Description
Physalis philadelphica
Key ingredient in salsa verde. Like a tart, crisp tomato!
These versatile summer staples are delicious blended raw into bright, tart, juicy salsas frescas, or you can roast or cook them for a deeper, more savory flavor and a softer, thicker texture. Harvest when fruits fill out the husk. Plants will sprawl on the ground when laden with heavy fruit set if not trellised, which works, but trellising makes for easier harvesting! Can self-sow.
Seeds grown by Field Goods Farm in Boise, Idaho.
200 seeds.
Directions: Start indoors 6-8 weeks before frost and transplant after frost. Or direct seed after danger of frost has passed. Cross pollination is required for fruit, so plant at least two plants. Tomatillos reseed the following year. Plants will sprawl on ground if not trellised, which works, but trellising is easier if you can!
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Planting Depth |
Plant Spacing |
Days to Germination |
Days to Maturity |
|
¼” |
18” |
7-14 |
90-100 |