Cilantro

Use our zone-based planting guide to know when to plant cilantro.

Plant name Zone Start seeds indoors (spring/fall) Start seeds outdoors (spring/fall) Plant seedlings/transplants outdoors (spring/fall) Plant spacing # plants per person
Cilantro 3a Not recommended On/around May 15 (after last frost) May 30-June 15 6-8 inches 1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 3b Not recommended On/around May 15 (after last frost) May 30-June 15 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 4a Not recommended On/around May 15 (after last frost) May 30-June 15 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 4b Not recommended On/around May 15 (after last frost) May 30-June 15 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 5a Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) April 30-May 15 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 5b Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) April 30-May 15 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 6a Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) April 30-May 15 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 6b Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) April 30-May 15 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 7a Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) April 30-May 15 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 7b Not recommended On/around April 15 (after last frost) April 30-May 15 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 8a Not recommended Sept. 15-March 1 Nov. 1-April 1 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 8b Not recommended Sept. 15-March 1 Nov. 1-April 1 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 9a Not recommended Oct. 1-Jan. 30 Nov. 15-April 15 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 9b Not recommended Oct. 1-Jan. 30 Nov. 15-April 15 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 10a Not recommended Oct. 15-March 15 Dec. 1-May 30 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 10b Not recommended Oct. 15-March 15 Dec. 1-May 30 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 11a Not recommended Oct. 15-March 15 Dec. 1-May 30 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)
Cilantro 11b Not recommended Oct. 15-March 15 Dec. 1-May 30 6-8 inches
1-2 (more if preserving coriander seeds)

* Cilantro can be succession planted by planting new seeds every two weeks until midsummer. You can also try sowing a second round in fall.