£1.65

Tomatillo Verde 100 seeds
[VEG213]

Tomatillo Verde 100 seeds
Grown for their husk enclosed fruits. Pick fruits when green, over ripe if yellow, an easy to grow and heavy cropping variety, excellent raw or cooked in salads, salsa, Mexican dishes or Chutneys. Annual, 60 days to maturity. Mexican husk tomato, physalis philadelphica.

£1.65


Basic Information
Physalis philadelphica Sow February to April Harvest August to September. Tomatillo is becoming very popular, it is easy to grow, heavy cropping, fruits are used in salsa and Mexican cuisine. Tomatillo is grown the same way as tomato and prefers warm growing conditions, they can be grown outdoors in a warm sheltered spot after hardening off but will prefer the warmth of a greenhouse. Fruits are about the size of a large cherry tomato and are covered in a thin paper husk. Tomatillo is not self-fertile you must have a minimum of 2 plants to get fruits.