Cilantro

I don't know if you have noticed, but if you try to look up almost any plant in a gardening book or online, the instructions will always make them sound like they are fussy and hard to grow.  Some, of course, deserve it--like African violets.  I know there are people who can grow the darn things, but the last time someone gave me one, I just threw it straight into the trash.  That is where it was going to end up anyway, and I believe in saving time and frustration. 

This spring, we have been enjoying a great deal of fresh cilantro from our garden.  When did I plant it?  I didn't.  Or, technically, I planted it last year, but nowhere near where it has chosen to grow this year.  On the back of the packet and online, one would get the impression that it's fussy.  I particularly enjoy the "you must soak the seeds to get them to germinate" part.  Actually, what seems to be working really well for me is the "plant something else and wait for the cilantro to pop up right beside it" approach, but I guess that wouldn't sound nearly as good on the seed packet....