21 best crops for your edible garden

Our top picks for veggies and fruits to grow at home, from tomatoes to greens

Cilantro

Cool-season herb

Tender leaves of this tap-rooted annual are indespensible for flavoring guacamole, salsas, gazpacho, and more.

Cilantro is easy to grow from seed in low, wide bowls; you just snip off outer leaves when plant reach about 8 inches tall. Plants need light shade in hottest climates. All zones. 

Cilantro grows and flowers quickly. Keep it coming by succession planting every couple of weeks.

How to grow cilantro


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