Comments on: What’s a Tomatillo?

By: Sharon Borglin

Sharon Borglin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:23:17 +0000

I found this on a website, does anyone know if it is true?

“Tomatillo plants are not self-pollinating; at least two plants are needed for both to produce fruit (each plant yields about 60 to 100 tomatillos per season). “

By: deejay

deejay — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:53:39 +0000

This is my first time growing tomatillos. Just picked my first 4 of them about 5 min ago.
I was looking for a recipe to use them in that wasn’t salsa, they grew way to easy.

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:48:36 +0000

Laura, I would cage tomatillos just like a tomato plant.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:21:34 +0000

Question: Do you cage them (tomatillos) as you would a tomato, or let them grow as they wish? Thanks.

By: Daria

Daria — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:44:04 +0000

Those empty husks will fill up eventually - I live in Maine and had to wait until almost frost for them to fill out last year. I canned about 6 jars of green salsa - yum!

By: Kalyn

Kalyn — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:08:06 +0000

I have grown tomatillos successfully here in Salt Lake, although I don’t have any growing right now. I’m intrigued by the mention of the purple tomatillo and will try to remember that for next year! I do love the flavor, and think they’re especially good in salsa, soups, and stews.

By: Joe Mikitish

Joe Mikitish — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:12:22 +0000

Here in SW Idaho (desert region) I tend to transplant (they come up volunteer) them along the edges of the garden where the sprinklers and soaker hoses don’t hit). Also, cutting them back after they bloom will send them into a production frenzy. It is worth noting that tomatillos are just like weeds in that they grow well where your average dandelion or thistle would flourish.

By: Ulrike

Ulrike — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:23:03 +0000

I don’t think, that they will grow in Northern Germany. Thanks for joining WHB