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!
I visited a strawberry farm this year, and the farmer had kept a huge bolted corriander right in the middle of the field to attract bees and ensure better pollination of his crop. I felt amazed hearing about it!!
THAT IS interesting. And it might be the ONLY reason to ever grow it. Then again, I do like the seed/spice coriander. Just not the green/fresh cilantro/coriander.
@@stephanieellis5399 I cook and eat a lot of Mexican and south east asian food and cilantro is the most used herb from my garden. There is plenty of reason to grow it just maybe not to you.
@@thirtythreeeyes8624 I should have been more clear. "It might be the ONLY reason *I'd* have to grow it." I am one of those who cannot enjoy the taste of cilantro. I know it is well loved in many cuisines. I grew up where it was used quite a bit, too and I couldn't enjoy some foods that, sans cilantro, I knew I would have loved. I'm glad you're able to grow most/all of your own herbs. Nothing better than the fresh stuff.
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. 😀
@michelleortiz9292 When the plant bolts, it will start flowering. After the flowers die, these little green seeds show up, but don't pick them yet. Wait until the seeds turn brown and dry up. The whole plant will look dead. Now you have coriander seeds to use for cooking and for planting the next crop.
For those like me who are new to gardening and don't know what bolting is: "bolting - when crops put on a vertical growth spurt to flower and set seed before the vegetables are ready for harvest. The result is inedible, bitter-tasting leaves or poor-quality produce with little that can be salvaged."
thank you , I was scanning the comments to find out what the heck that meant; I never heard that word used in gardening. I grow it all the time and have not had that problem ; I do try to pinch the tops off so it just doesn't flower but it's hard. But never noticed a change in taste
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
@@Bohemond_Risesi 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😊
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! 🥰
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.
@@anthonyshea5946 I used to always have trouble. I'd plant them whole AND discard the ones that had split in two. Then someone told me this trick and since then I haven't had any germination issues. I also just let some of it fully bolt every year and then collect the seeds and replant them. So if it gets away from you and starts to bolt just let it. Leave it in the garden till it's brown and dry and then you just grab a "flower" in your hand and everything crumbles away but the seeds.
Proud to say my cilantro has survived a very cold snowy winter here in the mountains of Southern Ca. They continue to reseed and sprout all year long 🙌
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.
for anyone growing lettuce get a package of onion bulbs on place around the lettuce like guards. it does work . i know unrelated to this video but a good garden tip.
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!
Little thing to add about the seeds. I noticed this while trying to do cilantro micros. It appears that each of the corriander seeds are actually a pod with a seed in each hemisphere (maybe more than one each.) I found, before soaking them, that it helps to split the pods gently in my mortar and pestle, just enough pressure to do so without grinding the seeds once freed. You can get better distribution and don't have to deal with 'husk hats' on your sprouts nearly so much.
I’ve have a hard time getting cilantro seed to germinate until someone said to first soak the seed, then run a rolling pin over it to crack the hulls. Now my cilantro germinates quickly and easily!
I was just about to comment this too! It breaks into two hemispherical pieces and both germinate into a plant. I don't bother soaking. You can also stomp them with a shoe or gently crack in a pestle and mortar.
I’m a native Californian of Norther European descent. The seeds, used in English recipes, are coriander. The greens for salsa, guacamole, and pico de Gallo are cilantro. For years, I didn’t even know they were the same plant. I’ve also heard it called Chinese Parsley. You might enjoy the book 1493, by Charles Mann. It’s all about the mixing of cultures in the early 16th century. Especially fascinating are the Mexico/China connections. Lots of plants we think of as traditional in ethnic foods, contain non Native ingredients. From Irish potatoes to Italian tomatoes to Mexican cumino to Japanese chili peppers.
That sounds really fascinating. It is true that ethnic cuisines have other influences integrated in their cooking. I hear that a lot from. various cultures when talking about their food. There's also Indo-Chinese cooking as well. I just absolutely love Indian food. By far my favorite about all others.
My cilantro comes back every year within a 3 or 4 foot radius of the original plant in a morning sun location. It soon bolts. I just cut it down and put it in the blender stems and all. Perfect cilantro paste for East Asian dishes. Now it looks like what they call "confetti" cilantro. Tastes great so I just let it go all summer.
Cilantro and Thai foods, growing up we used the whole thing, the roots we put them in soups for fravor. Young stems have great favor also dry seeds used as spices. We ate Cilantro with just about anything..yumm❤❤❤
I learned the seeds actually have 2 seeds in each and if you rub them between sand paper and hard surface for a few seconds before planting, it’s cracks the outer shell and improves germination dramatically.
I do that too sometimes. If you don't crack the seeds you'll often get two plants from one seed, I'm not sure if it improves germination or if it just spaces the plants out more when they do sprout, making it seem like there are more plants.
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 :)
I grow cilantro always. Clip the fresh all season let it bolt for the pollinators seeds dry and drop a fresh batch already planted. So low maintenance and yummy 😋
I put cilantro in a small tray with perlite/coir mix, Fed it hydroponic nutrients under my grow lights and am amazed at the results. I now have a sustainable way to have cilantro all year long.
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 love it. I freeze the leaves in olive oil in small containers (like those some restaurants serve mustard and ketchup in) or in plastic egg cartons, then tip them out into a freezer bag for use over the winter months. Thanks, Kevin, for all the great gardening tips you provide
Thanks! I've been looking for a decent way to freeze. CoVid has wrecked the dependability of our grocery store, so freezing is even more important now. Thanks! 😁
I use the same method for fresh basil and several other similar herbs. Process them in food processor with olive oil & freeze in small amounts. Great way to have fresher tasting herbs all year.
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
@@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.
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.
I love that you've shown it growing in every stage. Cilantro was one of the very few things that I grew successfully back when I had no place to grow shit--just a little strip of dirt beside a house. And harvesting the seeds just made me feel like I was doing something very cool. It sucks that so many folk can't stand it. More for me, though.
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 live for coriander. To extend my growing season (zone 9b), I also add in Vietnamese coriander, which does better in the cooler months for me but doesn't bolt like more popular coriander varieties. Minty sort of taste but goes really well in Thai/Viet cooking. I have also used as substitute in Mexican cooking. Needs a lot of water, can grow in a pot that has no drainage hole or at the edge of a water feature/pond. For a true coriander taste over the warmer months, I strongly recommend sawtooth coriander. Tastes exactly like standard coriander, leaves are a bit hardier, and can be used in all kinds of Latin/Asian cooking. Whenever a coriander plant dies, I am prompted to dig out my old Aztec soup recipe (uses coriander roots). Seriously is there any other herb out there that is so versatile? Leaf, flower, stem, seed and root - it's all delicious.
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.
I always grew coriander (which seems to be what I know the plant as) for the seeds. And used the leaves when I could. The seeds, when ground, are excellent in tea for those with a delicate stomach - along with others such as fennel seeds - but when ground and added to stewed fruit and the like they enable you to reduce the sugar you need to add. Which is why we grew it every year because mum would add it to the cooked/stewed fruit.
@@karenramnath9993 Mum used it with apples and berried fruits which is mainly what we grew - the peaches and plums were eaten raw - and I'm trying to remember the quantitiy of ground corriander seed (I used an old disused coffee grinder to grind the seeds but you can use a mortar and pestle as well) and I think the ratio was something like a teaspoon of ground seeds and mum reduced sugar by an ounce. It does depend on how sweet you like your fruit to a degree, mum didn't use much sugar anyway but I think she would add 2tsp of ground coriander seed and 2oz of sugar for stewed apple or in an apple pie (to feed four adults). This would have been using a cooking apple, either Granny Smith or a dedicated cooker. The information came from a book on growing and using herbs so there might be more information about quantities in a book on the subject if you, or your local library, have one.
I love Cilantro. I have never been successful growing it. I am now in Northwest Texas and growing it in a pot outside in the dry HEAT.... It is thriving and doing very well.
You have been SO helpful, Kevin. I have a bunch of tomatoes growing in, beautiful Nasturtiums (which I didn't know about before you), spinach, cucumbers, peppers, and all sorts of other goodies in grow bags, a raised bed, and an in-ground bed. I was TERRIBLE at gardening before I started following you. THANK YOU!
I love imagining behind the scenes scenarios with everything, for this video I can't help but imagine Kevin crawling behind this Birdies bed on his hands and knees just to pop up for the the intro. Jacque in the background watching him adds the perfect touch to make it hilarious.
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!
Mine turns purple and bolts immediately every time I try to grow it! In south San Diego. Thanks for the tips 👍 I think the full sun on my roof deck is the main culprit
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 dislike the taste of cilantro. But after trying it fresh in Thai dishes I have acquired a taste for it and now love it...so there is hope for you soap
We literally having breakfast now,my son won't eat the omelette he say it taste like soap then you say it I called him to listen...now I know why and he isn't just being cheeky
Now I know what happened to last years cilantro, planted it in June, with no shade. It didn’t have a chance. Learned so much from this video, thanks again.
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. =)
Bolted coriander is so beautiful and the seeds are delicious when still green. Leave to self seed and its no problem that they bolt when it gets warm. Same with dill
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.
Man, I wish this video was out a couple weeks ago lol. I had two cilantro plants, but both of them bolted, and I had no idea why. I might try growing another one again in a while.
I think I would cry if cilantro tasted like soap, it's one of my favorite herbs! I can't wait to attempt growing them in my first garden this year. Manifesting a healthy and strong season for everyone 😁🌼
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
the time frame you gave for growth is alot faster than my from seed crop is growing indoor in front of a sunny window its been like 3 weeks since it sprouted and im just now getting the second real leaf growing in (zone 8)
I was one of those to whom cilantro tasted like soap. My daughter, too. We were told to try it again. And again. Something happened! A switch flipped and now we both love it!
Thanks for the info! I am Cuban American living in Philly trying to grow cilantro. We use it in EVERYTHING, Its nice having it in the backyard right now but I always had back luck with it, great tips!
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.
Yes I finally figured cilantro out, don’t plant in full south facing sun, I plant mine in morning east facing sun and under my porch and low and behold it grew great!
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."
It would be nice if you showed how to efficiently harvest the seeds for reseeding or dry spice. I am new to gardening and love this channel. Thank you poor sharing the knowledge you’ve accumulated for those of us who are late in the game.
I am surprised that you didn't mention two additional ways of growing cilantro. They are: growing it indoors away from the heart of the summer, and growing hydroponically ...year round. Both these ways significantly delay or totally prevent bolting.
I love cilantro. It taste fresh and herbal to me. My daughter thinks it tastes like soap. I'm happy to have these tips to keep as much fresh ciantro (for me) as possible. Thanks!
I love bolted cilantro! The ferny leaves and flowers have more intense flavor. For Indian cooking they add so much flavor and freshness. Bolted bunches are the first get sold in the market!
I was thinking to repot my coriander, but came back after being away for 3 days and noticed plants are have started to bolt - I'm in the Uk and we've just had 30C weekend - not our usual summer! So thank you so much for the tips, I'm glad I saw your vid before I did anything. I think I will cut half back and let the rest bolt and then use the seed for cooking and replanting - thanks again so much
Cilantro is an acquired taste. We lived in Arizona for 12 years and it was in a lot of dishes. I couldn't stand it then! But then a few years after moving to Oregon, it started to grow on me. Now I love it and want to grow it! Thanks for the video!
Bolted or slightly fruiting coriander make great Pho stock, you can pluck the whole plant from root to head and use it as it, or sundry it for long term use.
Yes! I used to be confused by this, because I'd eaten a few things in restaurants with cilantro that were delicious. But when I tried using it at home, all I could taste was soap. Then someone told me that the more the cilantro is processed -- whether cooked, chopped or mashed -- the more that soapy taste would go away for those of us who experience it. That has worked for me. For example when I make salsa, cilantro is one of the ingredients that goes in the blender. Or if I'm using it cooked, where I'd usually put anything leafy in at the last minute, with cilantro I put it in with the longer-cooking ingredients. It's counter-intuitive, but has made cilantro work for me.
Thank you for explaining the merits of cilantro flowers. It was so hot this summer that I stopped fighting the bolt, and let everything bloom. The tiny pollinators have been loving the bounty, and it's hilarious to watch a bumble bee try to get in on the action.
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.
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.
Had a few plants that wintered over, here in Arizona. In the Spring, they grew big and I used the herb constantly. Eventually they bolted, but guess what? I let them bolt and bloom. It created a BEAUTIFUL hedge with gobs of white flowers. The bees just love it! I'll harvest the seeds for the next planting.
Is anyone else going to talk about how insane it is that he just popped up from behind the raised bed and pretended like it was a totally normal way to start the video??
Wow, it's rare it's rare to see this much information packed in to one video. Thanks so much!@ I harvested cilantro today, and will be changing my method next time.
The intros where you pop out from behind a garden box are the absolute best! Thanks for the info, I love growing cilantro and harvesting cilantro and eating cilantro all day every day
Thanks for the cilantro/ coriander tips. My local grocer is selling various herbs in plastic containers with it's root-ball. After buying 2 packs, instead of using them l've planted in small pots. They now grow in a south facing window, and like you mentioned, both of them really do not like being transplanted, but they're not dead. Eric, look forward to your next post. Update at root ball herbs in plastic container: the herbs croaked/died.
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
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? 😆
I visited a strawberry farm this year, and the farmer had kept a huge bolted corriander right in the middle of the field to attract bees and ensure better pollination of his crop. I felt amazed hearing about it!!
THAT IS interesting. And it might be the ONLY reason to ever grow it. Then again, I do like the seed/spice coriander. Just not the green/fresh cilantro/coriander.
@@stephanieellis5399 I cook and eat a lot of Mexican and south east asian food and cilantro is the most used herb from my garden. There is plenty of reason to grow it just maybe not to you.
@@thirtythreeeyes8624 I should have been more clear. "It might be the ONLY reason *I'd* have to grow it." I am one of those who cannot enjoy the taste of cilantro. I know it is well loved in many cuisines. I grew up where it was used quite a bit, too and I couldn't enjoy some foods that, sans cilantro, I knew I would have loved.
I'm glad you're able to grow most/all of your own herbs. Nothing better than the fresh stuff.
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❤
How do you get the seeds from the plant!!😢 I’m so new
@michelleortiz9292 When the plant bolts, it will start flowering. After the flowers die, these little green seeds show up, but don't pick them yet. Wait until the seeds turn brown and dry up. The whole plant will look dead. Now you have coriander seeds to use for cooking and for planting the next crop.
For those like me who are new to gardening and don't know what bolting is: "bolting - when crops put on a vertical growth spurt to flower and set seed before the vegetables are ready for harvest. The result is inedible, bitter-tasting leaves or poor-quality produce with little that can be salvaged."
Thanks for the explanation.
thank you , I was scanning the comments to find out what the heck that meant; I never heard that word used in gardening. I grow it all the time and have not had that problem ; I do try to pinch the tops off so it just doesn't flower but it's hard. But never noticed a change in taste
I'm watching this to late then. My cilantro just bolted
Exactly right
I’ve also heard of it being called “going to seed”. I’ve never heard of bolting, that’s a new one. Good to know.
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
@@Bohemond_Risesi 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😊
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 😅
Was wondering why my cilantro isn’t taking off- now I know. Perfect timing once again Kevin. Like you’re reading our minds.
He is!
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.
@@simplysaida awesome info!!! I’ll try it. I’ve triple planted and got minimal germination the third time.
@@anthonyshea5946 I used to always have trouble. I'd plant them whole AND discard the ones that had split in two. Then someone told me this trick and since then I haven't had any germination issues. I also just let some of it fully bolt every year and then collect the seeds and replant them. So if it gets away from you and starts to bolt just let it. Leave it in the garden till it's brown and dry and then you just grab a "flower" in your hand and everything crumbles away but the seeds.
Proud to say my cilantro has survived a very cold snowy winter here in the mountains of Southern Ca. They continue to reseed and sprout all year long 🙌
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.
for anyone growing lettuce get a package of onion bulbs on place around the lettuce like guards. it does work . i know unrelated to this video but a good garden tip.
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!
Little thing to add about the seeds. I noticed this while trying to do cilantro micros. It appears that each of the corriander seeds are actually a pod with a seed in each hemisphere (maybe more than one each.) I found, before soaking them, that it helps to split the pods gently in my mortar and pestle, just enough pressure to do so without grinding the seeds once freed. You can get better distribution and don't have to deal with 'husk hats' on your sprouts nearly so much.
I’ve have a hard time getting cilantro seed to germinate until someone said to first soak the seed, then run a rolling pin over it to crack the hulls. Now my cilantro germinates quickly and easily!
Had not heard about a post-soak crushing/crack technique - interesting-thanks
Me either!! 👏👏👏👏
THANK YOU so very much @Carolyn Steele !! 👍💞👍
I posted this question above, as I can never get cilantro to grow from seeds!!
@@day_dreamer_ Soaking overnight is good
I was going to suggest this too as it works brilliantly, I don't soak them, only slightly crush them.
I was just about to comment this too! It breaks into two hemispherical pieces and both germinate into a plant. I don't bother soaking. You can also stomp them with a shoe or gently crack in a pestle and mortar.
I’m a native Californian of Norther European descent. The seeds, used in English recipes, are coriander. The greens for salsa, guacamole, and pico de Gallo are cilantro. For years, I didn’t even know they were the same plant. I’ve also heard it called Chinese Parsley. You might enjoy the book 1493, by Charles Mann. It’s all about the mixing of cultures in the early 16th century. Especially fascinating are the Mexico/China connections. Lots of plants we think of as traditional in ethnic foods, contain non Native ingredients. From Irish potatoes to Italian tomatoes to Mexican cumino to Japanese chili peppers.
That sounds really fascinating. It is true that ethnic cuisines have other influences integrated in their cooking. I hear that a lot from. various cultures when talking about their food. There's also Indo-Chinese cooking as well. I just absolutely love Indian food. By far my favorite about all others.
My cilantro comes back every year within a 3 or 4 foot radius of the original plant in a morning sun location. It soon bolts. I just cut it down and put it in the blender stems and all. Perfect cilantro paste for East Asian dishes. Now it looks like what they call "confetti" cilantro. Tastes great so I just let it go all summer.
Cilantro and Thai foods, growing up we used the whole thing, the roots we put them in soups for fravor. Young stems have great favor also dry seeds used as spices. We ate Cilantro with just about anything..yumm❤❤❤
I learned the seeds actually have 2 seeds in each and if you rub them between sand paper and hard surface for a few seconds before planting, it’s cracks the outer shell and improves germination dramatically.
thank you for this I never have luck getting cilantro to germinate
My mom does that too. I always thought it was weird until I read your comment. That’s why my cilantro is taking so long. 💁🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Thank you, I’ve never heard that one!!
Thanks for tip, i am going to plan cilantro, it is not easy buy in Italy..so want to try grow
I do that too sometimes. If you don't crack the seeds you'll often get two plants from one seed, I'm not sure if it improves germination or if it just spaces the plants out more when they do sprout, making it seem like there are more plants.
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 :)
I grow cilantro always. Clip the fresh all season let it bolt for the pollinators seeds dry and drop a fresh batch already planted. So low maintenance and yummy 😋
Do you immediately replant the seeds once they are dried?
I thought cilantro was disgusting, but I’ve developed a taste for it after having it served to me by others and now I like it!
I put cilantro in a small tray with perlite/coir mix, Fed it hydroponic nutrients under my grow lights and am amazed at the results. I now have a sustainable way to have cilantro all year long.
Thanks for posting this...I was wondering about what type of soil & the best fertilizer for it!
Would definitely love to see these for Basil, Thyme, Rosemary, Oregano, and Sage as well!! Loving your videos, recently got me into planting herbs!
Cilantro is a cool weather plant. Harvest regularly to bulk out the growth and slow bolting.
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!
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I love how u just get through it without all the goofy small talk and I learned several things pretty quickly.. Thank you!
I love it. I freeze the leaves in olive oil in small containers (like those some restaurants serve mustard and ketchup in) or in plastic egg cartons, then tip them out into a freezer bag for use over the winter months. Thanks, Kevin, for all the great gardening tips you provide
Thanks! I've been looking for a decent way to freeze. CoVid has wrecked the dependability of our grocery store, so freezing is even more important now.
Thanks! 😁
I use the same method for fresh basil and several other similar herbs. Process them in food processor with olive oil & freeze in small amounts. Great way to have fresher tasting herbs all year.
Thank you, I've been buying eggs in the plastic container lately, and that's a great idea.
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
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😂
LOVE cilantro roots as well!! They are virtually impossible to find in stores but essential in thai cooking!
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?
I love that you've shown it growing in every stage. Cilantro was one of the very few things that I grew successfully back when I had no place to grow shit--just a little strip of dirt beside a house. And harvesting the seeds just made me feel like I was doing something very cool. It sucks that so many folk can't stand it. More for me, though.
Dude the pop up from behind the raised bed had me geeking out. First laugh I've had today, thanks man!
Did anyone else have a laughing fit at the beginning when Kevin just emerges from the earth like that's just how he do?
LOL stahp!
Yes. Kinda creepy. Then, no explain. Ha ha.
Yesss lol
Your timing really is impeccable! I just came in from watering aand noticed my cilantro was starting to bolt.
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!
THANKS! My cilantro always bolts! I didn’t know you could lawnmower it! I’ll try that technique for sure !
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 live for coriander. To extend my growing season (zone 9b), I also add in Vietnamese coriander, which does better in the cooler months for me but doesn't bolt like more popular coriander varieties. Minty sort of taste but goes really well in Thai/Viet cooking. I have also used as substitute in Mexican cooking. Needs a lot of water, can grow in a pot that has no drainage hole or at the edge of a water feature/pond. For a true coriander taste over the warmer months, I strongly recommend sawtooth coriander. Tastes exactly like standard coriander, leaves are a bit hardier, and can be used in all kinds of Latin/Asian cooking. Whenever a coriander plant dies, I am prompted to dig out my old Aztec soup recipe (uses coriander roots).
Seriously is there any other herb out there that is so versatile? Leaf, flower, stem, seed and root - it's all delicious.
Thanks for the tip on sawtooth coriander. I live in 9b as well and will have to give that a try.
Thank you for this tip on sawtooth variety. I'm in Florida, zone 10A. Love cilantro on everything but it's hard to keep it going here in the heat!
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.
I always grew coriander (which seems to be what I know the plant as) for the seeds. And used the leaves when I could. The seeds, when ground, are excellent in tea for those with a delicate stomach - along with others such as fennel seeds - but when ground and added to stewed fruit and the like they enable you to reduce the sugar you need to add. Which is why we grew it every year because mum would add it to the cooked/stewed fruit.
Gonna try this with the fruit...how do you stew fruit and what fruit do you use?
@@karenramnath9993 Mum used it with apples and berried fruits which is mainly what we grew - the peaches and plums were eaten raw - and I'm trying to remember the quantitiy of ground corriander seed (I used an old disused coffee grinder to grind the seeds but you can use a mortar and pestle as well) and I think the ratio was something like a teaspoon of ground seeds and mum reduced sugar by an ounce. It does depend on how sweet you like your fruit to a degree, mum didn't use much sugar anyway but I think she would add 2tsp of ground coriander seed and 2oz of sugar for stewed apple or in an apple pie (to feed four adults). This would have been using a cooking apple, either Granny Smith or a dedicated cooker. The information came from a book on growing and using herbs so there might be more information about quantities in a book on the subject if you, or your local library, have one.
I love Cilantro. I have never been successful growing it. I am now in Northwest Texas and growing it in a pot outside in the dry HEAT.... It is thriving and doing very well.
You have been SO helpful, Kevin. I have a bunch of tomatoes growing in, beautiful Nasturtiums (which I didn't know about before you), spinach, cucumbers, peppers, and all sorts of other goodies in grow bags, a raised bed, and an in-ground bed. I was TERRIBLE at gardening before I started following you. THANK YOU!
Glad to help!!!
Just an fyi, nasturtium flowers and leaves are delicious in salads. Have a peppery flavor.
I actually noticed my cilantro had bolted and flowered today. And the flowers are beautiful!!!! I'm keeping it because it's so pretty
Oh man, I thought I had simply failed on the cilantro front. Thank you so much for all of this information!! This was really reassuring :)
I love watching the insects enjoy the cilantro flowers. They also look so pretty in the garden
I love imagining behind the scenes scenarios with everything, for this video I can't help but imagine Kevin crawling behind this Birdies bed on his hands and knees just to pop up for the the intro. Jacque in the background watching him adds the perfect touch to make it hilarious.
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!
Mine turns purple and bolts immediately every time I try to grow it! In south San Diego. Thanks for the tips 👍 I think the full sun on my roof deck is the main culprit
try growing it in partial shade
@@believ100 I will thank you✌️
I had a long row of cilantro that wintered over, and starting in spring, grew up to a 4 ft. HEDGE, covered with white blossoms that bees just LOVE♡
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 dislike the taste of cilantro. But after trying it fresh in Thai dishes I have acquired a taste for it and now love it...so there is hope for you soap
"HEY KIDS!" Haha the way he popped up.
I know right? I watched it 3x cracking up each time.
It has been making me laugh so hard!
Hi let's look through the round window lol .
I didnt plant cilantro in my garden but there it is. Beautiful!
The roots are used in a lot of Thai cooking. I am going to try growing it for that purpose because it is not sold with the root here.
I never thought of using the root! any dish you would recommend trying?
Curry pastes.
Vietnamese, too.
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
🤣the beginning lmboooo... garden stalker! Love what you got going on in your Homestead garden 😃👍 plus your a fellow San Diegoian
It’s been a real struggle growing it. I’m at my wits end because I love it.
We literally having breakfast now,my son won't eat the omelette he say it taste like soap then you say it I called him to listen...now I know why and he isn't just being cheeky
Now I know what happened to last years cilantro, planted it in June, with no shade. It didn’t have a chance. Learned so much from this video, thanks again.
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. =)
Try eating the flowers. My favorite salad garnish. Subtle and delicious. Like fairy food ❤ Thanks for the great video.
I had to pause you video to let you know how much you crack me, when you just pop up from behid the planter and just start talking. :D
LOL thank you
@@epicgardening I think you should come in from random different angles for the next few vids, my dream is that you come in from the top
Bolted coriander is so beautiful and the seeds are delicious when still green. Leave to self seed and its no problem that they bolt when it gets warm. Same with dill
This video was very helpful. I didn’t know this about cilantro.
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.
Man, I wish this video was out a couple weeks ago lol. I had two cilantro plants, but both of them bolted, and I had no idea why. I might try growing another one again in a while.
I think I would cry if cilantro tasted like soap, it's one of my favorite herbs! I can't wait to attempt growing them in my first garden this year. Manifesting a healthy and strong season for everyone 😁🌼
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.
the time frame you gave for growth is alot faster than my from seed crop is growing indoor in front of a sunny window
its been like 3 weeks since it sprouted and im just now getting the second real leaf growing in (zone 8)
My cilantro exploded and turned into a tree a few weeks ago. 5’ tall and tons of flowers, however the lower stalks taste unaffected (for now I guess)
Holy cow! Where do you live?!
I was one of those to whom cilantro tasted like soap. My daughter, too. We were told to try it again. And again. Something happened! A switch flipped and now we both love it!
Perfect timing! My cilantro isn’t looking great haha
Thanks for the info! I am Cuban American living in Philly trying to grow cilantro. We use it in EVERYTHING, Its nice having it in the backyard right now but I always had back luck with it, great tips!
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...
Yes I finally figured cilantro out, don’t plant in full south facing sun, I plant mine in morning east facing sun and under my porch and low and behold it grew great!
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.
It would be nice if you showed how to efficiently harvest the seeds for reseeding or dry spice. I am new to gardening and love this channel. Thank you poor sharing the knowledge you’ve accumulated for those of us who are late in the game.
Once they turn from green to light tan and are dry, grab the entire seed cluster with your dominant hand, hold the stem with your other hand, and pull
I am surprised that you didn't mention two additional ways of growing cilantro. They are: growing it indoors away from the heart of the summer, and growing hydroponically ...year round. Both these ways significantly delay or totally prevent bolting.
Wow, that would be awesome but does it get enough light indoors? And what about the winter when the days are very short?
I love cilantro. It taste fresh and herbal to me. My daughter thinks it tastes like soap. I'm happy to have these tips to keep as much fresh ciantro (for me) as possible. Thanks!
I had no idea that cilantro tasted like soap to some people! That’s a bummer lol cause it’s my favorite herb 🌯
Fetid to some too!
I love bolted cilantro! The ferny leaves and flowers have more intense flavor. For Indian cooking they add so much flavor and freshness. Bolted bunches are the first get sold in the market!
This may have already been asked but what about sowing in between larger plants that may provide some shade. like tomatoes?
That’s what I was thinking
I was thinking to repot my coriander, but came back after being away for 3 days and noticed plants are have started to bolt - I'm in the Uk and we've just had 30C weekend - not our usual summer! So thank you so much for the tips, I'm glad I saw your vid before I did anything. I think I will cut half back and let the rest bolt and then use the seed for cooking and replanting - thanks again so much
When the seeds are green, they have a citrusy taste. Can't get that at the supermarket!
Cilantro is an acquired taste. We lived in Arizona for 12 years and it was in a lot of dishes. I couldn't stand it then! But then a few years after moving to Oregon, it started to grow on me. Now I love it and want to grow it! Thanks for the video!
Is no one gonna talk about this man's entrance
It's normal 😂
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It did seem a little odd to me but acceptable
Bolted or slightly fruiting coriander make great Pho stock, you can pluck the whole plant from root to head and use it as it, or sundry it for long term use.
Yes! I used to be confused by this, because I'd eaten a few things in restaurants with cilantro that were delicious. But when I tried using it at home, all I could taste was soap.
Then someone told me that the more the cilantro is processed -- whether cooked, chopped or mashed -- the more that soapy taste would go away for those of us who experience it. That has worked for me. For example when I make salsa, cilantro is one of the ingredients that goes in the blender. Or if I'm using it cooked, where I'd usually put anything leafy in at the last minute, with cilantro I put it in with the longer-cooking ingredients. It's counter-intuitive, but has made cilantro work for me.
Thank you for explaining the merits of cilantro flowers. It was so hot this summer that I stopped fighting the bolt, and let everything bloom. The tiny pollinators have been loving the bounty, and it's hilarious to watch a bumble bee try to get in on the action.
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.
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!
Had a few plants that wintered over, here in Arizona. In the Spring, they grew big and I used the herb constantly. Eventually they bolted, but guess what? I let them bolt and bloom. It created a BEAUTIFUL hedge with gobs of white flowers. The bees just love it! I'll harvest the seeds for the next planting.
Is anyone else going to talk about how insane it is that he just popped up from behind the raised bed and pretended like it was a totally normal way to start the video??
By "normal" do you mean "all the videos nobody remembers"? 😂
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Wow, it's rare it's rare to see this much information packed in to one video. Thanks so much!@ I harvested cilantro today, and will be changing my method next time.
The intros where you pop out from behind a garden box are the absolute best! Thanks for the info, I love growing cilantro and harvesting cilantro and eating cilantro all day every day
Cilantro as well as parsley are reputed to be heavy metal detoxing.
its a great liver detoxifier
Thanks for the cilantro/ coriander tips.
My local grocer is selling various herbs in plastic containers with it's root-ball. After buying 2 packs, instead of using them l've planted in small pots. They now grow in a south facing window, and like you mentioned, both of them really do not like being transplanted, but they're not dead.
Eric, look forward to your next post.
Update at root ball herbs in plastic container: the herbs croaked/died.