Cardiff Garden Blog

This picture illustrates perfectly the lifecycle of a seed.  You can see the change from seed to plant. I use a method of sowing where you leave the seed on top of the soil and cover it with vermiculite to give it an easier chance to open and grow. It also promotes better root growth.  I planted these two days ago. 

I don't claim to make the best salsa (that's something my co-workers claim) but I do like the fresh flavors from making it from my garden ingredients. I want to show you my recipe for fresh salsa.  It starts with all fresh ingredients from the garden that you can source.  Peppers, onions, garlic, cilantro, tomatillo, lime, and salt.   I like to chop them all up in half or smaller and lay on a baking sheet with parchment paper and I place in broiler for 10 mins or until blackened.     Once the peppers, onion, tomatillo and garlic has been roasted, the next step is to blend in the food processor.  After all the roasted veggies are blended, place in pot on stove low heat.  Slow and low the longer it roasts on heat the better.  But you need to constantly sitr.  Last step after it's had some time to cool I add cilantro and lime juice. I like to also add green onions in this stage as well. I use the food processor to blend ...