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Plant a Salsa Garden
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Planting a salsa garden means you can make fresh, homemade salsa any time you want. This quick step-by-step can be completed in an afternoon, and you’ll reap the benefits all summer long. Head to www.emmamag.com/homemade-salsa for a simple and tasty salsa recipe to put the fruits of your labor to work. Don’t have a planter box? We made this one ourselves and documented it on the blog: www.emmamag.com/diy-planter-box. Happy gardening!
How to:
Materials
planter box
potting soil
plants: tomato plant, jalapeño (or other spicy pepper) plant, cilantro plant
small shovel or garden spade
watering can
No. 1 Select planter box and plants. There are many different varieties of tomatoes and spicy peppers, we chose Early Girl tomato (it’s a smaller plant size and yields ripe tomatoes earlier than most varieties) and jalapeño for the spicy pepper.
No. 2 Fill planter box with potting soil. Organic potting soil is best if possible, as it has no added chemicals that may be harmful to your plants.
No. 3 Decide where you would like to place your plants within the planter box – we put the tomato in the middle as it will be the largest of the three, and placed the others on each side.
No. 4 Dig a well for each plant then remove each plant from its store container by gently rolling the sides between your palms and flipping the plant upside down to fully remove it.
No. 5 Place each plant in desired well, pat extra soil on top to firmly root it in the soil.
No. 6 Water and fertilize your newly planted garden! We used pre-fertilized soil but container gardens need to be re-fertilized regularly to maintain the health of the soil. Water when the soil feels dry (most likely every other day) and enjoy the fruits of your labor in a few weeks!
