Comments on: How to Grow Tomatillos from Seed to Harvest

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 18:05:11 +0000

In reply to Amy Stewart. Unfortunately a cutting would be clone of your plant. Keep an eye out for another plant. Some people say they've had fruit even when only one plant is present, so maybe yours will be the same.

By: Amy Stewart

Amy Stewart — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:49:37 +0000

I did not know about he companion plant needed and now the store is out of the plants. Will it work if propagate from my original plant?

By: B.B.

B.B. — Fri, 26 May 2023 23:43:29 +0000

I have 1 tomatillo plant volunteer from the compost. It has begun producing fruit to my amazement. I guess only 1 is needed for this type.

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Sat, 13 May 2023 04:49:26 +0000

In reply to Kathy. That would be fine.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 12 May 2023 19:46:43 +0000

Can I plant green beans by my tomatillo plant or would that be too much nitrogen?

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:57:14 +0000

In reply to Dawn. Tomatillos often reseed from dropped fruit. It is better to rotate where they are planted. If you get another volunteer, gently transplant it to another area of your garden if possible.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:27:16 +0000

I had a bumper crop 2 years ago. The next year they came back without me planting anything. Will they continue to come back in the same spot? How will I rotate in this case?

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:50:16 +0000

In reply to Delilah. You can prune for size as needed, you may get less fruit, but larger.

By: Delilah

Delilah — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:35:21 +0000

My bush is huge. Should I be pruning for larger fruit. I have some tomatillos but they seem very small. I live in Tucson and plants were put out end of July.

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 01:07:11 +0000

I’m sorry. Not sure of the exact species, but here are a couple of things you can do. Put floating row cover over the plants. You can also treat with Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) an organic option that is harmful to caterpillars but not to other insects, etc. https://amzn.to/3CGQKuw

By: Emma Hudson

Emma Hudson — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:11:48 +0000

Hi, Thank you for all this great information. I have a question I hope that you might be able to answer. I’m growing (in pots) for the first time in the Netherlands and we’re having a warm, sunny (sometimes very hot) summer. Quite a lot of my tomatillos are turning yellow before they fill the husk. Do you know what would cause that? Plus, the ones that are good need to be picked before the husks turn brown/burst (basically as soon as they fill the husk). Is that normal?

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 03:36:52 +0000

In reply to Mary Glidden.

It might be the variety. You could also try fertilizing with a bloom/fruiting fertilizer. https://amzn.to/3B7eLYj

By: Mary Glidden

Mary Glidden — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 03:13:31 +0000

My tomatillos grew nicely but the fruit was not as big as it should have been. I know they don’t get real large but most were size of small cherry tomatoes. Is there something I can do to help make plant grow the fruit larger?

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 02:47:18 +0000

In reply to Tina Geane. It may not have more fruit set without a second one going forward. You could move it to get afternoon shade if desired.

By: Tina Geane

Tina Geane — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:03:01 +0000

Hi I had a few tomatillos plants I started I knew they grew quite big so I shared them they all were doing great. I kept 2 Well one was (is) big & one not as big. My landlord cut down some branches & let them smash down into all my plants I’ve been tending so diligently. The smaller tomatillos plant was unsaveable. So now I have 1 large one it has alot of fruit growing & flowers, but now I just read about companion plant, will it not grow more, or pollinate? I do have lot of visiting bees. It is in a container I move it to shade in late afternoon this is so upsetting! Thank You!