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Tomatillo, Green- Live Plant PRE-ORDER
  • Tomatillo, Green- Live Plant PRE-ORDER
  • Tomatillo, Green- Live Plant PRE-ORDER
Tomatillo, Green- Live Plant PRE-ORDER

Physalis philadelphica
$4.25
Description

No shipping. Pre-orders must be picked up in person in Gainesville, Florida at GROW HUB Nursery 2900 NE 8th Avenue. 

Plants are usually available end of February through early March of 2027 depending on the season. We will email you when your order is ready for pick up. Please do not arrive until you have received our message. 

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**MUST HAVE TWO FOR CROSS POLLINATION**

If you can grow tomatoes, you can grow tomatillos! These are so tasty and fun to grow, great for using in salsas and other Mexican style cuisine. Large, flat-round green fruits are ready when the husk peels back. You must grow at least 2 for them to cross pollinate and set fruit.

Photo borrowed from Johnny's Selected Seeds (source of the seeds)
Product details
  • One tomatillo plant in a 4.5" pot
  • Indeterminate. Large green husk-covered fruit
  • 75 days from transplant to harvest
  • Seeds sourced from Johnny's Organic Seeds
How to grow

Plant outdoors when frost is out of the way, or earlier if possible, but be ready to cover. When ready to go outdoors, plant deeply, removing bottom stems that are still tender and bury the tomato as deep as you can up to the next lowest branch. They will form roots along the stem and be much stronger. Be sure to water in well especially the first week or two. Mulch with straw, pine needles or leaves to conserve moisture and avoid soil splashing onto plants during rain. Stake and trellis for best results and trim lower leaves to keep from touching the soil.
How to save seeds

Tomato seeds should be fermented to remove the outer jelly-like coating on the seed before storage. Squeeze seeds into a jar and let sit for 24-72 hours, depending on how fast it goes. Stir every day and observe the natural and desired layer of mold that begins forming. Rinse and strain seeds if it seems like the jelly coating has been removed. Good seeds sink, bad ones float. Drain the bad ones off with the debris, using fresh water a few times till clear. Dry on a cloth napkin or coffee filter (not paper towel, newspaper etc., it sticks) for several days and then store somewhere cool, dark and dry. Tomato seeds last many years if kept in good conditions.

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