How to Grow Your Own Tacos Garden
Grow your own tacos?! Okay, so we're definitely not growing a tortilla shell right out of the ground, and seasoned beef doesn't sprout from a seed, but every food-lover knows that to make a taco really pop, you need the freshest of ingredients.
We're talking about cilantro, scallions, radishes, & greens to give your loaded shells the satisfying crunch and flavor that only the best quality produce can provide. Nothing beats growing your own and harvesting from tabletop-to-taco!
No more of that wilted, moldy cilantro or pesticide-ridden greens from the grocery store. Grow a garden in a bucket and produce your own fresh ingredients for the most decadent taco bar (and save your grocery list for the margarita supplies).
Grow Your Own Tacos Kit Ingredients List:
Arugula
Arugula
- Fast-growing greens
- Baby greens are more tender, larger/older leaves have more of a "kick"
- Harvest outer leaves of each plant for continuous growth
- Healthy for bones, eyesight, and may lower risk of cancer
Harvesting arugula greens
Cilantro
Cilantro
- The necessary fresh herb for a variety of culinary uses!
- Harvest when 6" tall by cutting outer leaves (take 1/3 of plant at a time for continuous growth)
- High in antioxidants
Harvesting cilantro greens to keep plants from producing seeds
Baby scallions sprouting
Scallions
- Scallions will take a little longer to mature completely, but all parts of the plants are edible
- Harvest just like chives to use in recipes--the scallion bulb will form later
- High in vitamin K (great for strengthening bones), vitamin A (good for vision), and vitamin B-6 (mood-booster)
Ruby Streaks mustard greens
Ruby Streaks
- A fast-growing purple variety of mustard greens
- Nice fresh addition to tacos, as well as salads and scrambles
- Harvest outer leaves of each plant for continuous growth
- Mustard greens are considered "superfoods" because they significantly detoxify your liver and blood, and are high in fiber & vitamin C
Harvest mustard greens just like other cut greens--in this case, it is very similar to arugula
Radish roots close-up
Valentine's Day Radish
- Red, pink, purple & white roots
- Pull out extra sprouts (even if there are a bunch) leaving just about 2-3 so the bulbs have room to grow out of the hole in the Seedsheet fabric
- Greens are edible too!
- Harvest when bulb is showing, about 3 weeks after planting
How to Thin Radish Seedlings
Purple Plum Radish
Purple Plum Radish
- Purple-root variety
- "Thin" extra sprouts leaving just about 2-3 so the bulbs have room to grow
- Flash-cook greens in a hot pan to wilt (similar to spinach)
- Harvest when bulb is showing, about 3 weeks after planting
White Icicle Radish
White Icicle Radish
- White-root variety resembling a mini-daikon
- "Thin" extra sprouts leaving just about 2-3 so the bulbs have room to grow
- Greens are edible too
- Harvest when bulb is showing, about 3 weeks after planting
Get fancy at your next dinner party or give the gift of a taco garden:
Think of "tacos" as a blank canvas for the ultimate crowd-pleasing dinner party. Cook up your favorite fillings and brag about these homegrown, colorful additions to line up on your toppings bar (really making it photo-op ready).
Pro-tip: This is the kind of gift you give someone who has everything. Welcome to gardening made fun (this ain't your grandma's garden).
Grow Your Own Tacos Kit at about 2 weeks old.
Recipes for your Tacos Seedsheet harvests:
Taco Seedsheet growing tips:
- The Tacos Seedsheet can be grown outside in full-sun during your climate zone's frost-free parts of the year. All 7 varieties will be ready to harvest after about 4 weeks, so count backwards at least a month before the first frost if planting outdoors.
- Herbs and greens will grow back so you can come and cut again each week, depending on how much you harvest.
- Use organic fertilizer for optimal production and growth.
- Keep the growing-going! Move your container garden to a sunroom or south-facing window when the temperatures start to dip too low.
- Get a jump start in the spring: plant your Tacos Kit indoors in a sunny window right around your last frost and move it outside once the temperatures are consistently above freezing.
- Not ready to plant right now? Seedsheets have a 1-year shelf life! Plan to plant yours, of give the gift of a garden to share this DIY fresh herbs hack with a friend.
Growing inside?
Check out our blog post with the essential tips you need to grow taco ingredients year-round in the comfort of your own home!
Grow your own fresh ingredients indoors all-year round.