June 19, 2009

Tomatillo Shotgun Wedding


Tomatillo bloom
Originally uploaded by w2wkb

One of my favorite things to watch develop in the Square Foot Garden has been the Tomatillos (a Mexican food staple especially for green salsa.)I bought one plant to try for the first time this year and found out later that Tomatillo plants are not self-pollinating, so back I went to find a spouse for the first plant.


Tomatillo
Originally uploaded by w2wkb

I wasn't able to get the exact same variety so I'm curious to learn if a little tomatillo is actually growing inside these little miniature Chinese lanterns (husks.)


Tomatillo
Originally uploaded by w2wkb
As you can see one variety makes a teardrop shaped husk and the other is more oval. I have tons more pictures here.

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