Soooooooo, for those who haven't been following the journey, let me catch you up....
I adore cilantro and can't grow it. I tried. I tried so much.
Then it accidentally seeded itself into my rose bush bed.
And proceeded to survive through intensest heat and coldest freezes and a 30" blizzard and now we're going into year 2 of this magical substance.
In the fall I let it go to seed to start the magic over.
And to seed it did.
EVERYWHERE!!!
Here is the wildflower bed across the sidewalk from where I've let the cilantro grow...
I came out in the spring to a carpet of mini cilantro seedlings.
Oh plants, why can't you grow this way when I want you to?!!
Aaaaand, here's the cilantro and Daylily jungle; the area that started the adventure (and helped inspire this blog!):
That was taken a bit back; it's actually worse now - so thick and tall with me having to pull off heads so we don't get more seeding!
But the great news is....
The cilantro transplants actually took in my edible garden last fall!!!!
This means, that I can harvest the forest of cilantro from the flower bed, make a crap-ton of guacamole and then, my little friends, you are gone!
It's been wonderful having you...you have been a light in the darkness - the reminder that accidents can be wonderful! You've been a constant source of deliciousness through all seasons, all weather, and in a myriad of dishes.
But now it's time to die.
Give the bed back to the flowers and for the love of weeding, please stop seeding yourself in any and every bed!!
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