Tomatillo 'Purple'
Tomatillo 'Purple' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
An heirloom variety that is prolific and productive. Fruits are 3 - 4 cm across with a dark purple skin. They have a sharper flavour than green tomatilloes and make an attractive purple salsa. The fruit is usually ripe just as it is about to fall off.
Product: Tomatillo 'Purple'
Product type: SEED (30)
Botanical name: Physalis ixocarpa
Syn. Mexican Husk Tomato; 'Purple' is an heirloom variety that is prolific and productive. Fruits are 3 - 4 cm across with a dark purple skin. They have a sharper flavour than green tomatilloes and make an attractive purple salsa. The fruit is usually ripe just as it is about to fall off.
Plant type: Warm season annual, frost tender
Plant height: 45cm high with a spread of 1 - 1.2m
Sow when: Germinate best at 18 - 28°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring - inside with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed
Subtropical: March - October in frost -free areas
Tropical: Late April - July
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Depth: 5 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Into seedling pots; liquid feed once germinated
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained, pH 5.8 - 7
Details: To transplant: remove seed leaves, plant deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves; this increases rooting and speeds maturity; keep well fertilised and evenly watered
Harvest: 60 - 80 days
30 seeds per packet
Physalis ixocarpa
Warm season annual, frost tender
Tomatillo 'Purple'
An heirloom variety that is prolific and productive. Fruits are 3 - 4 cm across with a dark purple skin. They have a sharper flavour than green tomatilloes and make an attractive purple salsa. The fruit is usually ripe just as it is about to fall off.