Cilantro question

[LarryS]

Originally Posted by TXDirtDog

Thanks Redzone.

I'm going to see how Sarina's culantro goes and I'm also going to see how my seeded cilantro goes.

I'll probably try to get some culantro to start in the fall now that I've read about it and am curious.

I am curious. We have lived in a lot of overseas countries, and in some of them
the word cilantro is used, in others culantro, and in others coentro. These are
all exactly the same.

If a different variety exists in Gringolandia, I would like to know more.

[Sarina]

Originally Posted by LarryS

I am curious. We have lived in a lot of overseas countries, and in some of them
the word cilantro is used, in others culantro, and in others coentro. These are
all exactly the same.

If a different variety exists in Gringolandia, I would like to know more.

Cilantro and Culantro are two completely different plants in the U.S. They don't resemble each other in any way as far as appearance, but are very nearly identical in flavor. I have both, but have had little to no success with cilantro due to extreme heat here. The culantro looks like it should be a suitable replacement.

[LInFL]

My cilantro is flowering and setting seed now now. I am going to save the seeds and try it as a fall/winter crop. I suspect that in our mild winters it will grow all winter, like lettuces do.

Maybe the answer for the Deep South and Southwest is culantro in the hot months and cilantro in the cool months?

[BalconyFarmer]

Originally Posted by LInFL

My cilantro is flowering and setting seed now now. I am going to save the seeds and try it as a fall/winter crop. I suspect that in our mild winters it will grow all winter, like lettuces do.

Maybe the answer for the Deep South and Southwest is culantro in the hot months and cilantro in the cool months?

Bingo. That's what I'm going to try.

[AmericanWoman]

It's cold here and I can't even get the stuff to grow from seed. I've even tried in the aerogarden.