[Herbalist] coriander

[Carol / Isrith]

Greetings Christina,
If your seeds are green right now you will notice, as the summer progresses,
that the seeds take on a dark reddish blush, and will then start to dry out a
little as they turn a light brown.  If you pick one and crush it between your
fingers at this stage, it should have a distinct orangey smell to it. This is
the time to take them from the plant.
There should be no green colour when you harvest them, and not all of the seeds
on one plant may be ready at once, so snip off those clusters that are ready,
tie them together inside a paper lunch sack, and hang them up to dry. Leave the
green clusters on the plant to ripen.

As for the bugs, try several cloves of fresh garlic with water in your blender
(stand back when you take the top off the blender, the smell can be
overpowering!). Strain the liquid into a spray bottle and spray down the plants
with it. This often works very well.

Good luck fighting the bugs!
~ Isrith.

Christina Nordloh wrote:

> I have been looking for the answer to when you should harvest the coriander
> seeds - the seeds are green and full now.  My research doesn't seem to be
> showing a specific timeframe when to harvest.  I was also curious if anyone
> had a kinder means of ridding pests of an herb garden?  I have catipillars
> on my dill and small gray green bugs on my coriander - but would like to
> stay away from the harsher commercial stuff if I can.
>
> Sincerely,
>     Christina N. (a learning novice)
>
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