Every summer since 2008 I’ve started a garden. I write “start” because in 2008 and 2009 the garden never made it much further than the initial putting seeds into the ground. For a number of excuses (Colin was a toddler and kept picking my tomatos before they were ripe, too busy to pull out the weeds, whoops–forgot to water it AGAIN, etc. etc. etc.) my ”gardening” attempts always ended as a bunch of weeds and dried up plants. I made it a goal this year to give my green thumb one more chance to prove itself. I shouldn’t speak too soon (afterall, my only harvest as of today has been one cherry bomb pepper and a handful of dill), but I think 2010 is going to be my year.
As a HUGE fan of pico de gallo, I planted mostly everything I needed to make it. For anyone interested:
Pico de Gallo:
4-6 tomatos
1/2 onion (red or yellow)
1/4-1/2 bunch cilantro
jalapeno (however much you can handle)
fresh lime juice
salt and other spices (I found a packet of salsa seasoning at the grocery store)
I’m starting to get the feeling that within the next couple of weeks I’m going to have WAY more tomatos than even I can eat (I have six different varieties of THRIVING tomato plants).
How’s your garden doing? Have a favorite salsa recipe you’d like to share with me? :)
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