"AndWhyNot" wrote in message
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I have been trying to grow some Coriender for a while now without much
success ............. mainly because it goes to seed as quickly as it
grows .......... I then discovered that I needed a 'for leaf' variety
such as Centrillo (or a something similar name)

These seeds seem like rocking horse manure, and our local garden
center look all glassy eyed when I mention 'leaf variety' but sure
enough produced a packet with ' CORIANDER FOR LEAF' stamped all over
the packet .................. these went to seed even quicker than the
others !!!

I am planting in grade one silt soil (just to make everyone else
envious, normally we just throw stuff in the ground - no matter - and
it will grow, the soil is that fertile :-) )

Or could this be the problem?? I know parsley likes rubbish soil

Give it a go in some growbag compost. I normally sprout my coriander seeds
(I use cheap ones that I buy for cooking, they work out much cheaper) in a
bean sprouter till I've got lots of little green shoots, then I spread a
handfull across three or four pots. I cover with a little more compost and
keep it good and wet (that slows it seeding a little also). I like to keep
it in partial shade, it's a good use for a spot in the garden that's a bit
like that, and I have no problems with it. It does go to seed in a few
weeks, but not before I've had plenty of leaf out of it. And by then there's
more growing anyway.