PLANTS SHIP MID-MAY+ (except fruit trees), SEEDS SHIP ANYTIME, CANADA ONLY. LOCAL PICKUP AVAILABLE (incl. fruit trees, Ottawa) DEEP PURPLE TOMATILLO | id:24269 | Physalis philadelphica | Certified Organic by Ecocert Canada | Annual | Open Pollinated | Heirloom Dark Purple variety, prolific and productive. Smaller 2″ fruits with dark purple skin and flesh in paper husks. Selected by Greta for dark purple colour throughout the fruit. Sharper flavour than green tomatillos, very sweet, great grille. Vitamins+: B9+, C++, K, Lycopene Companion plants: Basil, Cilantro, Garlic, Marigolds, Yarrow, Borage, Onions, Parsley. Far from: Corn, Dill, Potatoes, Eggplants. Planting tip: Sow seeds indoors 6 weeks before last frost.||Transplant outside late spring. Harvesting tip: Harvest when papery husk that turns from green to brown as they ripen and splits open. Storage tip: Store in their husks at room °T for up to 2 weeks. Refrigerate for longer storage up to 3 weeks. Husk splits when fruit is fully ripe.
Seed depth:1/4-1/2″, Plant spacing:18-24″, Row spacing:36-48″, Sun Level:3, Watering Level:2, Germination:15-20 d/j, 21-27°C Optimally:21°C, Maturity:65 days/jrs (See Envelope below) Gaia Organics, 399 River Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1V 1C9 (near Gatineau, Quebec) 613-219-8463 (see the envelope below)
