"Judith in France" wrote in message
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On Jun 6, 3:01 pm, "Bioboffin" wrote:
"dido22" wrote in message

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Hello,

I grow coriander in a pot on the window-ledge & it does fine there.

It is starting to produce little flowers. Should I leave them on? or
should I remove them to encourage growth?. I assume I can eat them OK?

Thanks

If you leave them, they should produce seeds, which are also useful in
cooking. However you can save them, and sow them next year.

I grow coriander in the garden - last year I bought a plant in a garden
centre, but this year about 6 plants have grown from the seeds which fell
off last year's plant. I currently have massive 80cm tall coriander plants
which are beginning to flower too.

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John

John, how would you use that amount of Coriander? I have lettuce
growing, enough to feed the 5,000 and I have no idea how to use the
majority of it; although I eat a green salad every day. Maybe I
should go into the cooking group and ask for recipes; although lettuce
soup is awful.

Judith

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To be honest, I'm not a coriander enthusiast. I mainly grow it because SWMBO
likes it!

However, I do have some concern for the plant, and only use a leaf here or
there, rather than chopping the lot down and using it all at once!

However, my wishes on that score are all about to be revised, as the
builders will shortly be moving in to lay the new paving around the herb bed
(which I plan to keep), and I think I will probably cut the plant down and
freeze it.

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John