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JLMC wrote:

Hi All,

I am a complete amateur and have no idea what I'm doing. I thought I'd
better let you know that in advance as any responses really have to be
basic enough for my simple mind to understand.

Anyway.... I bought a couple of plastic, oblong containers to try and
grow a basic herb garden. Among the herbs I bought was roquette and
coriander. 2 of the roquette plants and the coriander plant have turned
into mini trees and in both cases I have lost all of the leaves and
gained seeds (in the case of the coriander) and seed pods (in terms of
the roquette).

Can anyone tell me what has happened? Have I done anything wrong? What
can I do to try and get some leaves back on the plants (my cooking is
missing them)?

Many thanks in advance.

John

It sounds as if the rocket bolted on you because of hot weather. The
coriander (aka cilantro) and parsley always irritated me when I bought
them from nurseries because they would set seed in the spring and die.
Best to germinate them now and you will have cilantro and parsley all
fall and winter long, if it doesn't freeze. As far as coriander, your
there. The seed of cilantro is coriander. Now al you have to do is grind
it up. Bon appetit.
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