I have tried growing cilantro before (a few times really...) and it's never taken. Being new to gardening there really is quite a bit of trial and error. I just planted it once more, and lo and behold, so far it's doing quite well. I think the difference is this time I planted in a sunny spot that gets more water from my sprinklers. I mean if this spot doesn't work out well then I just don't know what the problem could be. I put down a good layer of soil nutrients this time and the weather has been cooperating as well. It's been sunny, but not too warm. That may have been another problem that I encountered before as cilantro apparently will bolt if the soil gets too warm.
Anyway, now that I've been successfully growing a number of herbs I just can't bring myself to buy herbs in the market any more. I don't know why anyone would shell out $2.00 for a bunch of herbs (that I usually can't...
