Gardening Tips Straight From a Non-Gardener

Welcome to the 7^thAnnual Authors in Bloom Blog Hop! Anyone who knows me is shaking their head at the thought of gaining gardening tips from a woman who is well known for her black thumb. A shocking thought when surrounded by parents who grow lush lavish gardens and gorgeous flowers, and a few siblings who have followed this path. But I’ve discussed my lack of gardening skills in the past right here, but that doesn’t mean I might not still have something to share with you.

What Tips Would a Non-Gardener Provide?

Well, most likely, not very good ones. Although I still insist that the story from years ago about me watering a fake plant were false.(Or that it must’ve been a very convincing looking fake plant.) But if you’re like me and could sustain yourself on fruit and vegetables alone, if necessary, you need to keep these tips in mind.

• Make sure you have family, or good friends, who are skilled at gardening. My father, and Father in law, keep me stocked with vegetables all summer and my favorite is the garden tomato. I discuss my envy and admiration for those who have a green thumb right here.
• Buy a big freezer to stock up all the summer goodness when the weather gets cold, or when you can buy in bulk at the store
• Share your appreciation of the goods you’ve gained from the garden by having your husband make some spook-tacular delicious salsa . The recipe is below—I told you I’d share something with you, and believe me. This salsa is well worth it! But garden tomatoes are really the key ingredient to making it so awesome in my opinion! But then again, I am a little obsessed with garden tomatoes.
• If you can’t grow them, or keep them alive, then do what you do best and write a little flash fiction story about tomatoes- like I did, right here.

A Recipe With Your Garden Goods

If you’re able to get your claws on garden tomatoes freshly ripped from the vine, you’ll be frightened at just what you might be willing to do to obtain this salsa that I originally shared on Sophia Kimble’s fabulous blog.

You’ll scream out how delicious this is as blood red ripe tomato juice trickles down your chin.   Include enough garlic to keep the vampires at bay.

Scary good Salsa

• 4-5 ripe tomatoes, chopped
• ¼ red onion, chopped
• 1 jalapeno, minced –more if you like it devilishly hot
• 8 cilantro sprigs, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced –vampires may want to omit this 
• Juice of 1 lime
• ¼ cup olive oil
• ½ teaspoon salt

Combine all ingredients together in a mixing bowl (or your cauldron). Let stand at least 15 minutes before serving.

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