The taste of fresh salsa made up of homegrown ingredients from your garden can spice up a meal like nothing else. and since most, if not all, of the ingredients will be coming from your backyard garden, making it is as easy as can be.
See also: Here's how to grow a pizza garden
And this: Grow a Smoothie Garden
What to plant:
- Tomatoes: Plant meaty, full-flavored ones, Amish Pastes, Beefsteaks, like Romas, San Marzanos, or Brandywines.
- Hot Peppers: plant a mix: JalapeƱos, Serranos or Anaheims for the flavor and some heat, HabaƱeros for extreme heat, and Poblanos if you would like to roast the peppers for a smoky salsa.
- Cilantro: You'll have to plant this every 2-3 weeks through the summer so you won't run out (it can wilt in the heat or go to seed, so you’ll want a fresh supply).
- Garlic: For an early harvest, it's best to plant in the fall, so you can harvest and eat the bulbs in June.
- Onions: Scallions, or green onions, usually are quicker to mature than other common types of onions, and don't take up a lot of space in the garden, so they are the best choice for a salsa garden.
Other herbs to plant: Oregano, Parsley, Basil,and Mint are all excellent additions to a salsa garden.
Planting plan for a 4x4 foot salsa garden:
Here is an example of how to plant your salsa garden. The set up allows for some interpretation depending on your taste.
You can get more info from this book "
All New Square Foot Gardening II" This book has helped me become quite the small space gardener. t's got a lot of great information. It covers a lot of topics, And it's laid out clearly with illustrations and photos.