When to plant Coriander in Santa Clara County, California, United States

Coriander can be planted after April 01, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 40°F and 86°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Coriander in Santa Clara County

Coriander needs on average between 42 and 61 days to mature and produce harvest.

Santa Clara County has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Coriander

• April 01 to June 09

  Coriander needs on average between 42 and 61 days to mature and produce harvest. With 70 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• October 08 to November 20

  This Coriander growing season in Santa Clara County is quite short, with only 44 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Planting Coriander in Santa Clara County before April 01 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Coriander in Santa Clara County, some extra steps can be taken to extend growing season.

Start seeds indoors

When starting seeds indoors, it is possible to guarantee best possible conditions for young seedlings. Consistent temperature range, adequate watering and ample light (natural, supplemented with artifitial grow lights) will ensure you have strong and healthy seedlings just in time for transplanting into soil.

It takes 42 days on average for Coriander to sprout, and grow big enough to be ready for transplanting.

Santa Clara County has 2 distinct seasons for growing Coriander

• In order to get plants ready for April 01 seeds should be started indoors bwetween February 18 and April 09

  Seeds started after April 09 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Coriander needs on average between 42 and 61 days to mature and produce harvest. With 70 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• In order to get plants ready for October 08 seeds should be started indoors bwetween August 27 and September 20

  Seeds started after September 20 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Coriander growing season in Santa Clara County is quite short, with only 44 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 86°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Coriander, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Santa Clara County, California