Hi all

Can anyone give some advice on growing herbs, in particular basin and coriander. I have been trying to grow them on a windowsil for ages and i just seem to get a few spindally sprigs that aren't really much use. I can't seem to get the plants to develop and last for any length of time.

Does anyone have any good advice on getting a good windowsil herb garden

Thanks

On Wed, 6 Jul 2011 08:38:43 +0000, Duncan Munday
wrote:


Hi all

Can anyone give some advice on growing herbs, in particular basin and
coriander. I have been trying to grow them on a windowsil for ages and i
just seem to get a few spindally sprigs that aren't really much use. I
can't seem to get the plants to develop and last for any length of time.


Does anyone have any good advice on getting a good windowsil herb
garden

Thanks


Coriander is notorious for bolting- that is, flowering and going to
seed quickly, although there are some varieties that are slower to do
so.

Basil should grow like a weed with good soil, light and moderate
water.

Since you reference "spindly," I'd say your plants are not getting
enough light. How many hours of direct sunlight a day are they
receiving?

Boron

Duncan Munday wrote:
Hi all

Can anyone give some advice on growing herbs, in particular basin and
coriander. I have been trying to grow them on a windowsil for ages
and i just seem to get a few spindally sprigs that aren't really much
use. I can't seem to get the plants to develop and last for any
length of time.


Does anyone have any good advice on getting a good windowsil herb
garden


My experience is outside gardening, but one factor with basil is it really likes
sun/heat. I've given up trying to plant it outside before june here in Seattle
because it never survives well if planted earlier.

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Duncan Munday wrote:

Hi all

Can anyone give some advice on growing herbs, in particular basin and
coriander. I have been trying to grow them on a windowsil for ages and i
just seem to get a few spindally sprigs that aren't really much use. I
can't seem to get the plants to develop and last for any length of time.


Does anyone have any good advice on getting a good windowsil herb
garden

Thanks

Lots of warm sun for basil. Grows best in pots for me.

Coriander/cilantro is a bi-annual and grows best for me in full sun in
the summer and fall. Seems like it always bolts and goes to seed in the
spring. Coriander grows wild over a wide area of the Near East and
southern Europe.
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