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Old June 13, 2014   #26
Ken B
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I love cilantro, but like ddsack said, it needs succession planting in the summer. It tends to have dormancy issues in hot soil, so when we're trying to get it started, we'll do all sorts of tricks to keep it cooler -- put the seed in the freezer for a few days, sow it in the evening and water it in with cold water, sow it in the shade... Usually what we'll do to keep the soil cooler is to cover the soil with burlap, cardboard, etc. and keep that on for 5-7 days until the cilantro starts to emerge (have to keep an eye on this -- since grasshoppers and other bugs love hanging out underneath the cardboard etc. in order to keep cool themselves, they'll eat the tender sprouts if the cardboard stays in place too long!)
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