Posted by Bob Hobden on January 6, 2012, 11:04 am
Sue cooking a curry tonight has prompted me to mention something that has
happened on our allotment this year. Early in 2011 we planted some coriander
seeds (for leaf!) and they grew as usual and went to seed quite quickly as
usual. Because we didn't need the ground we left them and on pulling them up
in the autumn the seeds scattered across the plot. We now have a beautiful
green coriander sward on that part of the plot, it's growing very slowly and
has got to about 6inches tall so far, looking like a green manure crop. It
does not seem to have been affected by the couple of frosts we have had.
Maybe it's best planted in the autumn, it will not go to seed until the
summer comes so we will get months of use.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden
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Posted by Judith in France on January 6, 2012, 1:40 pm
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> Sue cooking a curry tonight has prompted me to mention something that has
> happened on our allotment this year. Early in 2011 we planted some coriander
> seeds (for leaf!) and they grew as usual and went to seed quite quickly as
> usual. Because we didn't need the ground we left them and on pulling them up
> in the autumn the seeds scattered across the plot. We now have a beautiful
> green coriander sward on that part of the plot, it's growing very slowly and
> has got to about 6inches tall so far, looking like a green manure crop. It
> does not seem to have been affected by the couple of frosts we have had.
> Maybe it's best planted in the autumn, it will not go to seed until the
> summer comes so we will get months of use.
> --
> Regards
> Bob Hobden
> Posting to this Newsgroup
> from the W.of London. UK
Can you remember which seeds you used Bob? My parsley bed is till
going strong.
Posted by Bob Hobden on January 6, 2012, 1:45 pm
"Judith in France" wrote
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>> Sue cooking a curry tonight has prompted me to mention something that has
>> happened on our allotment this year. Early in 2011 we planted some
>> coriander
>> seeds (for leaf!) and they grew as usual and went to seed quite quickly
>> as
>> usual. Because we didn't need the ground we left them and on pulling them
>> up
>> in the autumn the seeds scattered across the plot. We now have a
>> beautiful
>> green coriander sward on that part of the plot, it's growing very slowly
>> and
>> has got to about 6inches tall so far, looking like a green manure crop.
>> It
>> does not seem to have been affected by the couple of frosts we have had.
>> Maybe it's best planted in the autumn, it will not go to seed until the
>> summer comes so we will get months of use.
>>
>Can you remember which seeds you used Bob? My parsley bed is till
>going strong.
It just said seed for leaf on a packet. Can't say it was much slower to go
to seed originally.
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Regards. Bob Hobden.
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Posted by Judith in France on January 7, 2012, 2:47 pm
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> "Judith in France" wrote
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> >> Sue cooking a curry tonight has prompted me to mention something that has
> >> happened on our allotment this year. Early in 2011 we planted some
> >> coriander
> >> seeds (for leaf!) and they grew as usual and went to seed quite quickly
> >> as
> >> usual. Because we didn't need the ground we left them and on pulling them
> >> up
> >> in the autumn the seeds scattered across the plot. We now have a
> >> beautiful
> >> green coriander sward on that part of the plot, it's growing very slowly
> >> and
> >> has got to about 6inches tall so far, looking like a green manure crop.
> >> It
> >> does not seem to have been affected by the couple of frosts we have had.
> >> Maybe it's best planted in the autumn, it will not go to seed until the
> >> summer comes so we will get months of use.
> >Can you remember which seeds you used Bob? My parsley bed is till
> >going strong.
> It just said seed for leaf on a packet. Can't say it was much slower to go
> to seed originally.
> --
> Regards. Bob Hobden.
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Do you remember whose seed it was Bob?
Posted by JonH on January 7, 2012, 3:28 pm
On Sat, 7 Jan 2012 11:47:58 -0800 (PST), Judith in France
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>> "Judith in France" wrote
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>>
>> >X-No-Archive:Yes
>> >> Sue cooking a curry tonight has prompted me to mention something that has
>> >> happened on our allotment this year. Early in 2011 we planted some
>> >> coriander
>> >> seeds (for leaf!) and they grew as usual and went to seed quite quickly
>> >> as
>> >> usual. Because we didn't need the ground we left them and on pulling them
>> >> up
>> >> in the autumn the seeds scattered across the plot. We now have a
>> >> beautiful
>> >> green coriander sward on that part of the plot, it's growing very slowly
>> >> and
>> >> has got to about 6inches tall so far, looking like a green manure crop.
>> >> It
>> >> does not seem to have been affected by the couple of frosts we have had.
>> >> Maybe it's best planted in the autumn, it will not go to seed until the
>> >> summer comes so we will get months of use.
>>
>> >Can you remember which seeds you used Bob? My parsley bed is till
>> >going strong.
>>
>> It just said seed for leaf on a packet. Can't say it was much slower to go
>> to seed originally.
>> --
>> Regards. Bob Hobden.
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>Do you remember whose seed it was Bob?
Kings Seeds (http://kingsseeds.com/kolist/1/FLOWERS/Lay 202011)
offers (at least) two strains; one that is slower to run to seed, the
other that is quicker.
Yer pays yer money and yer takes your choice.
Regards
JonH
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> happened on our allotment this year. Early in 2011 we planted some coriander
> seeds (for leaf!) and they grew as usual and went to seed quite quickly as
> usual. Because we didn't need the ground we left them and on pulling them up
> in the autumn the seeds scattered across the plot. We now have a beautiful
> green coriander sward on that part of the plot, it's growing very slowly and
> has got to about 6inches tall so far, looking like a green manure crop. It
> does not seem to have been affected by the couple of frosts we have had.
> Maybe it's best planted in the autumn, it will not go to seed until the
> summer comes so we will get months of use.
> --
> Regards
> Bob Hobden
> Posting to this Newsgroup
> from the W.of London. UK