Best time to plant coriander in Thargomindah
Coriandrum sativum
Also called cilantro, Chinese parsley
Sow coriander in Thargomindah in Mar to May, Aug to Sep.
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 Thargomindah
Thargomindah, QLD is in the arid 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 Thargomindah
Frost usually arrives in Thargomindah around early July and finishes by late July. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as early June or as late as late August, 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.