corriander seeds

[paradox]

I bought a potted corriander and a potted dill today in asda that were reduced to 50p.
Once i got them home and gave them some water i managed to get 3 corriander seeds.
What i would like to know is if i pot them up on the kitchen windowsill indoors will they grow this time of year?

[Andy Hamilton]

As long as your window sill does not get too cold. There might be a problem with maintaining the right temperature for germination. It needs to stay at 15c or above for at least 10 days to germinate, then in the three months until maturity keep it away from any really cold temps. It might take a little longer due to less sunlight but you should be just about ok.

Also remember that coriander does not like to be repotted once you are growing it as once the tap root gets knocked it will bolt as it thinks it is dying. This is where the newspaper pots can come in handy as you can plant the whole pot elsewhere once it has grown.

[paradox]

cheers andy

i found some more seeds in the bottom of the pot today so i think i will plant some to see if they take and also save some for planting next spring.

[Wombat]

The low light levels will result in spindly seedlings too!

Nev

[Millymollymandy]

They don't mind cold or frost, but I don't know if ones sown indoors at this time of year would take to being transplanted outside. They are extremely hardy if sown outside though. Mine didn't die in minus 10C last year.

[digiveg]

Cool, so to speak...I always thought they were frost-intolerant.

[Millymollymandy]

So did I! Yippee, curries all winter!