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Anybody have any luck with growing Cilantro in a pot in your kitchen? I have purchased 3 different Cilantro plants in the last 4 months and they always dry up and die. I just don't get it. The other plant in the pot is doing well--Oregano. I also tried growing it in it's own pot but it still dies. At this point I am really annoyed. I do have a green thumb and can grow everything else. Anybody have any advice? The pots are kept in a southern exposed window. They are watered when needed and soil is never left to dry real bad. I live in Wisconsin but that shouldn't affect them since they are in the house........
I think it likes deep container. I tried growing it in a small / relatively shallow container a couple of times indoor and outdoor, and it kept dying on me. Then for the past few years I've been growing them outdoor in an earthbox container (a plastic tub about maybe a foot deep?) under 6 hours of daily direct sun, and it's been doing ok. The earthbox is big enough for me to crowd it up with other plants such as patio size cherry tomatoes, parsley, 2 kinds of basil, and a patio size pepper plant, and the cilantro seems fine with being crowded that way too.
GraceC is right about the size of the pot. Cilantro needs a deep pot 12" or deeper because it puts down a very long, straight and solid tap root that is at least 12" long. If it doesn't have enough available depth in the ground or in a container to accomodate that long tap root that stresses and stunts the plant and will usually kill it.
The only time I had luck was when I threw all my seeds in late in the season and it kept growing until past Thanksgiving (zone 6). So I have it in my head that it prefers cooler temperatures.
The only time I had luck was when I threw all my seeds in late in the season and it kept growing until past Thanksgiving (zone 6). So I have it in my head that it prefers cooler temperatures.
Yes, I noticed about this too. Mine seems to look happier in spring and fall, versus summer. I also have to make sure not to let it grow too tall or it will flower and then that's the end of my coriander.
We use lots of cilantro, so we grow it all year in an AeroGarden hydroponic garden.
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