire growing season last year and never got a single see...Read Mored to sprout. This year I only had about 4-5 seeds left in the corner of a tiny baggie from about 200 seeds and tossed them in some potting mix and finally got sprouts. All of the 4-5 seeds sprouted in under two weeks whereas last year the nearly 200 seeds I went through trying different methods didn't sprout at all. I'm thinking the key here is to let the seeds age a bit, which goes against what I was reading online. I didn't store them in any special conditions, just in my constant 70 degree home. Anyone having issues growing culantro from seed I highly suggest saving half your seeds and trying the following year. I purchased more seed this year threw about 5 in fine potting mix and as I suspected no seedlings a month later. I will keep my seeds through winter and plant them next spring to try again. I did research how to grow them and no method I found worked until the seeds sat a year. I haven't seen anyone suggest aging the seeds online so I just thought I'd share!
Louisville, KY (Zone 6b) | December 2015 | positive
A biennial herb Hardy to zone 8, best grown in moist shade, especially in more northern areas where long summer days increase early bolti...Read Moreng. Originally from the West Indies, it is now widely used in SE Asia and South America but virtually unknown elsewhere.
Port St. Lucie, FL (Zone 10a) | January 2013 | positive
I love this plant. I used to grow cilantro but it bolts so fast. This plant will stick around if you remove flower buds. I trim the se...Read Morerrated edges off the leaves and use them to make anything you want cilantro in. The aroma and flavor is outstanding. A little goes a long way. I have mine in my raised bed veggie gardens under the shade of tomato or zucchini plants and it does just fine. It gets watered about every other day. Pinder's nursery in Palm City, FLorida sells it.
Our plants came from the local supermarket and although the bloom spike may get to 12" the plant is rather flat and about 8" tall. We alw...Read Moreays use it to replace cilantro in recipes as the flavor and pungency is much greater. It grows well in strong light rather than full sun. It does well in pots which is how we grow herbs except oregano and rosemary. We rate Culantro in the top four fresh herbs we use.
I hate hate this plant... it is invasive here. You could plant one plant and months later there are hundreds of culantros everywhere. It ...Read Moreis very hard to eradicate. The roots are like carrots and a tiny piece of root is enough to make another plant grow... The flowers are very sharp and the leaves have pointy edges that can be sharp too.
I wold like it if it wasn't so invasive and sharp. I think that thing would grow even in herbicide LOL.
I live in the Caribbean, Dominican Republic. I have known strange reactions to cultivating this plant. When grown at the side of a gravel...Read More path the seeds fell into the gravel during the summer which is very hot and dry here. The plants grew well in the gravel path but not well in the earth. The possiton of the plants were such that they got the sun up unitl around 2pm and then were in shadow from the building. The dropped seeds grew prolifically in the gravel when the rains became more often the following 'spring'. A plant put in a freinds garden survived well during the rains and seeded but the seeds did not grow at all as the garden was allowed to dry out at times. As the seeds had grown prolifically in the gravel indications are definately that the roots should never get dry at all. It dosnt seem to matter if the plants are in full sun or shade just that the roots should never dry out.
For me this plant was very difficult to get to grow from seed. I struggled the entire growing season last year and never got a single see...Read More
A biennial herb Hardy to zone 8, best grown in moist shade, especially in more northern areas where long summer days increase early bolti...Read More
I love this plant. I used to grow cilantro but it bolts so fast. This plant will stick around if you remove flower buds. I trim the se...Read More
Our plants came from the local supermarket and although the bloom spike may get to 12" the plant is rather flat and about 8" tall. We alw...Read More
I hate hate this plant... it is invasive here. You could plant one plant and months later there are hundreds of culantros everywhere. It ...Read More
I live in the Caribbean, Dominican Republic. I have known strange reactions to cultivating this plant. When grown at the side of a gravel...Read More
Haven't tried it yet, but is supposed to work as an annual herb in the north. It tastes like regular Coriander/Cilantro, but more pungent.