Coriander only has one season to develop its full spice potential. Every step in the care of the hobby garden should be accurate. Explore all the fundamental aspects of caring for the Mediterranean plant properly here.
How do you care for coriander properly?
Coriander care includes proper watering in dry conditions, sparing fertilization, weed control and, if necessary, pruning before flowering. Diseases and pests rarely occur if the plant is cared for in the right location.
What is the best way to water coriander?
It sounds a little succinct, but it still gets to the point: water coriander when it is dry. This means that the watering can is only used when the natural amount of rain is not sufficient. Vertigo weed in the planter is always watered when the substrate surface is noticeably dry. Only during the growing phase is there a higher need for watering until the young plants have established themselves in the potting soil.
To what extent is coriander fertilized?
If you plant coriander in pre-fertilized soil, there is no need to add additional nutrients. Otherwise, the spice plant will sprout and start flowering prematurely. In unfertilized substrate, work a portion of compost superficially every 4 weeks. The use of organic liquid fertilizer (€13.00 on Amazon) is recommended in the pot.
What should you pay particular attention to in care?
If you want to care for coriander properly, the danger of overgrowing weeds should not be underestimated. In the fight against dandelions, groundweed and the like, the spice plant always loses out. Therefore, weed consistently every few days. A mulch layer of leaf mold or grass clippings also keeps weeds under control.
Does coriander need pruning?
The extent to which a coriander plant should be cut depends on the intended use. How to handle the care aspect correctly:
- for a leaf harvest, cut off the desired number of young shoots close to the ground before flowering
- Consistently clean out all buds as soon as they appear
If, on the other hand, you have the delicate seeds in your sights, a flower is essential. In this case, any pruning would be counterproductive.
What diseases can occur?
If you maintain coriander in the right location, he alth problems rarely occur. However, the plant is not completely immune. The following diseases have been observed with vertigo so far:
- Powdery and downy mildew
- Umbel Wilt
- Blossomburn
- Leaf spot disease
- Yellow wilt
Considering the rapid growth of coriander plants, complex control is not worthwhile. If in doubt, discard the diseased specimens and sow seeds again at the other location.
Which pests target coriander?
Coriander is rarely affected by pests. This may be due in particular to the somewhat unpleasant smell, to which the spice plant owes its common names stinkdill and bugweed. Resourceful hobby gardeners take advantage of the scent and plant coriander among cabbages, because cabbage white butterflies and cabbage aphids take off here.
Tips & Tricks
Pre-grown coriander from the supermarket is not used to full sun. If you plant a purchased specimen in the garden, it should harden off in a partially shaded place for 3 to 4 days. Then care for the spice plant in the same way as you would sown vertigo herbs yourself.
