Balcony potted cilantro: sprouts in a week, harvest a batch every 15 days, never buy it again
I do not know if you have been following the news, but affected by the typhoon, many vegetables have gone up in price. I just went to the vegetable market this morning, and spinach has risen to 10 yuan per jin, catching up with the price of meat. And cilantro is even more expensive; in some places it is already selling for forty or fifty yuan per jin. With vegetables this expensive nowadays, those who have a small yard at home, or grow vegetables in pots on the balcony, can be said to be free of worries. And for some flower lovers who enjoy growing flowers, potting a few vegetables on the balcony is naturally full of fun. Take cilantro for example: scatter the seeds and they sprout in a week, and in half a month you can cut a batch. It is really great, and now you do not have to buy it anymore.
In this season right now, it is a great time for potting and cutting flowers and plants, and of course, potted cilantro is also just right. Every year, August, September and October are a good time for potted vegetables; growing a few small vegetables makes them grow fast. Next, let us talk about how to grow this potted cilantro. First you need to find a larger flower pot; it can be rectangular, or you can use an ordinary flower pot, and it is best if the diameter is a bit larger, because then you can plant more!
After finding the flower pot, the next step is sowing. Potted cilantro seeds are very small; after scattering them on the surface of the soil, cover them with a thin layer of soil, then give it a little water, and place the pot in a cool, well-ventilated spot. Generally, they will sprout in three to five days! Even the slow-growing ones will sprout in just a week.
If you want a high sprouting rate for potted cilantro, there are a few details to pay attention to. The first is the cilantro seeds. When choosing them yourself, be sure to remove those that look shriveled. The second is to prepare suitable soil; the looser, more fertile and more moist the soil environment, the higher the sprouting rate of potted cilantro. For the soil, you can mix the leaf mold, peat soil and manure that people usually use for growing flowers. In this way, you do not need to apply extra fertilizer either. There are plenty of nutrients.
After sowing the cilantro seeds, do not put the flower pot in the sunlight. It is best to wait until the seedlings have grown 5-10 cm tall, and then place them under scattered light for care. In normal care, you do not need to pay too much attention; just spray a little water on the cilantro leaves every morning and evening. Another point is watering; remember the importance of watering. If the soil of the potted cilantro is too dry, it is not good for growth, and it will also make the leaves turn yellow and develop spots. As soon as you see the surface of the potting soil is dry, water it a little. With this kind of care for half a month, or at most 20 days, they will grow into mature plants, and then you can cut them.
Now that cilantro is so expensive, buying it is really not cost-effective. It would be better to buy some vegetable seeds and plant them yourself, with no harm either. Besides potted cilantro, I believe many people who like growing flowers have also tried potting small chili peppers, potted sprouts, and so on. For gardening experts, these are no big deal at all. After all, the techniques for potted vegetables are not hard to learn. Everyone can do it, though of course, the premise is to care for them attentively.
That is all for sharing about potted cilantro. Thank you for reading!
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