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Basil and Cilantro
Posted on 6/9/19 at 8:26 am
Posted on 6/9/19 at 8:26 am
Once they start flowering, is there a way to keep them growing?
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Posted on 6/9/19 at 8:52 am to LSUlefty
Snip back the flowers on the basil. Mine typically flower a few times a year and each time I just cut them back and they go on leafing out.
As for the cilantro, congrats, you're now growing coriander seeds.
As for the cilantro, congrats, you're now growing coriander seeds.
Posted on 6/9/19 at 8:54 am to BottomlandBrew
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Snip back the flowers on the basil. Mine typically flower a few times a year and each time I just cut them back and they go on leafing out. As for the cilantro, congrats, you're now growing coriander seeds.
What he said about the Basil.
As for Cilantro, I don't grow it, but I do know my parsley is now finished due to the heat and I picked all of what I had last week and dried it out to put in an herb container to use dry.
Posted on 6/9/19 at 8:58 am to BottomlandBrew
I noticed I have basil growing where I had them last year. I guess the seeds are in the flower. I won't plant Cilantro again. They don't last long enough.
Posted on 6/9/19 at 9:10 am to LSUlefty
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I won't plant Cilantro again. They don't last long enough.
We go through a lot of cilantro at my house, and the only thing I have found is to keep a rotation going. Generally, I plant new seeds every 3-4 weeks with about 4 to 5 groups at different growing stages at the same time.
Posted on 6/9/19 at 12:33 pm to guedeaux
Anyone here hate cilantro?
I can’t stand it. Taste like soap to me. Suppose to be a genetic thing.
I can’t stand it. Taste like soap to me. Suppose to be a genetic thing.
Posted on 6/9/19 at 1:09 pm to bbvdd
Yep it takes like soap. If there is a hint of it in salsa I can taste it. Nasty
Posted on 6/9/19 at 1:22 pm to LSUlefty
We grow a shite ton of basil and oregano for sauces.
Just clip the flowers off, cut it lower and it'll keep going.
One another note, we've found the best way if not using fresh is to let it naturally dry out, strip the leaves off the stalks and put them in the food processor to pulverize into a powder. Drying in the oven seemed to take most of the flavor out.
I tried cilantro because I can a lot of salsa but couldn't get it to last.
Just clip the flowers off, cut it lower and it'll keep going.
One another note, we've found the best way if not using fresh is to let it naturally dry out, strip the leaves off the stalks and put them in the food processor to pulverize into a powder. Drying in the oven seemed to take most of the flavor out.
I tried cilantro because I can a lot of salsa but couldn't get it to last.
Posted on 6/9/19 at 1:36 pm to bbvdd
See I love Cilantro.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 2:52 pm to LSUlefty
#MeToo
Posted on 6/11/19 at 6:58 am to bbvdd
Posted on 6/11/19 at 7:53 am to bbvdd
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Anyone here hate cilantro?
Me too. Can't stand the taste. Looks like parsley but a world of difference in the taste between the two. Just have to make sure to read the labels in the store to get the right stuff.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 8:04 am to bamarep
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One another note, we've found the best way if not using fresh is to let it naturally dry out, strip the leaves off the stalks
At summers end, I'll pull my sweet basil plants, clip off the root end and hang them upside down in my shop to dry out. Like you, I strip off the leaves and just crush them in my hand so they break up in larger pieces than pulverizing them in a blender or processor.
One year I did a bunch in my dehydrator, but that took far too long for such small returns and decided to just let them dry naturally. Hang them and forget about them till dry.
Posted on 6/11/19 at 10:11 am to LSUlefty
Put me in the love camp. I made some lime and cilantro margaritas a while back. It was awesome. Also use it in my salsa.
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