whistler
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:46 am Post subject: Cilantro gotten out of hand |
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My cilantro (PS: Coriandrum sativum) has grown like crazy in the past couple of weeks, nearly as tall as me and flowering. Is it done and should I toss it in the compost or is there any hope for it?
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Netty
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:10 am Post subject: |
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Wow! I've never seen it grow any taller than about 12" !! I would try cutting off the blooms to see if it would keep growing. Or else save some seed for next year 
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Biita
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:41 am Post subject: |
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Throw it away!!! OMG, i'm having a breakdown here. Don't throw it away, eat it. Eat the flowers too. Cut the flowers off, infact cut the plant down a third of the way and you will get even more shoots off the plant. Then take those cuttings and make some salsa!! Flowers and all. When i see flowers starting on mine, i pinch off the flower end, eat it, and keep on going to where i was headed in the first place.
salsa
cilantro and fish
cilantro in a salad
cilantro and onion pesto
just a very very few things to do with it.
ohh yeah cilantro and tomato sandwich!
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Wrennie
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Ditto to what Biita said!
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dooley
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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Cilantro is also known as coriander when it flowers and goes to seed. Let the seeds dry and grind them. I use it for seasoning all kinds of meat and vegetable dishes. Dooley
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whistler
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:13 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the advice. Being the procrastinator I am so far I've done nothing other than water it each morning. Kind of a perversion for me to see how high it will grow I guess! Its starting to get top heavy and bend a bit so I think I'll take the advice about hacking them off a third of the way up and drying the flowers.
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Palm Tree
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:45 am Post subject: |
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Gee whistler. I wish I was there. I would put in practice exactly what Biita is suggesting - EAT it.
Do enjoy your Coriander/Cilantro. It is amazing that yours grew so big. Mine never gets the chance. I harvest (probably too often and so do my dogs, hence the fact that they do not grow high).
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