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USER ENTERED : This sawtoothed low-growing pungent green herb is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central, and South America. We first learned about it from Puerto Rican and Dominican friends who call it Recao and for whom it is an essential part of their family Sofrito recipes. In Trinidad, it is known as Chado Beni, and it is also used extensively in Southeast Asia. For many years, because of the difficulty germinating this plant, we have bought seedlings from Vietnamese grocery stores where it is called Ngò€ Gai. In English, it is called Culantro (which sounds like the milder and similarly flavored Cilantro, but is different as you can see here). We have been experimenting for several years with seed production of this plant, which would really prefer to be growing in a more tropical climate. The last couple years we've grown it successfully in the shade of our Moringa trees and Upland Rice polycultures.
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True Love - updated in 2022
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Overall: (2.5 Stars)
Taste: (2.5 Stars)
Yield: (1.8 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (2.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 13
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 11/23/2022 by
MGWayne
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Wayne, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Provided the seedlings with a shade cover until surrounding plants grew tall. Plant stayed low and tiny, Very interesting looking. |
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Reviewed on 11/23/2022 by
Albany County MGs
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Albany, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| After a few attempts finally got good germination. Slow to grow in bed, did better in container but rabbits liked it too much. Really nice aroma. Would like to try again. |
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Reviewed on 11/09/2022 by
Saratoga MG
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Saratoga, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Seeds were very slow to germinate. Planted out as a very small transplant which took several weeks to obtain additional size. Very slow grower, as plant remained small throughout the growing season. Strongly scented, flavor similar to cilantro. |
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Reviewed on 10/17/2022 by
VVTG Warren
- An intermediate gardener
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Warren, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Tasty, unique variety. Grew successfully from transplant. |
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Reviewed on 10/16/2022 by
Cutler Botanic Garden
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Broome, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Seeds were started indoors, very small transplants- 1st planting did not survive\r\n2nd planting did not survive |
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Reviewed on 10/14/2022 by
Orleans County MGs
- An intermediate gardener
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Orleans, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Plant did not grow well in the CCE bed design, dwarfed by other plants around it. Germination was tough. Flavor very reminiscent of cilantro. |
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Reviewed on 10/11/2022 by
CCE Orrange County
- An intermediate gardener
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Orange, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Covered by neighboring plant, but held its own. Great taste! |
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Reviewed on 09/28/2022 by
Tompkins MGs
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Tompkins, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| The tiny seeds germinated slowly. Small plant was put in the ground, but did not survive. |
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Reviewed on 09/22/2022 by
CCE Nassau County NY
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Nassau, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This was a difficult plant to germinate, but once it germinated, it grew reliably. It also did better once the other nearby plants provided shade. In direct sun, the leaves became very tough, but once they were shaded, the leaves grew more tender. |
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Reviewed on 09/19/2022 by
Schuyler CCE
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Schuyler, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: Less than 6 hours per day
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| only grew about an additional inch from the initial transplant |
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Reviewed on 09/15/2022 by
nmeohen1
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Cortland, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Germintation issues. |
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Reviewed on 09/14/2022 by
CCE Rockland
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Rockland, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| After a month and a half, no germination in pots in humidity chamber. Good germination after 1 week when seeds were wrapped in wet paper towels and kept in zipped plastic bag.\r\nSet out healthy transplant at the end of June but they died after a few weeks. After reading more about this plant, the transplants might have succeeded in a shadier rather than full sun location. |
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Reviewed on 09/11/2022 by
Food bank vvtg
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Erie, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Very hard to grow..tastes like cilantro |
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