Cilantro revisited - again:
I have planted Cilantro seed. Had a ceramic (plain, not glazed), pot of about one gallon with saucer with it and decent surface area. It had some kind of potting soil in it as I saw vermiculite bits in there. It’s been sitting in a corner of the covered deck for several years. I stirred that up, wet it completely down to get water through it, stuck a couple of Jobe’s spikes down in it and topped it with an inch or so of new potting soil mix.
Went by directions and planted seed 1/2 inch deep over the top. Put the pot close to roof so it will stay in shade most of the day. I’m not giving up on Cilantro. So, added a pot, at least 112 containers out there now.
After shade sets in later today will transplant several Tromboncino squash into big pots.
greeneyes, there has to be a way to grow Cilantro in a pot at my house. I am willing these seeds to grow and will offer free counseling to them if they have personal problems. :o)
You might have gotten a bad batch. It happens to every seed company. If you go to walmart or another big box store try a pack of the cilantro they probably have out there. It doesn’t sprout when it’s over 80F really good for me but it hasn’t been that warm for long at your house. So it might be the seeds themselves.
Wishing you luck with all your endeavors including cilantro.
/johnny
I currently have 4 ‘volunteer’ cilantro plants .... had one in a pot last year sitting next to the raised bed and evidently the seeds self-sowed. I am shocked they made it through the very cold winter ... not sure when they came up because the garden was under row cover from December to maybe 3 weeks ago. When I uncovered everything, there they were! Since then, I did cover them with large mayo jars during a late snow and a couple of heavy frosts. They just made it through two light frosts with no covering this week and are doing fine.