Now shipping FRESH culantro seed !
Appx 15% savings in "Special Order # 2" ( 5 packets) see below !
Culantro (Eryngium Foetidum) is a flavorful herb used in caribbean cooking. Puerto Rico uses it extensively in all kinds of stews, soups, beans, asopao, etc. It is a more flavorful substitute for Cilantro for all your culinary creations. It is definitely NOT EASY to come by the seeds for this fragrant herb until now. Another name for this herb in Puerto Rico is RECAO. In Asia it is also known as Long Coriander. Culantro is also known as: ngo-gai, spirit weed, long coriander, false coriander, shadon beni, black benny, recao de monte, Mexican coriander, and well over 65 more names in different parts of the world.
View several Photos from our customers with their Culantro Pots... click here
Links
http://newcrop.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1999/v4-506.html
(A very informative paper )
Tips on growing Culantro
I receive many e-mails requesting information on How to Grow Culantro. I have been handling these e-mails on a one on one basis and will continue to do so if needed. Here are the directions for easily growing your Culantro. First bear in mind that Culantro likes the shade and will not survive Full Sun. Also it loves moisture NOT wetness! Culantro seeds have a very short germination window, so seeds should be used within three months of purchase. With these things in mind here are the tips on how to grow Culantro.
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Feedback from Customers attempting to get their Culantro going !
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11-14-2008
Here is the most recent from the Island of Guam and what a customer and friend is doing with their Culantro..
Hi, I thought I'd send you my culantro video that we posted in YouTube. Hope you enjoy it.
Click on the link for youtube below.
Regards, Tom and Marianne Blas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSDzgYHL4q4
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For those of you with automatic sprinklers, here is an idea......
27 June 2008
| Name | Flory Loughead |
| Subject | recao & ajies dulces |
| Comments | I am too lazy to germinate the seed the way you
suggested so... Last Sunday (I received the seeds a while back, was waiting for warmer weather.) I took two clay pots, filled them with soil, sprinkled the seeds on the soil and watered them well. Daytime temps in the 80's; nightime in the high 50's. I placed the pots at the foot of a shrub - warm and shady. We have automatic sprinklers so they get watered every morning. By Thursday the seeds had sprouted, you can sit and watch them grow; they are doing just fine. |
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Culantro grown in N.Y. State
9/25/08
Here in upstate New York the summers are really short and this last one was too rainy and cool but I got to grow the recao seeds. I'm looking forward to grow them again next year. What I do is I place the trays in a sunny window where they can get direct sun. The soil needs to be kept moist at all times otherwise they dry too quick. They last about 2 months or longer. It's better start the seeds inside or in a porch since this area gets a lot of rain and they will drown. thanks again and I will be ordering more seeds soon. Have a good day.
Myngo
More from New York.....
3/5/2009
I just wanted to let you know that the recao seeds that I bought last year grew beautifully. I started them indoors, they took about 6 weeks to germinate. I did not bury them. I kept them in shade and they did not do so well. I attributed this to the sun in New York, (our sun is not as strong.), once I placed them in full sun, and covered them with plastic, they took off! I was able to make sofrito, and also cook with them, not bad for the first time growing them! Thank you so much, and I look forward to my next purchase of seeds from you. Thanks again!
Andrew Scott
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How To Order
Price $3.75 per packet of seed
One packet of Culantro seeds containing (Over 100++ seeds) and it includes postage and handling.
Method of payment: Checks will have to clear the bank before we ship! Money Orders will ship right away !...
U.S.A. Only!
Mail your order with payment stating what you would like to order and how many of each, include your check or money order for the total amount made out to:
Jose Puras
1124 Hooper Ave. N.E.
Palm Bay, Fl 32905
Please make checks and Money Orders payable to: Jose Puras
You should find it quite easy to handle the credit card ordering. Here are the steps:
How to Order with Credit Card Via PayPal
1- Find below the PayPal Logo That says and click on it.
2- That will take you to the PayPal SECURE website where you enter the number of packets you would like of the seed and it will give you a total and process you credit card charge. If you would like to continue purchasing other seeds, when you tell it how many packets you want of the particular seed, just click on the Logo "Continue Shopping", and it will bring you back to the website so you can select other seeds and add to your Shopping Cart. It will keep track of the seeds you want, and the amount. When you want no more, just click on "Secure Checkout" and there you will see a list with all the seeds you have selected with a total according to the number of packages.
5- PayPal will then require you enter the Credit Card Info in a highly secure format, and you have just placed the order. Even before you get out of the website, an order is generated by PayPal to me at www.caribbeanseeds.com to ship the order to you. Once I process the order I send you a confirmation e-mail of the order and when it shipped. It usually ships the same day if you get the order in before 12:00 Noon EST
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U.S. Only
Shipping and handling included in prices.
Special Order # 2
5 Culantro Packets with 100 ++ seeds each .......$16.00
That's appx 15% discount and shipping is included in the price.
