This year, give your Cinco de Mayo celebration a gardener’s twist by planting a salsa garden. It’s a great way to add fresh latin flavor to any meal.
For my salsa garden I chose:
- 1 Cherokee Purple tomato
- 1 Garden Salsa chili pepper
- 1 Jalapeno peper
- Several onions (I purchased a small six-pack and shared it with friends)
- 1 cilantro
You’ll need:
- A large pot and potting soil or clear planting area in your garden that receives at least six full hours of sun per day
- One tomato cage per tomato plant
- Mulch
- A variety of salsa vegetable and herb plants
To plant your salsa garden:
- Clear your planting bed of any rocks and weeds (find container planting instructions and tips here)
- Leaving your plants in their pots, arrange them on the soil to decide where each plant will go–put the tallest plants in the back so they don’t block the sun from reaching the smaller plants
- Dig a hole for each plant slightly wider and deeper than its current pot
- Plant each plant
- Water thouroughly
- Mulch
Be sure to water regularly throughout the season and by early august, you should have all the makings of the perfect fiesta.
Have more space? Consider planting a dwarf lime tree or an indoor avocado for even more options.
Dig deeper:
A Salsa Garden with Everything but Nachos