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Another pro tip--if you want a coriander or basil for your kitchen, buy a plant from a garden centre not the ones from the supermarket. They are less expensive and better quality plants

I find it helps to soak the root ball in water before splitting.

I’d given up on trying to keep cilantro/ coriander alive in my kitchen window… but you’ve given me new hope, and now I’m ready to try again. Thanks Richard!

I’d never considered the roots were a plant’s naughty bits. I will never look at roots the same again. 🤣👍🏼

Thank you for the video. I am surprised that you didn't cut the cilantro over a clean area and use it for cooking! That was a nice big handful!

I’ve always grown mine outside and they will bolt (go to seed) after just a few weeks. If I want cilantro all summer, I will sprinkle more seeds around the herb garden every couple of weeks.

I gave your basil plant tip a whirl and so far I have lots of little plants growing away on my windowsill. Pan of tomato and basil soup with the leaves I picked off whilst repotting. I'll definitely give this a try.

If you buy a bunch of cut coriander wrap it loosely in kitchen paper then lay it a Tupperware close the lid and store in the fridge. Extends it use.

😂 Your sense of humour is of a calibre Australians love… I’ll gather my previous death pots and give it a go 👍

Here in southern Missouri i have cilantro that overwintered in my raised bed,also many little seedlings as I let it all go to seed last summer. Yippee

These plants are trained to die exactly 3 days after you bring them home 😭😭😭😭😭

I'd decided not to waste any more money on grocery store-bought cilantro. This video has given me enough hope to try again. Thanks for the motivation.

I found store bought mint and chives survived the best. With no help, And I would recommend planting up your unused spring union bulb ends too If you buy a small bunch

Great video! I totally agree - supermarket herb plants (grown under ideal conditions) are often only intended to make it a few days home, if that. My remarks are mostly re indoor gardening. Finally this spring, I did my research, and committed to cultivating a bona fide herb garden in my living room, close to my kitchen (cooking is my passion). Thanks in no small part to my new 5-shelf 8-ballast grow light system, everything I planted except for my chives (pinhead-sized seeds so crowded fast) took off. I learned so much, especially each plant’s needs and the limits of my ambition. It turns out, cilantro is a cool weather plant and doesn’t like many hours in the heat. When the seeds germinated and grew big enough in their silicone cells, I up-potted the seedlings into 4” pots. They took off. Unfortunately, because they got too much light (and heat) and I couldn’t use it fast enough (and wasn’t pruning religiously), they bolted (flowered and went to seed) prematurely. Lessons learned. About supermarket plants, I think they’re a mixed bag. Until this year, every one I’d ever bought died within days. But this spring, I bought a beautifully fragrant and deep green basil plant from Trader Joe’s. It actually grew gangbusters under my shelving system, but I couldn’t use it fast enough. I’d already frozen what I thought I’d use in the next few months. And didn’t have enough to make pesto. So I kept taking cuttings and put each in a separate mason jar full of water. To my shock, every cutting sent out many robust roots the length of their submerged stems! Eventually, their root networks started to fill the jars, and I had to pot them. Again, they took off and I was again faced with a mountain of basil! And then thrips (out of nowhere), which I treated with Captain Jack’s but couldn’t bring myself to use after. My point is, don’t reject all supermarket plants out of hand - some can actually be winners.

Good techniques for getting healthy plants and save money.

It grows pretty well from seed, too. At once in the climate of your home and will not have this period of adaptation. I have no spices from mazanizin did not cling, except maybe rosemary, but I took it in the garden store and it was immediately in the right soil and volume

I followed your advice in this video - out of 4 only one survived, but what a ONE! After a few weeks it's half a tree - beautiful, tasty and healthy 🙂 Thank you very much for the tip!

I will try this at the weekend, I love coriander but usually have to chop it all up and cook with it in one go or it's gone/ turned to mush.. Let's see how it works :)

I'm one of those people who wouldn't mind all of those soapy meal-detergents to perish.. 😅

They are also usually full of Fungas Gnats like the Parsley I bought recently. Thanks very much.

Thanks for the useful tips! Any chance of doing a video regarding pet friendly houseplants that are available? Most gardening KZfaq channels never touch on the subject

I really enjoyed this video and your sense of humor!!

Love your presentation! Light, made me smile and I am now going to g to do ea a toy what you have done with my coriander pot. Thank you very much.

I have a grudge against these grocery store potted herbs because that's how my entire collection of houseplants got a thrips infestation! Never again!!

I saw the basil video and immediately search for this one hahahah and also disconcerted by the copy paste of the script 😂

Mom buying 2 plants from the store, I take care of one, she takes care of the other... Mine looks fine, hers is already dead 😅

Just had a 15$ plant from the store die.. I am so mad! Thanks for the help …for the next plant!

Very timely advice , thank you

Very helpful thanks!

Great metphores in the text of this video!

I bought cilantro 2 years in a row for my Guinea pigs & ended up wearing gloves to touch it! 😂 I don’t care for the taste or smell. And in no time, they dried up. I had them in full sun outside. Oops! Good to know they need to be separated! You’re brilliant! 😊

The same thing happens to my parsley.

extremely divisive herb, that cilantro. polarising even.

I love sybotanica, they’ve the best soil ever🤩💕

Amazing, ty Sheff!

then how does it initially grow into this format if is dead in your own home a few days later? i also sometimes go to a more raw small supermarket, they sell giant bushes of coriander which are way thicker and bigger leaves packed in elastic, no roots. they last longer in the veggie drawer fridge than these super market plants! plus make for not being too conservative with it :)

Coriander sold at supermarkets isnt really designed for growing, its meant to be consumed quite quickly. Being in a pot keeps its fresher than bunched... Coriander hates being divided and transplanted, sure you might have some success but ultimately the best bet is to buy a pack of 50 seeds for the same price and plant them in pots.

Thank you. This has been driving me h me crazy!

Hey and great info! Would love to understand why we need to water plants from the top or from the bottom saucer? 😊

Did anyone else see the word “sock” made by the roots at 3:14 and 4:01 v

I love your style mate. You make it so interesting. Just tried your basil method and going good so far. I haven't bought cilantro for years bc of this. Can't wait to give this a go in Florida. Thanks!

Thank you! 🤞mine turn out as good as yours.

How do u grow chopped plant fresh coriander leaves

Thank you Mr Sheff' : )

So my indian girl friend and i love coriander and bam, my boy Sheffield drops a video about it.

You remind me of Bernard Breslaw take that as a compliment btw .💯.

Thanks!

spill the refried beans senor

This is great for potted plants but how do you preserve store bought cut coriander bunches? I wrap them in paper towel and put in storage bag with air removed and this seems to preserve them. I do refrigerate them. Any other tips?

Hello. Thanks for your great videos. Where can I buy a pair of scissors like yours ?

why you don't use the coriander that you cutted? 😕😢

😂 thank you for the info 👍

Will this work with parsley, too?

Do you have any tips for arugula?

Is it the same with parsley? X

Why bother go without

I usually do that and water the plant with urine to bring some food to the roots

Is this the same for oregano? Mine don’t seem to survive long.

Aren't the potted herbs sprayed with growth inhibitors so customers can't extend the plant's life and need to keep buying more from the store?

😂I swear you’ve mentioned private acts or parts in the past 3 videos? Or am I losing my mind? Maybe it’s a British thing. 😅

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Sadly, I've only seen basil and parsley available like this in the grocery store.

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down with cilantro! no one listen to this so all cilantro plants give up the ghost. sorry. it tastes like old cheap soap to me. carry on. 😂

Pro tip: just throw away your coriander because coriander is the worst thing on this planet

Thank you for the video. I am surprised that you didn't cut the cilantro over a clean area and use it for cooking! That was a nice big handful!