Purple Tomatillo Seeds

Purple Tomatillo Seeds
Purple Tomatillo Seeds

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Key Characteristics
Days To Maturity

95

Sun / Shade

Full Sun

Tomato Fruit Set

Indeterminate

Description / Purple Tomatillo Seeds

Days to Maturity: 95 from direct sow; 70 from transplant

Everything about this exciting tomatillo is an improvement over plain green varieties. The fruit is larger and sweeter; the plant sports purple-tinged leaves; the flavor improves dramatically the longer you leave the fruit on the plant. If you are looking to add tomatillos to your vegetable garden—or simply want to try something a bit new in the tomatillo family—give Purple a whirl this season.

A mainstay of Mexican cuisine, tomatillo can be eaten fresh, right off the plant, or roasted to bring out its sweet, tart, complex flavor. It's a nice addition to salsa, relishes, garnishes, and sauces, too. Purple earns its name with violet tones that go right through from the skin to the flesh of the fruit, which can reach the size of a baseball but is more commonly a bit smaller. Even the leaves on this plant sport purple veins and streaks.

The secret to growing Purple Tomatillo is patience. The fruit can be picked green if frost threatens, but is best left in its tan husk to ripen. At some point, the husk will split, and then the green fruits will really turn purple, acquiring a deeper and richer flavor as they do so. If you can hold off eating them until this occurs, you will really taste the difference.

A sun and heat lover, tomatillo should not be transplanted into the garden until the soil is thoroughly warm and all danger of frost is past. Keep it watered until harvest time, then let it dry a bit between watering's. You will love the gourmet flavor and unusual appearance of this veggie.

Product Details

SKU 52597-PK-P1
Genus Physalis
Species ixocarpa
Variety Purple Hybrid
Product Classification Seeds, Vegetables
Tomato Fruit Set Indeterminate
Sun / Shade Full Sun
Foliage Color Dark Green, Purple, Variegated
Habit Upright
Moisture Level Dry, Moist, well-drained
Soil Type Normal, loamy
Days To Maturity 95.00
Harvest Season Early Fall, Late Summer
Resistance Heat Tolerant, Humidity Tolerant
Characteristics Edible
Uses Beds, Cuisine, Outdoor

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  1. Mary

    Fun and tasty 0 people found this helpful

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    I grew these tomatillos last year here in mid-Georgia. I began the plants indoors in early Spring before planting them in the garden. I think I began to harvest the fruit in late-July. They were tart, sweet and delicious. I only regret not having sufficiently supported the vines. They ended up trailing on the ground.
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  2. KEVIN MCCALMON

    Yielded 10+ lbs per plant! 0 people found this helpful

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    I really wasn't sure what to do with these, but they grew fast and produced tons of tomatillos. Some fell off green and some were purple, but either way they were great roasted and mixed into Salsa Verde (or salsa morado?). With 3 plants I ended up giving several pounds away each week to my running group. This year, just one plant will be plenty for me.
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  3. lou delbone

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    not sure what went wrong, usually tomatillos in cell packs under controlled conditions are idiot-proof, but close to 0% germination in this case. fortunately, some "heirloom plants" popped up in the garden mid-June.
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