On 08/03/2014 03:10 PM, Steve Peek wrote:
On Sunday, August 3, 2014 4:13:57 PM UTC-4, Todd wrote:
On 08/03/2014 07:41 AM, Steve Peek wrote:

On Sunday, August 3, 2014 2:55:03 AM UTC-4, Todd wrote:

Hi All,







Harvested and tasted my first Tomatillo ever. �Ay, caramba!



Those things taste good! (4 grams carbs per 1/2 cup too!)







Figured out when to harvest them too. Wait for the fruit



to burst out of the wrapper, wait for the wrapper to turn



yellow, and wait for the stem to turn brown.







Wow. I could not believe how they tasted. My wife loved



them too. I can believe people make salsa out of them.







And they are growing almost out of control. I got about



25 more (green) fruit on the two of them too. I wish



tomatoes were so easy to grow. :-)







-T



Yep, they're easy. Just leave a fruit or three on the plant and they will self-sow for next year, etc... in perpetuity.





Hi Steve,



Thank you!



They were $2.00 per plant from the nursery. Is it better

to self sow or to plant them were you want? We have hard

freezing winters around here. Any problem with self sowing

(sprouts all get frozen at lesat once before planting time)?

Can you transplant them? Save the seeds?



My wife and I are still trying to describe how they taste.

Noting really gets it. The closest is delicately sweet

with a non sour citrus zest, and the slightest hint of

honeydew (melon).



-T

You can save the seeds, transplant the seedlings or whatever. They're pretty hardy. We have hard winters here as well.


Hi Steve,

If I accidentally pick one a little green, will they
ripen on the kitchen counter?

-T