Culantro

Culantro Care

Eryngium Foetidum

What is the plant

While the appeal of cilantro's flavor may be up for debate, one thing we do know is that cilantro is a cool-season herb. As the temperatures rise, culantro is a savory alternative. This herb grows best in summer heat and thus fills the flavor void for cilantro lovers who still want garden-fresh flavor.Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) is a biennial herb commonly grown in the Caribbean and Central America. In Puerto Rico, where it is used in a variety of dishes, it is called recao. Other names for this herb include Puerto Rican coriander, black Benny, saw leaf herb, Mexican coriander, fitweed, or spirit weed. Here's a fun fact: culantro is a key ingredient in the popular sauce sofrito, which also includes garlic, onions, and peppers.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

15°C - 30°C

Hardiness zone

min 10b

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
even though the soil moisture needed for optimal health of a plant can vary from herb to herb, culantro requires that you keep the soil moist evenly. Also, ensure that water is moderate.
Pruning
Remove any flower buds that appear to keep the plant going longer and the leaves more palatable.To harvest: cut leaves individually as needed.
Sunlight
Unlike some herbs such as basil that requires full sunlight, culantro prefer and grow best in a partly shaded light condition. When you plant this herb in shady conditions, they will produce greener and high-quality leaves. But if they receive too much light, they might abandon leaf growth almost completely and rapidly produce seeds and flowers.

Disease diagnosis

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Soil
Culantro needs well prepared, well-drained fertile soil, rich in organic matter, capable of holding moisture for a longer period of time, in a warm location. A variable pH of 4.5-7.5 favors its growth that is why it can be seen growing at some location where no attention was paid for its growing & it just happened due to the seed shedding of the plants previously grown in your garden.
Temperature
The outdoor growing temperature for culantro is between 70-degree Fahrenheit and 90-degree Fahrenheit. Also, the soil temperature should be kept between 75-degree Fahrenheit as the minimum requirement and 80-degree Fahrenheit as the maximum requirement.
Container
You can grow culantro in a container or planted directly into the ground.