Description

Coriander ‘Slowbolt’ is a hardy annual culinary and medicinal herb to 50cm tall. The leaves are used raw or cooked. The seeds can be used as flavouring, ground or whole. Coriander can be grown in full or part sun. As a leaf crop, it can also be called “Cilantro”.
Coriander does not like root disturbance so sow it directly where it is to grow. Transplanted seedlings are likely to bolt to seed very quickly.
Coriander prefers cooler weather, which is why it is grown in autumn, late winter and early spring. Hot weather will induce bolting. If coriander is desired in warmer weather, try to grow it in a pot or garden where it receives only morning sunlight.
If the plant bolts to seed quickly, harvest the seeds for eating but not for growing the next crop. For seed collection, allow the flowers to die and the pods to form. Leave them on the plant until the plant is dead or until the seed pods are brown and dry. It is a good idea to cover the seed heads with a paper or organza bag after flowers are finished, so that coriander doesn’t self-sow through the garden.