Growing cilantro this way is very easy; one pot on the balcony sprouts quickly and grows vigorously, no matter how expensive it gets.

They say cilantro in supermarkets has gotten more expensive again, but what should those who love eating it do? Actually, you can grow one or two pots at home yourself; the method is very simple, and you can pick it whenever you want to eat it, which is especially convenient. In everyday cooking, use it as a seasoning, for beef noodles, and it smells delicious.So how do you sow cilantro, and how do you grow it so it sprouts quickly and grows vigorously?

First, prepare flower pots. Plastic pots, long trough pots, and clay pots are all good for growing cilantro. First, they give you more planting area, and they must have drainage holes for airflow and drainage. Ceramic pots are not recommended, because they easily retain water and are not breathable. If you do not have a flower pot, an empty kitchen oil jug can also be used to grow cilantro.

For soil, use relatively loose and fairly fertile soil. You can directly use garden soil dug up from outside, add some rich leaf mold, and mix in a bit of coal cinder or large-grained sand.

Cilantro seeds have a fairly hard outer shell. If you just scatter them directly into the flower pot like this, it is very difficult for them to sprout on their own, or the sprouting time may take a long time, and it may even take about a month before sparse little seedlings come out. Many vegetable gardeners find this point troublesome. Actually, the solution is very simple.

The first little trick is to rub the cilantro seeds on the ground with your foot, giving them a little crush. This way, the round cilantro seeds are rubbed into two halves, and then sown, so the sprouting speed becomes much faster. This method is especially simple and practical.

The second method is, before sowing cilantro, soak the cilantro seeds in water for 24 hours in advance. After soaking, the seeds become a bit softer; at this point, just rub them open directly with your hands, rub them all into halves, and then sow them, and the seedlings come out very quickly. Moreover, the sprouting is especially neat and complete.

After cilantro sprouts, it does not need much watering. Give it diffused light and keep good ventilation to avoid leggy growth. Once the seedlings grow a bit larger, you can water them with some fertilizer water. Then they can be placed directly in the sun. Cilantro is not afraid of strong sun.

Use whatever fertilizer you have at home. For example, decomposed cake fertilizer, chicken manure fertilizer, or decomposed rice-washing water. As long as you do not use chemical fertilizer, it is fine. Using too much chemical fertilizer easily makes the potting soil compact.

Cilantro is not afraid of cold. In autumn and winter, when the temperature drops, you can cover the pot with a layer of plastic film, and the cilantro underneath still remains full of life, growing green and lush.

When cooking, just pinch off some. It really looks good and tastes good. Pick the large ones to eat, and let the small ones keep growing, or keep sowing more, so you can eat it for a long time.

When the cilantro has finally grown to a certain extent, you can leave one or two plants to let them bloom and set seeds. The little flowers are also pretty to look at, and you can save seeds too.