It's kinda weird, I can taste the soap flavor but I really like it. It doesn't taste only like soap or strongly like it, but I understand why it does to people.
It tasted like soap the first time I tried it, yuk. After a few more tastes over time, I grew to love it, so I'm not convinced it's always genetic. Give it a chance!
An often overlooked aspect with cilantro is that the stems have more of that great characteristic cilantro taste than the leaves do, so don't throw them out! Chop 'em up finely and use them in whatever you're making!
That's one of the many reasons I love cilantro. I just wish I could grow it this time of year in southern Arizona. It comes up and wants to bolt immediately, even the slow bolt. Then again, it's already 100 degrees every day.
The vast amount of info in the comment sections of his videos never ceases to amaze me! All of you out here who share tips & tricks you've learned are the real MVPs! As a beginner gardener in my 2nd season now, I cannot thank y'all enough! 🥰
I just stayed in thailand for 6 months and one tip I'll give you that will change the game is using a mortar pestle and crunching up Cilantro seeds and mixing it onto your steak before grilling it then sprinkling some fresh cilantro ontop of the steak once cooked
@@mikejames1882i never seen problem of bolting here in asia and we eat cilantro 5 x more than average us citizen.. May be its because cilantro is native to india and love tropical climate😊
Try roasting the dry seeds in a pan with, constant movement of the seeds, until you start hearing a popping noise. The fragrance released is quite good and the seeds taste much better as a spice when you grind them, especially on meats such as beef or lamb.
This is The Master Class on cilantro!! I cannot live without cilantro and coriander seeds for cooking!!! Cilantro is the taste of green and fresh. 2 weeks ago, here in NW Washington state the 117°+ temps melted all of my cilantro 🌡️😢 - I learned so much from you, thank you!!! Cheers mate!
Cilantro coming from New Jersey! Thanks for your videos. More than a year ago I got a recommendation for one of your videos. From there I found a lot of info from Paul Gautschi and Geoff Lawton. Since that 90% of the front yard is covered with wood chips, 5 more raised beds, 2 more fruit trees plus volunters trees, 3 Kiwis, a lot of fertility and health with microbial fermentation and the list goes on.... Haha :)
Just want to say that I'm expanding my garden this year pretty considerably, and it's all thanks to your channel. I've got tomatoes and various chilis starting to fruit, with cucumber, arugula, and spinach growing too. Potatoes and microgreens are up next this weekend. It's been insanely rewarding already and I can't thank you enough for all the great videos you've put out.
Cilantro is so amazingly versatile. You can chop the leaves and stems for garnish. Then use the seeds for coriander. Two very different flavours from one plant! Amazing
Many years ago I made a big batch of salsa for a potluck lunch. I did a taste test and threw the whole batch out as it tasted like soap! I thought I had washed my hands and somehow got soap in the salsa. Later days, I watched Ina Garten saying the cilantro soap thing and realized I'm one of those people!
@@chitpat just like zuchinni as opposed to courgettes. Many others as well eggplant, arugula, bell peppers, maybe not so much in India but much of Europe.
If you're having trouble with germination, squeeze each seed fairly hard and they'll break in two. Soak the halves overnight and then plant and they germinate much much better.
I used to hate cilantro for the very reason you statef as I thought it did taste like soap but now I love it and it is key in so many Mexican dishes particularly salsa!
If it's flowered, let the flowers set seed. Move it to a cooler spot, keep it damp and watch it regrow. I have an heirloom variety I got from Seed Savers.org. I only planted a few seeds and that was 5 years ago. I now have cilantro growing all over the yard. It seems to thrive with benign neglect. My heirloom variety gets pretty little pink flowers that pollinators love
I planted seeds with other seeds around a very small pond in San Antonio TX years ago. It grew like crazy spreading into the grass. Neighbors could smell it when I mowed. In Dallas I can’t get it to grow at all except for some that found a pot two winters ago and it grew really well until we got that super freeze in February 2020.
When I grew some on my balcony when I lived in a cold North American city, toward the end of fall I'd let it go to seed completely and just let all the seeds fall into the planter. Then sometime next spring it was completely full of cilantro again. Didn't even need to collect the seeds and sow it.
I bought a cilantro plant from a big box store 10 or so years ago. I saved seeds from that plant and have had constant cilantro from the fall to spring every year ever since without ever having to buy another plant or pack of seeds. The best way to enjoy cilantro in the summer. Buy a bag of limes and juice them, then harvest all your spring cilantro when they are about to bolt and chop them up, combine and put into ice trays. Once frozen, take them out and put them in a ziploc freezer bag. Making Guacamole and Pico de Galo in the summertime has never been easier. 😀
PERFECT timing! I was just looking at my cilantro and wondering if I should just mow it down and harvest it all right now or if there was a way to harvest a little bit but keep it growing for a little longer. =)
Cilantro is a love/hate relationship for me 😅 the flavor is both awful, and I crave it. I'm just one confused individual and I don't know what to do with myself 😆
I know what you mean....I really wasn't super keen on it until I started cooking Thai food. I've discovered that combined with fresh basil and mint in a Thai salad with Thai dressing ...in that form I like it
Great video! Straight to it, no BS, extremely well-shot, and informative without being boring. I'm looking forward to checking more of your channel out. Thank you!
Living in Canada, we can avoid the bolting except for the extremes of maybe August...but its a trade off because there's also 7+ months where we have to grow it indoors, LOL!
I have 14 cilantro plants bolting ( yup, I took off the flower stems), because of the extreme heat heat we got last week in BC, Canada. We had plans to dry it. Fingers crossed.
I legit just came to youtube to search about cilantro! Mine is not looking so great after transplanting...now I see why. Thanks for the great content Kevin!
I didn't offer cilantro to my 11 year old ("I don't like it!" "But you didn't try it!"). Didn't have that fight with cilantro. This kid loved it and asked for more. Even better that this kid knows that during the right season, all I have to do is go to back yard to get fresh.
So crazy how your videos always pertain to what herb or veggie I am dealing with at the time.Just cut some cilantro today and seen your video popped up.Thanks for all the tips!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE cilantro! We use it in all our authentic southeast asian recipes. My seedlings are coming up and BOY it's 100 degrees where I'm at all week! Thankfully they get morning sun and they're completely shaded from the afternoon heat!
The women in my south asian family grab a handful of seeds , make a fist to grind them a little, toss them onto the soil, then walk away. Suddenly there is cilantro (dhanya). I dunno how they do it, it's like magic.
1:31 What’s odd that I LOVE cilantro. I had a batch that tasted delicious and I chopped some in advance for my lunch. After two days, it tasted like soap. I suspect it lost its pungency or something but it tasted like I was eating out of a bowl that hadn’t been rinsed. I felt so much empathy for those people! So, I learned freshly chopped is the only way to do it.
Before my visit to Mexico about 10 years ago, I disliked cilantro because it tasted odd to me but most foods have it there and I came home a cilantro lover. I guess my taste buds changed because I love it now so don’t pass on it forever.
I live in Western Canada where it is either winter or summer so we often miss a cool growing season. I will try some of these tips like cutting it down, avoiding afternoon heat. I often just give up and let cilantro flower as I love the green seed pods fresh or dried!
Some other ways to use bolted cilantro is to pull the whole plant up and harvest the roots and stems as ingredients. A lot of dishes in Thailand utilize these parts. For example, they can be used in soup stock.
Finally something that grows easier in my area (Colorado front range, zone 5b/6a). I get so jealous of everything you can grow in your zone 10 climate, but cilantro reliably produces and reseeds itself for me with minimal effort. In fact, it's almost trying to take over my rose beds as a weed.
Awesome video. I LOVE cilantro but it bolts wayyyy to fast! But now I know how to slow it down. I appreciate you showing us all the stages of the life cycle. Super helpful. Thank you.
Spinach is a brassica so it likes cooler weather. Usually once temps get above 70 or into the 80's it's inevitable. It is very cold hardy for fall and as soon as you can sow it in the spring. Even frost won't bother it.
@@TNBushcrafter It's not a brassica. "Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is a leafy green vegetable that originated in Persia. It belongs to the amaranth family and is related to beets and quinoa."
Thank you that was VERY informative. I live in Las Vegas and, in my house, we use a lot of cilantro (didnt even know it was also coriander) So one day i was wandering around at star nursery and saw a cilantro plant. didnt have a clue how it would grow but I thought it would be fun to give it a go. I planted it in my garden and it exploded, it was so fun. it started to bolt and I didnt know anything so i was just letting it. NOW i know i will have seeds for planting more and some coriander spice for pickeling. I did cut off the first flowers after watching your vid but, now I think im just going to let it go. what a fun plant.
If cilantro tastes like soap to you, try *Persicaria odorata*-also known as laksa leaf or Vietnamese cilantro. Similar flavour but none of the soapiness!
@@ivacheung792 from everyone I've had try it they don't taste the soap. It had a different enzyme some people may still react to that one as well. It's definitely stronger but that's a good thing in some people's books.
I really appreciated your video. Plus you're nice and relaxed, and and easy to listen to. Unlike some gardening videos I've seen. I'll have to have a look at what other videos you have. Thankyou.. 🙂
I always plant in stages, I plant more yesterday and pick witch start almost flowers.Also yesterday I pick all my garlic scapes and made something like pesto,in blender I blend scapes, cilantro and dill, also have 5 scallions add there blend well, add like handful walnuts,olive oil . I keep little in container in fridge but rest put in freezer,take out much you need. Just have fresh eggs from friend ,toast and my paste ,sooooo good, just remember no kissing anyone 😂😂😂👍.
thank you for your great tips. Coriander is also a nice spice to add a bit to your beer, (try crushed coriander, or fresh cilantro in a Bloody Mary) and is a spice used for Blue Moon and similar Witbier and Hefs.
I did a New Nordic cooking class a couple years ago, and someone happened to have the fresh, young coriander buds from their garden, and we ended up using it as a garnish. I think it would also be great pickled or fermented
Oh how I love cilantro! I’ve eaten the flowers from them and find them quite tasty! I.of course, leave most flowers for the beneficials. 🐝🦋🐞🦟 Time to plant some more! Thanks, Kevin!
Asians and I use the ROOTS AS WELL. Incredible taste ground with peppercorms and other spices. They keep perfectly in the freezer so you can use them when you want or in the winter.
Back in the 1960's and 70's, it was commonly called Chinese Parsley. In central Texas most people grow it in the fall and spring. Some will even grow it in the winter with protection during the nights.
Game. Changer! Great video, about to go and chop off all of these bolted stalks… I thought my dad was crazy when he told me coriander grew into cilantro… guess he does know some things. Haha. Thanks Epic Gardening & thanks Dad!
Dude the way you came up at the very beginning on the video reminded me of Steve from “blue’s clues”. It gave me nostalgia and made me watch the whole video haha thanks for the info 👍🏽
In the UK it is called coriander and the seeds are one of the main spices for pickling. So if seeds appear it is not a crying matter. Coriander seed is a very useful spice.
This is so helpful! Also, after a long while….when it finally goes to seed…..at least the bees will enjoy it! Thanks for the encouragement. Ahna Atlanta Ga
The whole cilantro/gene has become my biggest pet peeve! Yes the genes exist. It doesn’t not correlate strongly to whether people like cilantro. People can learn to enjoy cilantro. (Studies have shown up to 100% of participants enjoyed or tolerated cilantro after repeated exposure) I have one of the genes for tasting the bitter flavors but still love cilantro.
I've always loved Cilantro (2nd gen San Diego native), but when I found out about its stellar heavy-metal detox skills, I was mighty pleased. But then, I never had my mouth washed out with soap as a kid, so no 'soapy trauma trigger.' :-)
First time balcony gardener here- got a cilantro plant for my herb box and noticed the lower leaves started to turn purple/red, according to Google this means it was about to bolt. I did the only thing I could think of and just trimmed off all the discolored leaves, kept water it, and now the plant is shooting up new leaves and growing tall very quickly! I guess I did something right😂
Thanks for the timely post. Mine bolted and I was getting ready to chop it down but there were so many bees I couldn’t do it. Now I know what to do after it flowers.
Thank you. I have some Cilantro in a grow bag. It gets about 4 hours morning sun and it is doing well, but I have been wondering what to expect since I’ve not grown it before. Thank you for the helpful info!
I am a descendent of India Sooooooo in our everyday home cooked meals Cilantro on steamed rice Cilantro in curries Cilantro on lentils Cilantro on pepper water (rasam) Cilantro in curd or buttermilk Cilantro in buriyani Cilantro in salads And finally a bit of Cilantro on Cilantro 😄
I LOVE cilantro as does my little parrot. So I buy it for both of us. But my dear hubby can’t stand it. He’s one of those that think it tastes and smells like a stale wash cloth! Lol I’m going to try growing it again even though it’s one of the least expensive produce at the store, it would be great to have my own in my cut and go.
A teacher in my culinary school thought cilantro tasted like soap!! He said 1 every 100 people have it. I knew soon as he mentioned it! Haven't heard that in years...
Hi thank you for showing us how to grow cilantro. Mine does not germinate at I tried and failed. I'm going to try and plant it in a pot which I can lift up and put in the sun. Really appreciate your video.
Thank you for the tips. I’ve never before grown cilantro. I don’t like it, but my daughter does so I’m growing it for her. I don’t especially think that it taste like soap. I just don’t like the taste.
me: is he popping out of a planter? a door? where is Kevin going to appear? my favourite game in this channel haha. I had cilantro not so long ago but I didn't trim it correctly and it was too tall for its pot, so I let it go to flowers and die. The remaining ones I made into a cilantro mayonnaise
Does it taste like soap to you?
No
Yep, Like eating Lava soap, Parsley has the same flavor to me.
It's kinda weird, I can taste the soap flavor but I really like it. It doesn't taste only like soap or strongly like it, but I understand why it does to people.
It tasted like soap the first time I tried it, yuk.
After a few more tastes over time, I grew to love it, so I'm not convinced it's always genetic.
Give it a chance!
Not to me! I love it
An often overlooked aspect with cilantro is that the stems have more of that great characteristic cilantro taste than the leaves do, so don't throw them out! Chop 'em up finely and use them in whatever you're making!
Totally agree! I love the stems, so flavorful!
That's one of the many reasons I love cilantro. I just wish I could grow it this time of year in southern Arizona. It comes up and wants to bolt immediately, even the slow bolt. Then again, it's already 100 degrees every day.
Defiantly agree!
Roots too for curries
@@Ursaminor31 The whole plant including roots is good for cooking braised chicken.
The vast amount of info in the comment sections of his videos never ceases to amaze me!
All of you out here who share tips & tricks you've learned are the real MVPs!
As a beginner gardener in my 2nd season now, I cannot thank y'all enough! 🥰
Same!
I learned more from the comments than the video tbh 😅
I just stayed in thailand for 6 months and one tip I'll give you that will change the game is using a mortar pestle and crunching up Cilantro seeds and mixing it onto your steak before grilling it then sprinkling some fresh cilantro ontop of the steak once cooked
Then take it to the next level and finish it with a topping of a parsley/walnut chimichurri. 😁
OMG sounds delicious 😋
Put some white peppercorn in there too.
Wonder how they keep it from bolting in Thailand
@@mikejames1882i never seen problem of bolting here in asia and we eat cilantro 5 x more than average us citizen.. May be its because cilantro is native to india and love tropical climate😊
Try roasting the dry seeds in a pan with, constant movement of the seeds, until you start hearing a popping noise. The fragrance released is quite good and the seeds taste much better as a spice when you grind them, especially on meats such as beef or lamb.
That’s a really nice cooking tip!
The coriander plus 1/3 cumin seeds ground together is a common Spice used in everyday Indian cooking.
WHaaatTT I never knew bout that.
Do you take the husk off before or just pop it in?!
@@04Ammy04 once the whole seeds are dry (brown) I just pop them in a pan and roast them. Sort of difficult to remove husks.
The way you popped up at the beginning looked funny! 😆
It was funny 🤣
I came down here to say the same thing 😂😂 I loved it
Epic garden creeper. Haha
Kevin, The Garden Creeper 😀
Always a game: where's Kevin gonna pop up from? 😆
This is The Master Class on cilantro!! I cannot live without cilantro and coriander seeds for cooking!!! Cilantro is the taste of green and fresh. 2 weeks ago, here in NW Washington state the 117°+ temps melted all of my cilantro 🌡️😢 - I learned so much from you, thank you!!! Cheers mate!
Let's Goooo Epic Cilantro!
Your channel is awesome... I always...
""'get something out of it!"""
Cilantro coming from New Jersey! Thanks for your videos. More than a year ago I got a recommendation for one of your videos. From there I found a lot of info from Paul Gautschi and Geoff Lawton. Since that 90% of the front yard is covered with wood chips, 5 more raised beds, 2 more fruit trees plus volunters trees, 3 Kiwis, a lot of fertility and health with microbial fermentation and the list goes on.... Haha :)
Just want to say that I'm expanding my garden this year pretty considerably, and it's all thanks to your channel. I've got tomatoes and various chilis starting to fruit, with cucumber, arugula, and spinach growing too. Potatoes and microgreens are up next this weekend. It's been insanely rewarding already and I can't thank you enough for all the great videos you've put out.
Any updates, two years later?
Cilantro is so amazingly versatile. You can chop the leaves and stems for garnish. Then use the seeds for coriander. Two very different flavours from one plant! Amazing
Many years ago I made a big batch of salsa for a potluck lunch. I did a taste test and threw the whole batch out as it tasted like soap! I thought I had washed my hands and somehow got soap in the salsa. Later days, I watched Ina Garten saying the cilantro soap thing and realized I'm one of those people!
🤣
I always feel more confident in my gardening after watching your videos. Thank you. 🙂
Cilantro=coriander? 🤯 I hope I not the only one who didn’t know this.
Great intro as always. 😆
In India, where it is used almost in every dish, 'cilantro' will get you a blank look. It is always coriander leaves..
@@chitpat just like zuchinni as opposed to courgettes. Many others as well eggplant, arugula, bell peppers, maybe not so much in India but much of Europe.
Almost everywhere outside of North America calls it coriander instead of cilantro.
Or Americas, South America too
I did not know either😂
If you're having trouble with germination, squeeze each seed fairly hard and they'll break in two. Soak the halves overnight and then plant and they germinate much much better.
Thanks for the advice! I always wondered why I was getting two plants popping up when I could've sworn I only planted one seed :)
I used to hate cilantro for the very reason you statef as I thought it did taste like soap but now I love it and it is key in so many Mexican dishes particularly salsa!
Oh damn I was looking for this 2 weeks ago lol. Mine bolted
I know, it´s been a super hit and miss plant for me but I didn´t know why
If it's flowered, let the flowers set seed. Move it to a cooler spot, keep it damp and watch it regrow. I have an heirloom variety I got from Seed Savers.org. I only planted a few seeds and that was 5 years ago. I now have cilantro growing all over the yard. It seems to thrive with benign neglect. My heirloom variety gets pretty little pink flowers that pollinators love
I planted seeds with other seeds around a very small pond in San Antonio TX years ago. It grew like crazy spreading into the grass. Neighbors could smell it when I mowed. In Dallas I can’t get it to grow at all except for some that found a pot two winters ago and it grew really well until we got that super freeze in February 2020.
🤣the beginning lmboooo... garden stalker! Love what you got going on in your Homestead garden 😃👍 plus your a fellow San Diegoian
When I grew some on my balcony when I lived in a cold North American city, toward the end of fall I'd let it go to seed completely and just let all the seeds fall into the planter. Then sometime next spring it was completely full of cilantro again. Didn't even need to collect the seeds and sow it.
I bought a cilantro plant from a big box store 10 or so years ago. I saved seeds from that plant and have had constant cilantro from the fall to spring every year ever since without ever having to buy another plant or pack of seeds. The best way to enjoy cilantro in the summer. Buy a bag of limes and juice them, then harvest all your spring cilantro when they are about to bolt and chop them up, combine and put into ice trays. Once frozen, take them out and put them in a ziploc freezer bag. Making Guacamole and Pico de Galo in the summertime has never been easier. 😀
This is genius! Totally using for early spring and late fall cilantro.
Brilliant! Doing that this year❤
As a bigginer, I subscribed because I just learned so much from this one video. Loved it. Thanks!
PERFECT timing! I was just looking at my cilantro and wondering if I should just mow it down and harvest it all right now or if there was a way to harvest a little bit but keep it growing for a little longer. =)
OK first of all I dont know why but when people talk about fresh cilantro it gives me the chillss but I love it great vid bro
Cilantro is a love/hate relationship for me 😅 the flavor is both awful, and I crave it. I'm just one confused individual and I don't know what to do with myself 😆
I know what you mean....I really wasn't super keen on it until I started cooking Thai food. I've discovered that combined with fresh basil and mint in a Thai salad with Thai dressing ...in that form I like it
Same for chipotles for me! I salivating thinking of them.
Try culantro it has a different enzyme and a little goes a long way
It's said that cilantro removes heavy metals from the body. Maybe it's telling you something!🌿
My genetic 23 and Me results say that I “ have a natural aversion to cilantro” . I absolutely hate it and app there is a genetic reason why.
Great video! Straight to it, no BS, extremely well-shot, and informative without being boring. I'm looking forward to checking more of your channel out. Thank you!
Living in Canada, we can avoid the bolting except for the extremes of maybe August...but its a trade off because there's also 7+ months where we have to grow it indoors, LOL!
How does your cilantro do indoors? I live in Florida and wonder if that's my only hope until December!
I have 14 cilantro plants bolting ( yup, I took off the flower stems), because of the extreme heat heat we got last week in BC, Canada. We had plans to dry it. Fingers crossed.
@@BrightestBlessings7899 yup, I'm in bc too... Cilantro, lettuce, spinach... All just up and flowered as soon as that heat wave hit! It was crazy!
@@micheleh5269 fantastic Michele... In fact, I prefer to grow cilantro and basil indoors now anyways!
Canada is a big place...
I actually noticed my cilantro had bolted and flowered today. And the flowers are beautiful!!!! I'm keeping it because it's so pretty
I legit just came to youtube to search about cilantro! Mine is not looking so great after transplanting...now I see why.
Thanks for the great content Kevin!
I didn't offer cilantro to my 11 year old ("I don't like it!" "But you didn't try it!"). Didn't have that fight with cilantro. This kid loved it and asked for more. Even better that this kid knows that during the right season, all I have to do is go to back yard to get fresh.
So crazy how your videos always pertain to what herb or veggie I am dealing with at the time.Just cut some cilantro today and seen your video popped up.Thanks for all the tips!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE cilantro! We use it in all our authentic southeast asian recipes. My seedlings are coming up and BOY it's 100 degrees where I'm at all week! Thankfully they get morning sun and they're completely shaded from the afternoon heat!
The women in my south asian family grab a handful of seeds , make a fist to grind them a little, toss them onto the soil, then walk away. Suddenly there is cilantro (dhanya). I dunno how they do it, it's like magic.
I love watching the insects enjoy the cilantro flowers. They also look so pretty in the garden
1:31 What’s odd that I LOVE cilantro. I had a batch that tasted delicious and I chopped some in advance for my lunch. After two days, it tasted like soap. I suspect it lost its pungency or something but it tasted like I was eating out of a bowl that hadn’t been rinsed. I felt so much empathy for those people! So, I learned freshly chopped is the only way to do it.
Before my visit to Mexico about 10 years ago, I disliked cilantro because it tasted odd to me but most foods have it there and I came home a cilantro lover. I guess my taste buds changed because I love it now so don’t pass on it forever.
I live in Western Canada where it is either winter or summer so we often miss a cool growing season. I will try some of these tips like cutting it down, avoiding afternoon heat. I often just give up and let cilantro flower as I love the green seed pods fresh or dried!
Love cilantro in salads with mint leaves and green onions....with a sesame dressing....YUM
Some other ways to use bolted cilantro is to pull the whole plant up and harvest the roots and stems as ingredients. A lot of dishes in Thailand utilize these parts. For example, they can be used in soup stock.
I love cilantro which is a staple of Caribbean cuisine.
Finally something that grows easier in my area (Colorado front range, zone 5b/6a). I get so jealous of everything you can grow in your zone 10 climate, but cilantro reliably produces and reseeds itself for me with minimal effort. In fact, it's almost trying to take over my rose beds as a weed.
Yeah we always have a hard time with cool weather stuff here! Not everything grows like a weed :P
Awesome video. I LOVE cilantro but it bolts wayyyy to fast! But now I know how to slow it down. I appreciate you showing us all the stages of the life cycle. Super helpful. Thank you.
AMAZING HELP! THANK YOU!
Now, WHAT CAN WE DO WITH SPINACH in Minnesota to STOP IT FROM BOLTING ?
Spinach is a brassica so it likes cooler weather. Usually once temps get above 70 or into the 80's it's inevitable. It is very cold hardy for fall and as soon as you can sow it in the spring. Even frost won't bother it.
@@TNBushcrafter It's not a brassica. "Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is a leafy green vegetable that originated in Persia. It belongs to the amaranth family and is related to beets and quinoa."
@@TheRealHonestInquiry yeah that was a total brain fart. Meant specifically it was a cooler loving crop similar to brassicas.
Thank you that was VERY informative. I live in Las Vegas and, in my house, we use a lot of cilantro (didnt even know it was also coriander) So one day i was wandering around at star nursery and saw a cilantro plant. didnt have a clue how it would grow but I thought it would be fun to give it a go. I planted it in my garden and it exploded, it was so fun. it started to bolt and I didnt know anything so i was just letting it. NOW i know i will have seeds for planting more and some coriander spice for pickeling. I did cut off the first flowers after watching your vid but, now I think im just going to let it go. what a fun plant.
If cilantro tastes like soap to you, try *Persicaria odorata*-also known as laksa leaf or Vietnamese cilantro. Similar flavour but none of the soapiness!
Thank you! I've been meaning to look this up, but clicked the video in the hopes that someone left this comment.
There is also culantro
@@AlliyahPerry Culantro is *waaay* stronger than cilantro. If cilantro is soapy to you, culantro likely would be as well.
@@ivacheung792 from everyone I've had try it they don't taste the soap. It had a different enzyme some people may still react to that one as well. It's definitely stronger but that's a good thing in some people's books.
@@AlliyahPerry I love cilantro, so I wouldn't complain about a strong taste! Good to hear culantro works for some folks as a cilantro replacement!
The way you just pop out of random places to introduce the video is what I come here for and then get ready to learn 🤣 love it!
I really appreciated your video. Plus you're nice and relaxed, and and easy to listen to. Unlike some gardening videos I've seen. I'll have to have a look at what other videos you have. Thankyou.. 🙂
I always plant in stages, I plant more yesterday and pick witch start almost flowers.Also yesterday I pick all my garlic scapes and made something like pesto,in blender I blend scapes, cilantro and dill, also have 5 scallions add there blend well, add like handful walnuts,olive oil . I keep little in container in fridge but rest put in freezer,take out much you need.
Just have fresh eggs from friend ,toast and my paste ,sooooo good, just remember no kissing anyone 😂😂😂👍.
Perfect timing my cilantro is ready to harvest wasn't sure how much time I have before it bolts
I ferment the green seeds in brine. Coriander seed pickles are a delicious garnish
I would love to see a video on how you harvest the Coriander and make it into a dry herb
thank you for your great tips. Coriander is also a nice spice to add a bit to your beer, (try crushed coriander, or fresh cilantro in a Bloody Mary) and is a spice used for Blue Moon and similar Witbier and Hefs.
Never knew cilantro and corriander are the same thing. Learned something new today
I learned so much from this video. I'm growing Cilantro inside my apt.
I did a New Nordic cooking class a couple years ago, and someone happened to have the fresh, young coriander buds from their garden, and we ended up using it as a garnish. I think it would also be great pickled or fermented
African chicken peanut stew on basmati rice topped with cilantro is ahhmazing!!
Oh how I love cilantro! I’ve eaten the flowers from them and find them quite tasty! I.of course, leave most flowers for the beneficials. 🐝🦋🐞🦟 Time to plant some more! Thanks, Kevin!
I just started my seeds yesterday!! Great timing! I love cilantro. I use it all the time to make salsa, rice, etc :)
Asians and I use the ROOTS AS WELL. Incredible taste ground with peppercorms and other spices. They keep perfectly in the freezer so you can use them when you want or in the winter.
Back in the 1960's and 70's, it was commonly called Chinese Parsley. In central Texas most people grow it in the fall and spring. Some will even grow it in the winter with protection during the nights.
This was an awesome video, straight to point with extra tips I didn't know. Thank you
Game. Changer! Great video, about to go and chop off all of these bolted stalks… I thought my dad was crazy when he told me coriander grew into cilantro… guess he does know some things. Haha. Thanks Epic Gardening & thanks Dad!
Dude the way you came up at the very beginning on the video reminded me of Steve from “blue’s clues”. It gave me nostalgia and made me watch the whole video haha thanks for the info 👍🏽
In the UK it is called coriander and the seeds are one of the main spices for pickling. So if seeds appear it is not a crying matter. Coriander seed is a very useful spice.
I Loooooove Cilantro. In salsa and in salads.💚🌱💚
This is so helpful! Also, after a long while….when it finally goes to seed…..at least the bees will enjoy it! Thanks for the encouragement. Ahna Atlanta Ga
Hmm.. I didn't know you could cut it back like that.. Thanks!
Absolutely the best video on growing cilantro
The whole cilantro/gene has become my biggest pet peeve! Yes the genes exist. It doesn’t not correlate strongly to whether people like cilantro. People can learn to enjoy cilantro. (Studies have shown up to 100% of participants enjoyed or tolerated cilantro after repeated exposure) I have one of the genes for tasting the bitter flavors but still love cilantro.
I needed this today. My cilantro has stopped growing, now I know it’s cause of too much sun and heat.
I would loooooove to see a video like this on oregano. This raised so many questions about how oregano grows as well!
Thank you for the video. I’m tired of buying them at the store. I bet they taste great fresh from the garden.
I've always loved Cilantro (2nd gen San Diego native), but when I found out about its stellar heavy-metal detox skills, I was mighty pleased. But then, I never had my mouth washed out with soap as a kid, so no 'soapy trauma trigger.' :-)
Thank you, very informative.
First time balcony gardener here- got a cilantro plant for my herb box and noticed the lower leaves started to turn purple/red, according to Google this means it was about to bolt. I did the only thing I could think of and just trimmed off all the discolored leaves, kept water it, and now the plant is shooting up new leaves and growing tall very quickly! I guess I did something right😂
Thanks for the timely post. Mine bolted and I was getting ready to chop it down but there were so many bees I couldn’t do it. Now I know what to do after it flowers.
Nice man. My cilantro plant just died a painful death. I’ll try again. Thanks
We like Cilantro !!! Thank you for tips. 😊
O love cilantro. It is amazing. Thank you so much for all the information, I really appreciate the information.
Thank you. I have some Cilantro in a grow bag. It gets about 4 hours morning sun and it is doing well, but I have been wondering what to expect since I’ve not grown it before. Thank you for the helpful info!
Thanks for using both names, I was scratching my head at the start
I am a descendent of India
Sooooooo in our everyday home cooked meals
Cilantro on steamed rice
Cilantro in curries
Cilantro on lentils
Cilantro on pepper water (rasam)
Cilantro in curd or buttermilk
Cilantro in buriyani
Cilantro in salads
And finally a bit of Cilantro on Cilantro 😄
Sounds so good.
I LOVE cilantro as does my little parrot. So I buy it for both of us. But my dear hubby can’t stand it. He’s one of those that think it tastes and smells like a stale wash cloth! Lol I’m going to try growing it again even though it’s one of the least expensive produce at the store, it would be great to have my own in my cut and go.
This video is so timely!! My coriander is looking SUPER sad outside🌱🥰
I love how how explain everything. Thank uou
A teacher in my culinary school thought cilantro tasted like soap!! He said 1 every 100 people have it. I knew soon as he mentioned it! Haven't heard that in years...
Hi thank you for showing us how to grow cilantro. Mine does not germinate at I tried and failed. I'm going to try and plant it in a pot which I can lift up and put in the sun. Really appreciate your video.
Thank you so very much. This is incredibly helpful info for me. I really appreciate you sharing this knowledge. 🙏❤
i love never knowing where you're gonna pop out from
We call this dhanya in South Africa 🇿🇦
Thank you for the tips. I’ve never before grown cilantro. I don’t like it, but my daughter does so I’m growing it for her. I don’t especially think that it taste like soap. I just don’t like the taste.
Oh my gosh! Thank you!! Also we called it Danya or daniah in south Africa and how if in curries for the winter
I just scatter the seeds quite densely then cover with 1cm compost, takes about 2 weeks to germinate.
Your hair is looking fly in this video. 👍
Oh thank you!
Awesome vid. Just subed. Tips for planting those coriander seeds would be great!
Loved the initial pop-up into frame. Felt like I was watching Sesame Street or the Muppets. 😊
So informative! Thank you!
You are my hero.
me: is he popping out of a planter? a door? where is Kevin going to appear? my favourite game in this channel haha.
I had cilantro not so long ago but I didn't trim it correctly and it was too tall for its pot, so I let it go to flowers and die. The remaining ones I made into a cilantro mayonnaise
cilantro is very popular in Dominican food, I'm from the Dominican Republic and we like to cook with cilantro.
Thanks for this video. Mine started bolting (now that I know what that is) about 2 weeks ago. Going to harvest any seeds that come.