Any hostess will be happy with a juicy and fragrant greenery right on the windowsill. Various spicy herbs enjoy specially popular in such home cultivation. In this article we will talk about Kinse - spicy grass, which is also called a coriander, Chinese parsley, Kuzbara, Schlendra. Food is used by kinse leaves that resemble the leaves of parsley, and seeds. This spice is added to meat, fish and vegetable dishes, to various sauces and gravy. In addition, Kinza is known for its useful properties. Consider how to plant a cilanthole correctly, whether it is hard to grow this spice at home, how to grow a cilantro on the windowsill quickly.
Kinza at home. Botanical description
- What does Kinza look like? Kinza is a herbian annual plant belonging to the umbrella family.
- Homeland Kinza consider the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Mentions in the ancient Egyptian and Jewish manuscripts were met about this spiced grass. In the territory of Russia, they became massively growing in the first half of the 19th century.
- The kinse root system is represented by the root in the form of spindle.
- Cinse stem grows straight, can reach up to 70 cm in height. Some varieties of cilantro can reach 100 - 110 cm.
- Kinse leaves are pretty large, dissected, widespread. At the bottom of the stem, the leaves grow on long stiffs, above the stalk - on shorter, and the most upper leaves are growing without cuffs.
- Flowers Kinza in June or July Small white or pink flowers combined into umbrella infraces.
- The ripening of kinse fruit depending on the region can occur at the end of summer or at the beginning of autumn. The fruit is a solid coordinated form of a rounded form with a sharp specific smell.
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Kinse properties
Kinza - benefit
What is so useful in the cilantro? As part of this spiced grass, you can find vitamin A, C, vitamins of group B, nicotinic acid. Kinza is also rich in macro and microelements - manganese, iron, zinc, copper, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus. Thanks to this valuable composition, Kinza has a number of useful properties:
- if you regularly take a fresh greens of coriander in food, then you can fill the reserves of vitamins, useful trace elements. This backy of ancient times was considered an excellent tustling agent, a means to activate the vitality;
- kinza is able to provide antimicrobial effect. Decorations, juices, the infusions of their this grass are actively used in folk medicine for the treatment of dental diseases;
- coriander fresh greens can get rid of the unpleasant odor in the mouth and reduce the risk of caries;
- kinza can be used as a natural agent that facilitates the detection of sputum from the bronchi;
- kinza is able to provide "cleansing" impact on the body. If you regularly use this spice in food, you can reduce the content in the body of heavy metals, slags and toxins;
- kinza is an excellent natural diuretic that is widely used by folk gear for the treatment of urinary tract infections;
- kinza has a beneficial effect on the operation of the gastrointestinal tract, improves intestinal peristalsis. In countries, the kitchen of which is famous for heavy, sharp dishes, it is customary to use a cilantro in food. This herbaceous plant neutralizes gases in the intestines, reduces bloating, eliminates the feeling of gravity in the abdomen;
- linoleic acid and cinell contained in cinema are capable of providing an anesthetic effect at various inflammatory processes. If you chew a leaf of fresh cilantro, then you can take a toothpache;
- kinse recommended to regularly eat in a large number of people suffering from elevated cholesterol. This plant regulates the balance of "good" and "bad" cholesterol in the human body;
- folk Lekari often recommend eating a cilanthole to reduce the manifestations of various dermatological diseases (eczema, psoriasis);
- chinese Parsley also has a beneficial effect on the work of the cardiovascular system. Substances included in the cilantro stimulate blood formation processes;
- decorations, infusions from cilantro can have a powerful activating effect on metabolic processes in the body. This spice is very like to use people who wish to lose weight as an additive to food, as well as resolve their metabolism;
- chinese parsley gained fame and as an efficient antipyretic agent for colds;
- use the cilantro to eat useful people who experience mental loads dealing with the memorization of large amounts of information;
- many of the recipes of traditional medicine, which contain kinza, are intended to treat the ailments of the nervous system, to reduce the signs of depression, to improve sleep;
- kinza is a valuable natural remedy that has a beneficial effect on the walls of the vessels. This spicy grass can help in the treatment of ophthalmic diseases (glaucoma, keratitis);
- there is evidence that fresh greens of cilantro, regularly used in food, is able to reduce the risk of cancer tumors, reduces the rate of aging processes in the body;
- kinza - Assistant in the treatment of "female" diseases, in reducing the manifestations of premenstrual syndrome;
- kinza is an assistant and in the treatment of "male" diseases. This spice has a positive effect on potency, helps in the treatment of prostate ailments.
Kinza was widely used not only in traditional medicine and cooking, but also in cosmetology, in traditional medicine, in perfumery, in the soap industry, in printing houses, in textile production.
Kinza - harm
Despite the huge list of the useful properties of the kinse, there is a number of contraindications in which it is worth limiting or removed from the diet to this spicy culture.
- Kinza is not recommended to eat pregnant women, as well as women, baby breastfeeding.
- Kinza for some people can act as a strong allergen. If you have a predisposition to the appearance of allergic reactions, then enter the cilantro in your diet carefully.
- It is not recommended to use a cilantro in food in a large amount of people who recently suffered a heart attack or stroke.
- It is not recommended to eat cilantro to people suffering from the gastrointestinal tract in the acute phase, as well as at elevated acidity in the stomach.
- The average daily rate of kinse consumption for a healthy person - 35 gr of greenery. If you exceed this rate several times, it may appear vomiting, nausea, dizziness, discomfort in the area of \u200b\u200bthe stomach or intestines, bloating, meteorism, etc.
- If you exceed the recommended chipping volume, such unpleasant symptoms may be the appearance of such unpleasant symptoms as nervous overexcitation, implantation, drowsiness.
If you have any chronic diseases, then consult your attending physician about the use of cilantro in food. It is not worth blindly followed by any recipes of traditional medicine, which can be on your body both positive and negative impact. Of course, the use of any recipes of traditional medicine is unacceptable for the treatment of children without coordination with the doctor.
Cinse varieties for growing at home
All cilantwise varieties can be divided into 2 large groups:
- kinse leafy varieties are those varieties that quickly build up the green mass and slowly bloom;
- seed varieties of cilantro are those varieties that quickly bloom and give seeds.
For cultivation at home, it is most often chosen by leafy varieties that should also be rather unpretentious and early. Among such varieties suitable for homemade on the windowsill can be allocated as follows:
- kinza "King of the Market". The variety is early, from the moment of sowing until the first harvest takes 29-35 days. The advantage of the variety is the high yield and taste characteristics of greenery. Grow this variety of cilantroy houses are very convenient, since the plant is not demanding about temperature conditions;
- kinza "Puchkova". This campauly variety is also popular for home cultivation. Valid variety and very harvest. An adult plant has a compact form, does not exceed 40-50 cm in height. Juicy, fragrant, rich in vitamins and minerals. The grade is also not demanded of temperature conditions when growing at home;
- kinza "Borodino". The variety is early, perfectly suitable for growing on the windowsill at home. Collect juicy and fragrant greens can already be 35-45 days after landing;
- kinza "Yantar". Excellent grade of a leaf cilantro suitable for homemade cultivation. Green and unusually fragrant foliage plant forms quickly, and the seeds appear much later. Kinza can be cut for eating when reached a height of 10-12 cm;
- kinza "Early". This variety is one of the most imperative and therefore it is wonderful for growing on the windowsill. The plant is not demanding about care, even a beginner will cope with its cultivation;
- coriander "debut". The advantage of this variety is that the plant is growing equally successfully in the open soil, and at home. In the open soil, most often grown to obtain seeds. In the domestic conditions, you can get a good harvest of useful and very fragrant greenery. In order for fresh kinza to always be in the house, it is recommended to periodically make a plant. Kinza varieties "debut" grows by a compact half-scattered bush, which is also very convenient when growing on the windowsill.
Kinza at home
Kinza on the windowsill at home - what you need
So, you decided that you would grow a cilanthole at home. Prepare some materials and tools in advance that will be suitable for landing and for further plants care:
- suitable cilantables. You can purchase containers specially intended for growing plants that are sold in horticultural stores. But you can land the cilantro and in ordinary floral pots, plastic containers, tin cans;
- priming. The ideal option will be the purchase of a finished earth mix in the store, which will be enriched with all the necessary micro and macroelements, fertilizers;
- drainage. Purchase drainage will also not be difficult in any specialized store for gardeners;
- thermometer. When growing any plants in the apartment you need to have a thermometer in order to maintain a comfortable temperature. Most kinse varieties for homemade growing are cold-resistant, non-demanding heat;
- watering watering can
- spray gun for spraying plants;
- polyethylene film.
You may also need a dump for plarers or rack for tanks with cilantro, if you are going to grow a lot of greenery.
Planting Kinse at home
How to plant a cilanthole? Observe the following recommendations.
- Choose a place to land the cilantro. When choosing a place for cilantro, remember that this spicy grass came from the warm coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. Choose the most sunny and warm place in your apartment. If there is a windowsill on the south side, then the cings are exactly there.
- Select the containers for planting cilantro. The type of container in which the Chinese parsley will be grown is also very important. The ideal option is a clay tank and preferably without glazes on the surface. It is in such a pot that the plant will "breathe" the best. But you can choose and container for growing seedlings of wood or plastic. In plastic boxes, plant roots will have much more chances to start to rot. Good drainage is the most important condition for the successful cultivation of the cilantro in the container from a similar material. Of course, the container must be aesthetic, as we will grow the cilantro at home.
- We choose the soil for planting cilantro. Kinza is unpretentious to the composition of the soil. But it is better if the soil will have good water permeability and breathability. Big crop of fresh greenery you will gather with loose, fertile, soup earth. To fill the containers for planting kinse, it is quite possible to use the Earth from your garden if it has a neutral pH. The easiest way out is the purchase of finished soil in the store, which is already enriched with all the necessary elements and additives.
- Choose the right landing material. An important role belongs to the quality of the planting material. If you buy seeds, choose the freshest seeds. Only in this case you can be sure that shoots will be friendly. Sometimes the cilanthrum is grown not from seeds, but from ready-made plants that can be bought in vegetable departments of stores. It is important that the kinsee's roots are not faded, dry.
- Kintse seed planting technology. It is worth noting that the cultivation of seeds is the most preferred method. If the place for growing is chosen, selected capacities, soil, planting material, then proceed to the planting process. Kinse seeds do not need any preliminary preparation, they immediately sow them into the ground. On the bottom of the box, a pot or container, pour the drain layer, fill the containers with soil. If you go to the pot seeds, then make the wells in a depth of about 1 - 1.5 cm. Reference 2-4 cm from the edge of the pot and follow the minimum distance between the wells - 4-5 cm. In one well, put several seeds in one hole so that the shoot was 100% - th. Too frequent shootings of Kinsey, then simply go. If you grow a fiber in a long rectangular tank, it is more convenient to perplex not in the holes, and in a furrow, between which the minimum distance of 5-7 cm is left. After climbing the seeds in the ground, suck the surface to peat to avoid the formation of the crust. Moisten the ground with a spray with a spray and cover with glass or polyethylene film.
- Technology of growing "adult" kinsee at home. In stores you can buy ready-made plants that have already formed the root system. Despite the fact that Kinza does not like transplants, you can try to plant such a plant. Requirements for the soil, the capacity remain the same as when landing the cilantro seeds. The most important disadvantage of such a method of cultivation of kinse is that the plant may simply do not take care or be patients. A plus of such a method is the rapid duration of obtaining greenery.
In order to be able to tear a fresh cilantro for a longer time, make several seed landings with an interval of 10-15 days. As soon as the first "party" of Kinza will cease to intensively increase the green mass, the second "party" of fragrant spices matures.
Kinza - care at home
In order for the home kinza to be fragrant and beautiful, it is important to comply with some rules in caring for this plant. Consider the most important of them:
- immediately after sowing seed, the containers should be covered with glass or film. It is necessary in order to create a comfortable microclimate, which will stimulate the speedy germination of seeds. It is necessary to remove such a shelter immediately after the appearance of germs. Up to this point, periodically lifting the glass or film to air the container, and also remove the condensate from the surface of the underfloor material;
- after the appearance of shoots with several real leaves, ride your landing, if necessary. Leave the strongest and tall seedlings;
- it is very important to ensure sufficient flow of light kinse. If the plant is too long to be in the sun, it will stimulate the swinging. If the light is not enough, then the quality and amount of green mass will suffer. Find the "golden middle" - at least 6 hours of light, but not more than 10-12 hours. If you have a special lamp to dry out plants, then it will help you very much when growing kinse in winter;
- in order for shootouts to receive lighting uniformly on all sides, periodically unfold the capacity of 180 degrees;
- make sure that the crust is not formed on the surface of the earth. Periodically spend light loosening, in no case is not the knurful root kinse system;
- regular watering is an important part of the cilantro care at home. For the plant is equally harmful as the lack of moisture and its oversupply. For watering, use exceptionally overlaid or filtered water. Invalid watering cilantro Cold tap water, use only warm water or indoor temperature. An earthlock should not disappear. In summertime, irrigated. Watering the cilantro need more often if the air in the apartment is superfluous. In this case, kinza spraying can be carried out;
- after a leaf outlet is formed, you can feed the plant. It is best to use a ready-made comprehensive fertilizer that can be found in horticultural stores in a large assortment;
- most cilantro grades that are optimally suitable for homemade cultivation, cold-resistant and non-demanding heat. But excessive humidity, dampness and cold can provoke the development of fungal diseases. The ideal temperature for the full growth and development of Kinse House - from 14 to 22 degrees of heat;
- if the kins began to form a flowerca, then immediately break them down if you are interested in obtaining a green mass;
- if the apartment has a balcony, then the tanks with the cilancetry with the onset of a warm threshold of the year can be rearranged there. It is advisable to ensure that the plant does not stand on draft.
How to assemble the crop cilantro on the windowsill? When growing in open ground, greens are usually cut under root. But in the conditions of cultivation of the house, just cut as many leaves. How much do you need to prepare a particular dish. If you managed to grow and collect seeds, then keep them in closed capacities. Grind seeds best immediately before adding to the dish. That is how the aroma of coriander will be most saturated. Also seeds collected from cilantroy on the windowsill can be saved in paper bags for the next sowing.
Kinza at home - reviews
- Marina V. "I learned about all the charms of cultivation of Kinza at home not so long ago, spoiling such a way for my friend. I often buy fresh greens in the store, giving a lot of money. Now right on my windowsill in the kitchen there is a full-fledged mini-garden with cilantro. Now I am preparing dishes with fresh greens at any time of the year. "
- Irina P. "Kinza is my favorite spice, which I add almost to any dish. It began to grow fresh greens at home around 2 years ago. You can say, I am an "expert" in home cultivation not only kinse, but also dill, parsley. With confidence I can say that in the cultivation of kinse on the windowsill there is nothing complicated. "
- Olga V. "Once a guest I saw beautiful pots with lush green bushes on the windowsill. It was very surprised when I learned that this kinza, which my grandmother always called Kalyandra. I always add ground coriander into meat and fish dishes, but I didn't know that fresh greens also had a very pleasant spicy taste. The first experience of growing kinse on the windowsill was successful. Soil, capacitance for seedlings and seeds purchased in the store. Chose several early grades and sowed them at different times. Now I can not rejoice at my garden, which also decorates the kitchen interior. Familiar is always interested in what is "green" grows on the window. "
The most frequent errors in the cultivation of kinse home
- Error number 1. Plant a cilantro at home in one container with dill, parsley and other plants. Kinza does not like such a "neighborhood". Green mass will be increasing weakly, growth rates will be depressed.
- Error number 2. Fill the tanks for landing by any soil, which "caught under the arm". If you want to get a truly fragrant and juicy greens, then take care of the nutrition of the soil. It is better to purchase a finished earthy mix in the store.
- Error number 3. Do not overtow blooms. If you fail to break the floral kidneys in a timely manner, then the plant will send all its strength to the formation of seeds, and not to build a green mass.
- Error number 4. Transplanting the cilantro to another place of growth. Kinza is a herbian annual plant that does not tolerate any "concern" of the root system. Seying the Chinese parsley must be solely for a permanent place of growth.
Kinza - Grass with an extraordinary aroma, can decorate even the most ordinary dish. Now you know that in the cultivation of kinse at home there is nothing complicated.