Last year I tried having a dedicated raised bed for herbs grown from seed. Other than a "yellow leaf" sage which is doing brilliantly, nothing much took hold. I've sown a pack each of Coriander and Dill seeds in big pots about 1 month ago and kept inside they're doing well but have now filled the pots. Do you think they could be transplanted to the allotment...or should be kept at home and put in bigger pots... or each separated into more pots. They both look pretty delicate so dont know whether to tamper or simply to pick from them as is.
Many thanks for all the suggestions
I actually have had a lot of success with coriander grown from seed, but you really have to keep it well watered in open ground. However, once it starts, let it self seed and you will get it every year. I find it comes up in spring and by now has already gone to seed! But I chop and freeze it for curries...
Antipodes - Ta the info
Can't help for the dill though! Donb't like that much myself. But fennel herb is usually totally feral, so thinking that dill is related, it should be the same???
You may find that herb seeds planted in year one actually come up year 2! This has happened to me a lot!
I don't know if you have a greenhouse but I grow mine in there each year. I sowed some about 5 years ago and every year it just self-seeds. I like to keep a long line of it along the front edge of the greehouse border to eat and then the extras are just easily weeded away (and eaten as well :) ). As said before, they do like a fair bit of water and run to seed very quickly if you let them dry out.
Thanks for these further responses -
no green house and a real absence of seed-friendly window-sills. Garden gets little constant sun-light so a couple of plastic frames are on wheels to track the sun when possible. I'm hoping that the dill will develop proper "feathers" because at the moment (although I know its early days) the leaves are very fine.
Thanks again
I find that Leaf Coriander bolts v. easily if you're growing it in full sun. It doesn't like the midday sun, so either site it where it'll get some shade part of the day.