Sowing coriander (or cilantro, or bedbug, or intestines, or Chinese parsley) is an annual plant from the Celery family. It has a very strong aroma that can be felt from a distance from where it grows.
Landing place
To grow cilantro in your garden, you need a well-lit, draft-free area. Cilantro grows well in partial shade, but the shadow is contraindicated for it: the bushes grow weak, with a small number of leaves and quickly form flower arrows, and the fruits are small and ripen for a long time.
The soil
Growing coriander is easy. The plant prefers soils that are light, fertile and sufficiently moist. Seeds begin to be sown from the end of April (the plant is cold-resistant, tolerates small frosts).
Watering cilantro
During the dry season, cilantro needs to be watered frequently, otherwise the leaves will become coarse and the grass will not be as tasty. Regularly weed weeds, loosen the beds, thin them out so that between the plants there is 8-10 cm of free space.
Fertilizer
All nutrients are applied to the soil in the area before sowing, and during active growth, cilantro is not fed with fertilizers. In the fall, compost and phosphorus-potassium fertilizers are applied to the site where coriander is planned to be grown next year, and nitrogen fertilizers are applied in the spring before sowing.
How to speed up the growth of cilantro
Therefore, when cilantro sprouts sprout and actively begin to grow, they must be thinned out, leaving the specified distance between the outlets. Coriander is a long day plant, and therefore, with a lack of light, its growth will slow down.
