I try hard to grow enough to meet our needs because store bought cilantro is dull in its flavor.
I am a cilantro snob.
And tomato.
And watermelon.
And broccoli.
And apple.
Ok - I am a big veggie snob.
Let's get back to cilantro. We love it.
This year I had about 32 square feet devoted to staggered cilantro crops.
Every 2-3 weeks I would plant a new round so that the one going bad could be relieved.
But as the season draws to an end I had a lot of old cilantro that is bolting.
Big fat seeds are forming.
I bought about 30 seed packs of cilantro last year...
Let harvest that stuff!
Then I set it on an old screen (one of the handiest tools in gardening) and let it dry for two more weeks.
On a good dry day I took it out side and just started pulling the seeds off.
They came off easy. You could just shake the stems and the seeds would fall right off.
Yum, cilantro! I planted more than I needed this year but was able to harvest a lot of seeds that I look forward to planting next year.
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