Best time to plant coriander in Gayndah
Coriandrum sativum
Also called cilantro, Chinese parsley
Sow coriander in Gayndah in Mar to Oct.
Cooks use both the fresh foliage and the dried seed of coriander, a soft annual herb reaching about 50 cm. Most people find the leaves bright and citrusy, but a gene variation makes them taste like soap to others. It is a staple of Indian, Mexican and Southeast Asian kitchens.
When to sow in Gayndah
Gayndah, QLD is in the subtropical zone. Its months for coriander apply here without a frost adjustment.
Not yet checked against a local guide.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Gayndah
Frost usually arrives in Gayndah around mid June and finishes by mid August. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as late May or as late as mid September, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Raise seedlings, then transplant
- Plant spacing
- 10cm
- Row spacing
- 15cm
- Height
- 30cm
- Germination
- 7-10 days at 18-21°C
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.