Comments on: Coriander Seeds (Dhania, Kottimera)

by: Tom

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:25:07 +0000

Hi
I’ve been trying to grow dhania for awhile now and i’m having great difficulty. I buy a bunch of dhania plants and then re-plant them, but they just die out in a few days. I planted some a year ago in spring next to a jalapeno bush and it grew quite well, unfortunately, the jalapeno bush erupted and i think it stole all the dhania’s nutrients and the dhania died out. What type of soil do i use? Shade or sun? Temperature? Do i plant them close together or spaced away, and away from other plants? What should i feed it? Your response would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

by: Rani

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:27:50 +0000

Coriander seeds also give us dhana (dhania) dal. Not sure if that’s just a Gujarati thing (mukhwas)…

by: janet

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:15:48 +0000

nice capture of photo ^^ ..hope someone could describe me how does white coriander seed alike…or does coriander seeds have different colors? how can i compare it from the other seeds?..i just wonder how’s the size of the seed,its tree,when is the season of its harvest, how does it taste, smell and etc…

by: Samarpana

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:44:25 +0000

Hi Indira,
I’ve been a regular visitor to your website since 3 months and I love it! You taught me many tips in cooking. I really appreciate your talent.
I admire those dhaniya. I was wondering if they were just the usual ones we get here in store or some special ones…. coz I planted some in a pot but the seeds are just the same since 3-4 days….. was wondering what i need to do…. Thank you so much for being a blessing in cooking….

by: Indira

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:52:43 +0000

Hi Madhuli: I have planted the seeds in a small plantar and kept the pot on the patio, so that they can get Sunshine atleast 6 hours a day. Watered regularly, that’s it, didn’t do anything extra or special.

Sumi: I didn’t break the coriander seeds, I just spirnkled them onto the soil and lightly and loosely covered them by sprinking soil on them. Back in India, they would break the seeds before sowing, but I didn’t do it here, still the plants managed to comeout from the seeds. Hope this helps.

by: Sumi

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:35:26 +0000

Indira,

I am trying to grow coriander in a pot in my patio.But the plants are very very thin.(I mean even the leaves)
How did you sow the seeds..did you break the coriander seeds before sowing.Because, i was told to do like that..Iam not sure if its the right way.

by: Indira

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:55:22 +0000

Thanks all for your nice comments.!

Hi Nupur: I have planted few coriander seeds in a plantar. Like Nila mentioned in her comment, instead of leaves, they immediately started to flower, lots of flowers. From flowers, seeds started to form. I kept them like that without disturbing and in few weeks, the seeds started to brown, what do you know, for the first time, I have grown my own coriander seeds.

These photos are taken with Nikon 70s camera. thanks again for your interest and kind words about the photos.

by: neelu

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:11:47 +0000

WOnderful pictures, I never knew dhaniya looked like that. Thankyou for positng those

by: Bharghavi

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 16:01:33 +0000

Excellent pictures(as usual). These pictures are the best shots to be displayed in a botanical exhibition. Oh Vijaygaru! where were you when i was almost killing the nature of my sketches in my boilogy records. I would’ve asked you to take these wonderful pictures and made the best botany record and won full marks for that because my botany instructor was also a big fan for plant photography.

by: ghee

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:41:12 +0000

They`re sooo beautiful!!

Seeds could be artistic like this!!

greetings from Japan!

ghee