06/26/2026
**Everyone thinks cilantro is a summer crop... but that’s actually why so many people struggle to grow it! 🌿👇**
Cilantro is naturally a **cool-season herb**, thriving in the cooler temperatures of fall, winter, and early spring. When the weather heats up, it quickly “bolts” (flowers and goes to seed), leaving you wondering what went wrong.
If you’re growing cilantro during the summer, here’s the secret:
🌿 Plant it where it gets **afternoon shade**.
🍅 One of my favorite tricks is growing it underneath tomato plants. As the tomatoes mature, they provide natural shade during the hottest part of the day while still allowing plenty of morning sunlight through.
A few more cilantro tips:
✨ Succession sow every 2–3 weeks for a continuous harvest.
✨ Harvest the outer stems first, allowing the center to continue producing.
✨ Keep the soil consistently moist—cilantro doesn’t like drying out.
✨ If your cilantro begins to flower, don’t pull it! The flowers attract beneficial pollinators, and the seeds become coriander for your spice cabinet.
✨ Cilantro makes a wonderful companion plant alongside tomatoes, peppers, spinach, lettuce, kale, and onions.
✨ Its fragrant flowers attract hoverflies, lacewings, and parasitic wasps—beneficial insects that help keep aphids under control naturally.
Gardening is often about working *with* nature instead of against it. Once you understand what a plant naturally wants, growing it becomes so much easier.
🌱 Do you love cilantro... or are you one of the people who thinks it tastes like soap? 😂
For even more gardening tips and a full breakdown, head over to my YouTube channel!
