Easy tips for Growing Tomatillos in your own garden
Interested in growing tomatillos? Tomatillos are similar to tomatoes, but with a papery husk. Some even refer to them as husk tomatoes. They remind me of little Chinese lanterns. Such an interesting plant, and such a wonderful addition to a culinary garden too!
Interested in growing tomatillos? Tomatillos are similar to tomatoes, but with a papery husk. Some even refer to them as husk tomatoes. They remind me of little Chinese lanterns. Such an interesting plant, and such a wonderful addition to a culinary garden too!
Looking ahead to growing tomatillos in the summer
This time of year, with workdays spent in a second-floor classroom looking out over a gray-and-white landscape, and long dark evenings filled with lesson plans and marking papers, it helps to have this weekly ritual, this column to write.
This time of year, with workdays spent in a second-floor classroom looking out over a gray-and-white landscape, and long dark evenings filled with lesson plans and marking papers, it helps to have this weekly ritual, this column to write.
Summer Crops: How to Grow Tomatillos
Grow this Mexican native for the freshest salsa verde — and for fewer problems than its tomato cousins.
Tomatillos, also called husk tomatoes, are an essential ingredient for many Mexican dishes, including salsa verde and enchiladas verde. They're also tasty whether eaten raw or cooked, so why not add them to your edible garden?
Grow this Mexican native for the freshest salsa verde — and for fewer problems than its tomato cousins.
Tomatillos, also called husk tomatoes, are an essential ingredient for many Mexican dishes, including salsa verde and enchiladas verde. They're also tasty whether eaten raw or cooked, so why not add them to your edible garden?
Your Guide To Tomatillos
Tomatillos can be a very foreign piece of produce if you’ve never even held one. I know, because that was my predicament.
Tomatillos can be a very foreign piece of produce if you’ve never even held one. I know, because that was my predicament.
Another reason to grow tomatillos: long storage, easy keepers
Last year was my first time growing tomatillos, and I harvested a bunch the day before our first hard freeze in November. They aren't a food I really know how to use, so they sat in their husks on my countertop in a bowl.
Last year was my first time growing tomatillos, and I harvested a bunch the day before our first hard freeze in November. They aren't a food I really know how to use, so they sat in their husks on my countertop in a bowl.
How to Plant, Grow, and Save Seeds from Tomatillo
Tomatillo is a frost-sensitive, warm season crop. Sow tomatillo seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last spring frost. Plant tomatillo seeds ¼” deep into small containers full of potting soil. Seeds will take one to two weeks to germinate.
Tomatillo is a frost-sensitive, warm season crop. Sow tomatillo seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last spring frost. Plant tomatillo seeds ¼” deep into small containers full of potting soil. Seeds will take one to two weeks to germinate.
Growing Tomatillos
Tomatillos originated in Mexico and are a staple food there. They are part of the nightshade family. Growing tomatillos was new to me this year but thought I’d try them as I like green tomatillo salsa.
Tomatillos originated in Mexico and are a staple food there. They are part of the nightshade family. Growing tomatillos was new to me this year but thought I’d try them as I like green tomatillo salsa.
Growing Tomatillos in Pots
Growing tomatillos in containers is surprisingly easy if you have sun, good potting soil, and an extra large pot. Tomatillos are not only tasty and make fabulous salsa, they are gorgeous and exotic looking.
Growing tomatillos in containers is surprisingly easy if you have sun, good potting soil, and an extra large pot. Tomatillos are not only tasty and make fabulous salsa, they are gorgeous and exotic looking.
How to Harvest Tomatillos From Your Garden
Tomatillos are fun to grow in the garden, and there are tons of yummy uses for them in the kitchen. If you’re new to growing this cool vegetable in your garden, it can be tricky to know when and how to harvest tomatillos.
Tomatillos are fun to grow in the garden, and there are tons of yummy uses for them in the kitchen. If you’re new to growing this cool vegetable in your garden, it can be tricky to know when and how to harvest tomatillos.
New Jersey gardens: Weight Watchers recipes inspire tomatillo planting
Tomatillos are a staple at my local produce store, but I have yet to try them in my own kitchen.
Tomatillos are a staple at my local produce store, but I have yet to try them in my own kitchen.
Organic purple tomatillos from Burpee seed company
Tomatillos also can be grown from seed, but it's too late to do so this year. Like tomatoes, peppers and eggplants, tomatillos have a long growing season and need to be started indoors to have time to produce fruit.
Tomatillos also can be grown from seed, but it's too late to do so this year. Like tomatoes, peppers and eggplants, tomatillos have a long growing season and need to be started indoors to have time to produce fruit.
Growing tomatillos in the Cool Pacific NorthWest
The tomatillo plants did well even with the cold spring and the sheet mulched garden. I’m planning on expanding my garden again this year by sheet mulching and will likely use tomatillos as one of the plants in the newly mulched areas. I plan to double the number of tomatillo plants I grow. Six or eight plants should provide enough tomatillos to try canning or freezing some tomatillo salsa this year.
The tomatillo plants did well even with the cold spring and the sheet mulched garden. I’m planning on expanding my garden again this year by sheet mulching and will likely use tomatillos as one of the plants in the newly mulched areas. I plan to double the number of tomatillo plants I grow. Six or eight plants should provide enough tomatillos to try canning or freezing some tomatillo salsa this year.
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