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Purple de Milpa Tomatillo Seeds

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70 days. Physalis ixocarpa. Open Pollinated. Purple de Milpa Tomatillo. This early-maturing plant produces good yields of small to medium-sized tomatillos. A popular heirloom tomatillo variety, prized for its purple-tinged fruits and sharp, intense, or sweet-tangy flavor, valued for salsa verde, roasting, stewing, and fresh use. A family in Mexico grew this variety unattended in a cornfield. It stores fresh for several weeks. Excellent for making salsa. A papery husk surrounds them, turning from green to brown as they ripen and splitting open when they are ready to harvest. An heirloom variety from Mexico.
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70 days. Physalis ixocarpa. Open Pollinated. Purple de Milpa Tomatillo. This early-maturing plant produces good yields of small to medium-sized tomatillos. A popular heirloom tomatillo variety, prized for its purple-tinged fruits and sharp, intense, or sweet-tangy flavor, valued for salsa verde, roasting, stewing, and fresh use. A family in Mexico grew this variety unattended in a cornfield. It stores fresh for several weeks. Excellent for making salsa. A papery husk surrounds them, turning from green to brown as they ripen and splitting open when they are ready to harvest. An heirloom variety from Mexico.

 

Lot No: 103558

Germination: 86%

 

Seeds Per Pound: 300,000

 

Plant Height: 48” tall

 

Planting Season: Spring

 

Sunlight Requirement: Full Sun

 

Planting Method: Indoor Sow

Tomatillo Physalis ixocarpa

 
Seed Depth Soil Temp. for Germination Days to Germination Sunlight Requirements Planting Time
1/4" 80 F to 85 F 7 to 14 days Full Sun Spring
USDA Hardiness Zone Seed Spacing Row Spacing Space After Thinning Days to Harvest
N/A 1" 48" 36" 60 - 90 days
Tomatillo Seed Planting Information:

Tomatillo plants should grow in warm areas and receive plenty of sunlight, so choose a sunny spot in the garden. Tomatillos grow much like tomatoes, but faster. The fruit grows inside a husk. Relocate your plants in different parts of your garden each year to avoid diseases. Optimum temperatures for growing tomatillos are between 65°F and 85°F. Plant your seeds indoors 3 to 6 weeks before setting outside. When seedlings are 4" tall, transplant them in larger pots. Plants should be at least 10" tall before transplanting outdoors. Place plants outdoors in a shady area several days before transplanting outdoors. Shelter the transplants to prevent sunburn, wilting, and rain damage. Plant in spring when the soil is warm, at least 3 weeks after the last frost, and temperatures remain above 70 F. You can plant early if you use water towers. To protect plant branches from breaking, use 4 to 5 ft tall cages. Plants can grow 2 to 6 ft tall.

Soil Requirements:

Requires fertile soil in a well-drained location in the garden. Apply mulch and grass clippings, or straw around the base of the plant.

Water Requirements:

Keep soil consistently moist, but not waterlogged. Water well during dry and hot spells. Water in the morning only, on the side of the plants and not directly on the leaves.

Fertilizer Requirements:

Use RootBlast, Vegetable Alive, and Slow Release Fertilizer when transplanting outdoors. Apply Miracle Gro every two weeks.

Harvest Tips:

Harvest tomatillo cherries when they are fully mature using garden scissors so you don't damage the plant. Unripe fruit have a sticky surface. Pick them as they mature to encourage new fruit to form.

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Growing Calendar
Indoor Germination Temperature: 80 to 85 F
Minimum Outdoor Temperature: Above 70 F
Start Indoors Transplant Start Outdoors Start Indoors Fall Transplant Fall Start Outdoors Fall Multiple Crops
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Seed Depth: ¼” to ½“
Days to Germination: 7 to 14 days
Plant Spacing: 48”
Row Spacing: 48”
Sunlight Requirement: Full sun

Days to Harvest after Planting Outdoors: Early Season Tomato: 60 to 65 days Mid-Season Tomato: 70 to 75 days Late Season Tomato: 85 to 90 days


USDA Hardiness Zone: 2 to 11


Use Miracle-Gro© Seed Starting Mix for best germination results.

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