Some plants are just more prone to bolting due to their genetics. For instance, specific varieties of lettuce or cilantro are ...

Growing cilantro is easy, but this cool-weather herb quickly flowers and goes to seed as temperatures rise. This can be ...

bolt into tiny delicate blossoms, and then dry. However, most people are primarily interested in the leaves. "When harvesting cilantro, I always start with the outer leaves first," says Austin.