Is there any way to salvage a coriander plant when it does this, or am I best to mulch it and start from scratch?
My parsley is looking like it is about to do the same thing. Is there any way to prevent it and help it continue producing?
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Coriander goes to seed quickly in warm weather. Let it self-sow and you'll get new plants.
Parsley likewise will self-sow if you let it.
It's not really possible to have a continuous plant to pick from due to the life cycle of these plants. But if you let them self-sow, you'll probably end up with surplus, which you can dry or freeze for use when you don't have productive plants.
Ah ok, thank you!
Is there a world where I can have a neverending supply of these herbs (parsley, basil, coriander, etc.) - maybe having a few different crops at different stages of growth?
It might depend on where you live. For example, basil is frost sensitive, so where I live it won't survive outdoors in winter. Coriander races to seed in heat, so even staggered plantings won't help a whole lot in a hot summer. Parsley might do okay with a few planted at different times of year; at least it seems less driven by season than the other two, in my limited experience.
You could have more success with indoor pots, if that's an option for you (that said, I've recently had a parsley plant going to seed in my kitchen, so results will vary).
And if the plants start flowering you can prolong their usefulness by pinching off the flowering stems - though that only buys you some time, rather than preventing the process entirely.