Our latest video helps solve the problem with salsa gardens, when cilantro and tomatoes aren’t ripe at the same time. By the time tomatoes are ripe, cilantro usually is long gone.
Cilantro is a cool-season herb, and tomatoes need heat. Those two things don’t go together well. Christy shares tricks to help solve this issue.
The Problem with Salsa Gardens – Cilantro
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Resources
Get our favorite salsa recipe here – Summer Pico de Gallo
Looking for something different? Try ground cherry salsa instead!
Here’s another video on how to grow cilantro (and parsley) so that you have an abundance
Learn how to preserve your herbs for long lasting flavor (hint: another way to time cilantro and tomatoes together) here.
Or, make a cilantro pesto, without the cheese like this.
