Side by side
Compare plates
Lay two plants next to each other — uses, risks, and whether either has a grow guide.
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Cilantro
Coriandrum sativum
The herb people argue about — leaf for salsa, seed for digestion. A two-crop kitchen annual.
Flavor
Leaf is polarizing: citrus-green or soap. Seed is warm, orange-peel, and sweet-spice.
Symptoms
indigestion, bloating, nausea
In favor
Two harvests from one sowing
Days to harvest
30–45 days for leaf; 90–110 days for ripe seed
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Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
The garnish that is actually a mineral-green — a kitchen herb with a traditional kidney-and-breath record.
Flavor
Green, mineral, a little peppery — curly is milder, flat-leaf is louder.
Symptoms
indigestion, water retention, bad breath
In favor
Always in the kitchen
Against
Seed and oil are not food doses
Days to harvest
70–90 days from sow to a useful bunch