Coriander Seeds

I am being overrun with coriander which has gone to seed. I would like to harvest and store this seed for cooking through the winter. when do I harvest and how do I store it (dry it?)

Many thsnks if you can help

Barbara

 

well you are supposed to cut it off in bunches and hang up to dry covering the bottom with a paper bag for 10 days and the seeds will then come away from the husks easy ..then you store them in an airtight container out of direct sunlight..if you have allready gone past this stage then i would tell you to spread the seed on some kitchen roll on a hot sunny windowledge for a week and that will dry them ..

 

Mmmm thanks so much for that, they are still in the garden and green. Do I wait for them to go brown first or should i do this now?

Thanks again

Barbaraanne

 

well you can do it now if you like providing its not raining ..do it on a dry day..just in case they get mouldy from the rain..

 

This is Manchester and guess what - it is raining so I will wait for the end of the week when drier weather is promised.

thanks you have been very helpful

Barbara

 

you lucky thing, its raining its raining. guess where in MANCHESTER!!!!!!! :eek:

 

Hello again people

I have harvested my coriander. Can I replant some now for a further supply of leaves. Or is it too late in the year?. Also inside or out?

Ta

Much appreciated

Is raining again!!!!

 

You should still have time to do some more ..sow them in or out its up to you..i think we are due some more heat so be gratefull for the rain....you might be better off if you sow a new supply every fortnight now for the rest of august and that should give you a supply..before the bad weather arrives..

 

Hi barbaraanne, I saw a guy on the "Big Dig", BBC program on allotments a couple of weeks ago who cracked his coriander seed by placing it in a plastic bag and hitting it with a rolling pin before he sowed it. The idea is to get it to germinate quickly as coriander is known to take a long time to germinate.

I tried this two weeks ago and the seedlings are now about 2" long. If you haven't already re-sown, give it a go. I'm sure you'll be impressed with the speed of germination.
Regards
BigT
http://brassicabill.blogspot.com

 

Hi Big T, I saw that programme it was really interesting. I think last weeks was the end of the series. :(

 

I have just returned from a garden where the gardener swears by using the coriander seed unripe. He crushed a handfull and the smell was extraordinary - half way from the leaf to the dried seed, but much more intense. He makes a sweet chilli and yoghurt dressing with it, but I didn't manage to get either the recipe or a taste of it. C'est le vie.

 

Er, tried to edit my post for a typo, and put myself in quotes. Not trying to appear too quotable!!

 

LOL - well its different :D