Coriander
Coriandrum sativum · Cilantro in the US
In a typical UK garden, sow outside early April to early June, and harvest mid-May to mid-November.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow outdoors
- early April to early Junelate August to mid-September
- Harvest
- mid-May to mid-November
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 10 cm apart, rows 30 cm apart
- Square foot
- 9 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 1 cm
- Ready in
- 45 to 70 days from sowing
- Grows to
- 50 cm
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -5 °C
- Sun
- Copes with some shade
- Crops for
- About 4 weeks
Growing tip
Sow direct, little and often; coriander resents transplanting and bolts in summer heat.
Neighbours
Grows well with
Herbs are one crop rotation group. Try not to grow them where any of the family grew in the last two or three years. How crop rotation works
More herbs
Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For coriander, we used:
Grow coriander with VegLog
Add coriander to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
