Seed Needs Culantro Seeds for Planting Mexican Coriander - Non-GMO Heirloom & Untreated Culinary/Medicinal Herbs to Grow an Indoor/Outdoor Herb Garden (2 Packs)

They took a little to germinate, but when they did, they had a grate rate. I had to google how the seedlings looked! I grew them in late summer and brought them inside under growing lights during the colder months. They bloom and self seeded. This year I bought more to have this herb for the whole summer and beyond

Not one sprouted. Never anything from these seeds. Waste of money. Planted Basil seeds right next to it and they grew wonderfully so it wasn’t the soil or the temp or the location. Avoid.

This is the second time I bought the Culantro seeds. This time from Seed Needs USA. I am so happy with the quality of the seeds I got. This type of herb is not easy to grow especially on the North East where the climate is usually too cold. If the seeds are not good, it'll be too weak to grow, and it would die out not long after I put it on the ground. This year, thanks to the quality of the seed I bought from Seed Needs USA, I know I will have a good yield! I am most definitely would recommend people to purchase seeds from Seed Needs USA! A Happy Gardener.

I tried several soil mixtures following the package direction. After five tries with a dozen or more seeds each I have just one seedling which seems to be doing well. Any ideas or suggestions on what the problem might be? I am in southern Wisconsin. Update - I used the potting soil from my first planting to start other seeds. This was a month after trying to grow Culantro. It was much warmer and several seeds germinated!!! If you want to grow this wait until the weather is warmer - especially in Wisconsin!!

Culantro is not easy to cultivate outside the tropics but it can be done. The germinate rate will always be low compared to your typical garden herb. I have good success germinating these seeds in my IDOO and AeroGarden propagators. I put three or four seeds in each plug, drop in a dozen and end up with three or four viable plants at a time - after a time. Success requires fresh seeds. If you have seeds left over at the end of the season you may as well toss them. Next year they simply won't grow. Have patience; culantro takes its time to grow - it's as if it has a mind of its own and knows your frustration tolerance. :) If you decide to sprout the seeds in a tray you have to spray the seeds several times a day to keep them damp as if it were a nice, hot, damp tropical day. Once they sprout and grow true leaves just keep the soil slightly damp. I've had little success with sprouting trays - I end up with green algae and mold but rarely a plant. That's not the seed's fault. It just isn't consistently hot and humid enough where I live in Zone 9b to simulate the tropics without an assist from the aquaponic propagators. In the end, with a boatload of patience you'll have a plant that is well worth the effort. It will last two years, does not bolt like celantro and you only have to pick a few leaves at a time to flavor your dish. The culantro leaves do pack a huge flavor punch. Have fun!

Good seed ,Was successful

IF YOU CANNOT GERMINATE: First, read the instructions for those who didn't get them to germinate. I like probably others sowed it under a small layer of dirt. I wasted a whole packet and weeks waiting for it to germinate. Please sow the seeds ON TOP of the soil, provide ample light, hydration, humidity and HEAT. I threw up a Zoo Med large heating pad to the side of the tank where the seeds were and misted daily to keep the humidity up. Worked like a charm. If you're using a seed starter system, put the heating pad underneath of the seed container but be sure the platform can take direct heat for long periods of time. You can get a thermometer electrical system if you're worried and set the temperatures between 80-90 for operating temps. My second go around I did top of dirt sowing and added a heating pad to the side of my tank to raise the thermal temp of the dirt. It worked like a charm but it appears to be regular cilantro and some rogue purple leafed plant. I'll continue to grow it but it wasn't what I wanted given how I was growing them in a spare tank for inside herbs during the winter months. I'll raise the stars if any turns out to be actual culantro which is doubtful at this point. Edit: Turns out that a majority of them are in fact Culantro. Raising a star. Keeping one off as the seed pack wasn't pure. What looked like normal Cilantro looks to be some kind of carrot - the other two plants are still a mystery . It seems Culantro is a slow grower when growing inside. That's OK, their tender leaves and VERY robust flavor suffices. Will upload new photos of progress.

Zone 9B, ordered these seeds over a year ago and have tried to grow them in each season with a zero, you read that right, ZERO percent germination rate. I've wasted countless hours of watering and babying these seedlings only for them to be duds. I tried heating pads, no heating pads, shade cloth, automatic mister. I even went out and bought expensive seed starting mix. Nothing else in my garden failed last year, I managed to get everything else I wanted to grow to germinate. It is in conclusion that I call these seeds total DUDS. DO NOT BUY.