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Herbs
Coriander, Parsley & Dill
Three of the most-used kitchen herbs, and three very different growing personalities.
Get your planting dates
This guide covers how to grow, harvest and keep coriander, parsley & dill, deliberately without sowing dates,
because the right date depends entirely on your climate zone. GardenBuddy's planting calendar
covers all seven Australian climate zones and will tell you exactly when to sow where you live.
Growing
Coriander bolts fast in heat and prefers cooler conditions. Parsley is biennial, slow to germinate, and tolerant of both sun and part shade. Dill prefers full sun and, like coriander, bolts quickly in heat.
Common problems
- Coriander and dill both bolt fast in warm weather, this is normal, not disease
- Parsley's slow, patchy germination is typical, soak seed overnight before sowing
- Swallowtail caterpillars on parsley and dill (leave a few, they're a butterfly you likely want in the garden)
Harvest
Pick outer leaves/stems regularly for all three. Once any of them bolts, the leaves turn bitter, let it flower for the bees or for seed instead.
Preserving this crop
Best suited to:
Seed saving
Difficulty: Easy. All three self-pollinate readily. Let seed heads dry fully on the plant (coriander seed is also the spice), then collect before they shatter and scatter naturally.