If you’ve ever planted coriander then you know it’s a one crop that definitely requires a lot of water. It’s a crop that would demand very little of a farmer except water and good soils that are weed free. So if you planning to plant the crop and you already got an irrigation system in place then you good to go.
And if already have that in place, have your well made bed and already laid down your drip lines and was stuck on how to go about planting your quality seeds, then allow me to take you through it. First, make shallow trenches on both sides, along the entire length of your drip lines. Don’t make horizontal lines cutting from one drip line to the next, that’s not advisable as the seeds in the middle won’t get enough water. After making your trenches you’ll find that you have four trenches if your drip is a two line system, and six trenches if yours is a three line system.
Next. After making your trenches you’ll need to apply manure in your trenches if you have, and if you had not already mixed with your soil as you prepared your beds. I don’t advice inorganic fertilizers on coriander, but maybe you can use DAP or something. But you need some fertilizer, preferably organic.
After that get your quality seeds and start planting in the trenches, ensuring they’re not congested together. Then lightly cover the trenches with soil after you’ve planted. You can use a watering can to water the beds just to uniformly dampen the soils then mulch using dry grass free of pests and weeds. Then open your taps and let water run through the drips to ensure they’re working fine. After that, if there are no rains you’ll be irrigating your beds at least twice a day, in the morning and evening for about two hours each session. Wait for your seeds to germinate then remove the mulch.