Coriander”dhania” leaves farming-how to farm the easy money making crop
Kelvin Wairimu 
Coriander is a spice crop that grows in most soils and is consumed by most people in their daily meals. Coriander “dhania” leaves farming has high returns per unit of land area, making it ideal for small and large-scale farmers in rural and urban areas.
Because it matures in about 45 days from planting, its cost of production is the lowest compared to other crops.
However, it’s the only high-quality crop that fetches high prices in the market.
How can you grow high-quality coriander in your small backyard kitchen garden or large acres of land? This is how?
Seed selection
It all starts with the right seed. Even though coriander seeds are the same across the board, seeds from different companies behave differently. Viability, purity, flowering stage, aroma, and seed dormancy vary among companies. Most customers love shiny, deep green varieties with a strong, sweet smell and without flowers and stems.
Some seeds tend to have high dormancy or are early flowering, which is bad for the farmer as they fetch low prices. Therefore, choose the one with high market acceptability when selecting a variety to plant.
Land preparation
- For excellent and high-quality produce
- Prepare the land early to ensure it’s free of weeds while ploughing it deeply to ensure the soil is as loose as possible.
- Well-decomposed manure must be mixed thoroughly with the soil, whether from cows, goats, sheep, or homemade composted manure.
- Level up and irrigate the field.
- Make shallow trenches with 10cm spacing inter-row
- Sow the seeds, cover them with a thin layer of soil, and later rinse again.
- For faster germination, mulching can be done and removed later after germination.
Management
- Keep the fields clean of weeds
- In cold and wet conditions, fungicides can be applied at low concentrations to prevent late or early blight.
- Topdressing with DAP or Urea on the 14th day can boost growth and reduce the maturity rate from 45 to 30 days. The granules or hands applying them should not contact leaves, as this can cause scorching. The ground should also be wet.
Read: How to farm kales successfully
Irrigation
On hot weather days, one can rinse twice a day. If necessary, adding mulching after topdressing can also help reduce the irrigating intervals.
Read Also: the right way to farm tomatoes for a profit
Market
Since it’s a fast-moving commodity, one can sell to sellers, buyers or retail. The price often varies with the quality, location and prevailing market prices.
Unless in the event of total crop failure caused by lack of irrigation, one cannot fail to make a profit in coriander farming
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