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- Q.Tomatillo Problem - My tomatillo plants are huge and producing flowers and husks, but the fruit is not developing. I opened a few ...
- Q.Why Are My Tomatillos Popping Out Of Husk Before Ready - I live in western Washington state. I have lots of tomatillos on the my plants but there are a lot ...
- Q.Why Are My Tomatillos Falling Before The Husk Splits - Pineapple tomatillos are dropping before husk splits. Some are turning yellow and some are still green. There are loads on ...
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Anonymous on
June 5, 2015Q.Growing Tomatillos
My neighbor gave me a couple of tomatillo plants a few months ago. The plants are now healthy and growing like crazy; however, the pods open up and turn into flowers. I have not gotten any fruit. What am I doing wrong?
Answered by
Heather on
June 7, 2015
Certified ExpertA.Since you have more than one plant, I would not think this would be an issue, so it is likely an issue with poor pollination. You may need to hand pollinate. Tomatoes and tomatilloes are pollinated in the same way, so this article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/pollinate-tomatoes.htm
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Downtoearthdigs on
June 7, 2015A.Since you have more than one plant, I would not think this would be an issue, so it is likely an issue with poor pollination. You may need to hand pollinate. Tomatoes and tomatilloes are pollinated in the same way, so this article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/pollinate-tomatoes.htm
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Anonymous on
July 5, 2015Q.Tomatillo Plant
My husband has two tomatillo plants which he is trying to grow. The problem we are having is we have tomatillos growing on them and they are small, maybe the size of a grape tomato, but they keep falling off the plant before they are full grown. What is causing this to happen and is there something we can do to stop it? We would appreciate any help you can give us in this matter.
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Downtoearthdigs on
July 5, 2015A.This is a sign of a pollination problem. These articles will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/teak/insect-pollination-process.htm
(Tomatillos are closely related to tomatoes so hand pollination would be the same) https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/pollinate-tomatoes.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
Anonymous on
July 12, 2015Q.Tomatillo problem
My tomatillo plants are huge and producing flowers and husks, but the fruit is not developing. I opened a few today that fell off and it looks if the are just a small glob of mold. It has been hot here (MS delta region) and humid the last few days but aren't they from Mexico? What can I do, if anything, to save my crop?
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Downtoearthdigs on
July 13, 2015A.It has been a hard summer on nightshade vegetables, with the high heat and humidity. The high humidity makes it difficult for them to pollinate well. You may need to hand pollinate. Tomatoes and tomatilloes are pollinated in the same way, so this article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/pollinate-tomatoes.htm
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PennySue on
July 14, 2015
9Q.why are my tomatillos popping out of husk before ready
I live in western Washington state. I have lots of tomatillos on the my plants but there are a lot of the fruit growing out of the husk...why?
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Downtoearthdigs on
July 15, 2015A.If they are growing out of the husk they are generally over ripening. As they grow and burst through the husk they will turn either yellow or purple depending on the variety.
Pick them when they fill out the husk and it is papery. You want them to still be green to still have the ideal tart flavor.Here is a link with more information.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomatillo/growing-tomatillo-plants.htm
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janrogers on
July 28, 2015
newtown powys mid walesQ.why are my tomatillos falling before the husk splits
Pineapple tomatillos are dropping before husk splits. Some are turning yellow and some are still green. There are loads on plant. They are in greenhouse.
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Downtoearthdigs on
July 29, 2015A.This could be temperature related due to being in the warm greenhouse.
They can ripen some off the plant so I would certainly use all the fruit.
Also even if the husk doesn't split they can be ripe. Look for the the papery appearance as a guideline.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomatillo/harvesting-tomatillo-fruits.htm
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Anonymous on
July 31, 2015Q.tomatillo
How do you know when a tomatillo is ready to eat?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
August 1, 2015A.This article should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomatillo/harvesting-tomatillo-fruits.htm
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Marriver3 on
August 5, 2015
10zone/ zip 90805Q.Can I make a plant from a tomatillo cutting
Can I make a plant from a tomatillo cutting so it can pollinate the other? One plant died on me and cannot find a store that carries tomatillo plants.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
August 11, 2015A.You can hand pollinate the plant.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomatillo/empty-tomatillo-husks.htm
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