Growing guide
How to grow coriander
Grown for leaves in a month or for seed in a season — a beginner’s favourite.
At a glance
- Planting window
- Seed crop: October – mid-November · Leaves: September – March in small batches
- Duration
- Leaves 30–45 days; seed 110–130 days
- Climate
- 15–25 °C
- Soil
- Loam; pH 6–8
- Water need
- Low · about 250–350 mm a season
- Seed
- About 8–10 kg per acre
- Spacing
- 30 × 10 cm
- Yield
- Seed 5–6 quintals per acre; leaves 20–30 quintals per acre.
What to do, and when
Dates assume planting around 20 Oct. Change the plan to shift them.
- Day 0 — Sow split seed: Soak for 12 hours first.
- Days 30–45 — Cut leaves (leaf crop): Or top-dress N for seed.
- Month 4 — Harvest seed: When umbels turn brown.
Varieties to consider
Buy certified seed or planting material from an authorised source.
- Hisar Anand — CCS HAU seed variety.
Water
- 4–5 irrigations for a seed crop.
- Never let it go short at: Flowering · Seed filling
Nutrition
- Dose: About 60 kg N, 40 kg P₂O₅, 20 kg K₂O per hectare
- Sowing: all P, K and half N.
- 30–40 days: remaining N.
Pests and diseases to watch
Prevent first; spray only when needed, with a product registered for the crop, at label dose.
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Yield and economics
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Where these numbers come from
- ICAR / state university general recommendation A typical range for irrigated conditions. Your soil test decides the final dose.
- Common grower practice in north India Widely followed by farmers; confirm with your KVK for your block.
- Agriculture Novel indicative estimate A planning number, not a quote. Replace it with your own costs and your mandi’s price.
