Tomatillo Large Green
Vegetable
- Cropping: Harvest unripe fruits July-October, or ripe fruits from August.
Description
Tomato Relative - Cordon.
Masses of purple blotched yellow flowers followed by golf ball sized, sticky fruits encased in a papery husk. Very versatile as can be used unripe in salsa, or when sweeter and fully ripe , cooked for pies and jams or simply eaten raw. Grow as you would tomatoes intermediate branching habit. Fruits over a long season, stores well in warm place.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | February to April to grow in a greenhouse. April for growing outdoors in sunny sheltered site. |
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| Sowing depth: | 6mm (¼in) |
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Sow seeds in pots or trays of good, free draining, damp seed compost and cover with a sprinkling of vermiculite or compost. Place in a propagator or seal container in a polythene bag at 18-21C (65-70F) until after germination, which takes 7-14 days.
Growing Instructions
Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots. Plant in the greenhouse in individual large pots, or 2 plants per growbag when 20cm (8in) high. Can be planted outdoors, 60cm (24in) apart once all risk of frost has passed.
Aftercare Instructions
Plants require staking for the best yields. Water and feed plants regularly with a high potash feed once the first flowers have set.
Kitchen Notes
Use green in salsa or chili sauce or sweet, ripe fruits in pies.
