Tomatillo 'Toma Verde'
Tomatillo 'Toma Verde' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
A prolific tomatillo with fruit the size of a small tomato, it is used for authentic Mexican and salsa recipes to give a sweet tangy flavour. The flavour is tart when young and fruit becomes sweeter as it ripens. The globe-shaped, firm fruit are green when ripe.
Product: Tomatillo 'Toma Verde'
Product type: SEED (40)
Botanical name: Physalis ixocarpa
Syn.: Syn. Mexican Husk Tomato
Syn. Mexican Husk Tomato; a prolific tomatillo with fruit the size of a small tomato, it is used for authentic Mexican and salsa recipes to give a sweet tangy flavour. The flavour is tart when young and fruit becomes sweeter as it ripens. The globe - shaped, firm fruit are green when ripe.
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; harvest when the fruit is plump and the papery husk splits
40 seeds per packet
Physalis ixocarpa
Syn. Mexican Husk Tomato
Warm season annual, frost tender
Tomatillo 'Toma Verde'
A prolific tomatillo with fruit the size of a small tomato, it is used for authentic Mexican and salsa recipes to give a sweet tangy flavour. The flavour is tart when young and fruit becomes sweeter as it ripens. The globe-shaped, firm fruit are green when ripe.