When I searched for "How to grow tomatillo" I did not expect to come across such a beautifully made, cinematic video!

@suburbanhomestead

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m honored. I hope you have success growing them.

@BongEats

4 жыл бұрын

@@suburbanhomestead Thanks. We are in Calcutta, where it is hard to come by tomatillo. Have found a gentleman who collects and grows tomatillo in South India. Trying to get some seeds from him. Fingers crossed.

@suburbanhomestead

4 жыл бұрын

I suppose it would do well in the Indian climate, since it thrives in hot Mexico.

@the2econd606

3 жыл бұрын

I was genuinely thinking the same thing. Somehow calm and still interesting

@iscreamicecream22

3 жыл бұрын

This is such a strange thing that one of my favourite cooking channel is in the comments of one of my favourite growing channel talking about the guy I get my seeds from! Hariyalee seeds.

There is nothing more pleasurable than picking a basket of your own home grown vegetables

It was my second year growing tomatillos. The first year was a fail 😢. This year I was finally able to make my favorite tomatillo salsa. So delicious!!

@1999somethinglegoguy

4 жыл бұрын

Do you know what went wrong that first year? I've heard that a lot of gardeners have trouble with tomatillos and I'd like to know what to watch out for when I try them this year.

@jaebee9308

4 жыл бұрын

@@1999somethinglegoguy I've been growing them 10 yrs in zone 5 and the only year I had trouble was the first year when I didn't know you can't grow one plant by itself because they don't self-pollinate. I have often heard that many ppl do have trouble though, so it must be a thing. Make sure you plant the stems deep, like you would with Tomatoes so that they grow strong and better resist toppling over. Sometimes I stake them like tomatoes, sometimes I let them bush and sprawl. A lot of growers tell you to plant them 3ft apart and I wonder if this prevents good pollination. I don't know. All I know is that I have never given them more than 2ft space between them, & usually it's abt 18". Fertilize them with a fertilizer intended for fruit, not roots. Plant Tone for tomatoes is my tried and true. Make sure they get LOTS of sun. They love the heat! I wish you a huge harvest. They are so delicious.

I grow tomatillos as if they are wild and barely water them. They are very easy to grow produce a lot of fruit. Thank you so much!

That transition to the ad was like watching a TV show, great!

I love all the music that accompanies your videos. You are an all around amazing artist--music, visuals, narrative--all masterfully sewn together. Thank you for pouring yourself into videos for others to watch!

Siloe try roasting them! roast chiles, tomatillo and use your molcajete, youll love the salsa! if you cook pork with salsa verde yummmy!

@jaebee9308

4 жыл бұрын

Mmmm! Tomatillo and Chile are friends!!!

@91lilfrozone23

3 жыл бұрын

roasting them is good but be careful not to over do it or they get sour, it should be a slight roast (they can't be roasted like red tomattoes which can be left until the skin is pretty much falling off). :D

I'm in Scotland and mine are growing beautifully. First time growing them.

I also tried growing tomatillos for the first time this year, I'm in NE Ohio, and found them to be very easy to grow and quite hardy against pests and windy thunderstorms; even branches that are partially torn off continue to ripen existing fruit and flower(I trimmed the flowers as I wanted all the energy in the branch to go to the fruit. Tomatillos pair well with anything where you might normally use lemon or apple to brighten the flavors such as fish, pork, and many vegetables; cilantro brings out even more flavors from the tomatillos. I make my salsa verde in quart sized batches and find that the acidity level drops the longer it is stored in the fridge, so plan recipes accordingly. Have a great harvest!

The "Deadly Nightshade" pantheon of edible plants (and those "do not ingest") is so amazing!

An added bonus of tomatillos is the bees love them! This year I plant to roast and can them. So excited for this.

Tomatillos are new(ish) to me as well. I'm definitely inspired to give them a try in my garden, thank you. A beautiful video, once again!

If you pick them after they fall to the ground naturally, they will be even sweeter. I kind of think they have a cheesy- ness, but they are still yummy and intriguing. My friend who is a seed saver expert used to make fermented tomatillo salsa, which was one of the best things I've ever tasted. Thank you for the your videos.

HI i would like to give you a recipe for green salsa with tomatillo and just roast them in a frying pan without oil and with some jalapeño peppers, onion and garlic as much as you like, and when many black spots appear in the ingredients just trow them in a blender with a small amount of water just enough for it to blend well and add some salt at your liking and done it taste great with fried food, quesadillas and tacos, hope you like taste it and enjoy it.

Ground Cherries grow wild here. I like making salsa out of them. Last year was the first year I grew tomatilos in my own garden because I can get them locally grown and inexpensive in our grocery store here. They did very well. Out of three plants I got tons of fruit.

YES! Thank you for sharing!!!!😃 I grew them last year for the first time and was intrigued by their growth... I called it my paper lantern tree! The fruits were AMAZING! Cross between green apple and tomatoes. I enjoyed them mostly in salads and substituted in dishes that called for celery, ie potato salad and even dinner stuffing. I enjoyed the tomatillos. This year I've started purple and green. Wish me luck!! 😊 HSTL ZONE 6

What an amazing garden! I truly love the crops and flowers that grow healthily in there!

I'm so glad you grew these. I was wondering how they would fair in our zone. I wondered of the taste. You solved both for me. Thank you for sharing this. I am now looking forward to growing my own. Only recently I've been a fan of salsa. Have an awesome day. Oh I was sure you were going to make a fabulous dish out of them.

I'm growing them for the 1st time this year - just had my first harvest - have tried them several ways - loved the salsa verde with fish!! Mine are outside, got 5 feet high before drooping with fruit - we have one week of nice weather left here in the UK, and I'm hoping to save seed from the ripest! Nobody really grows them here. Lovely video!! 😊

I once grew tomatillo plants from seeds I collected from the fruit, which were tropical so grew them indoors and probably too late in the year. I never got them to fruit, but did produce pretty flowers. You have inspired me to have another go, by what I have learned from my previous mistakes and now from your example, thank you.

I just love A Canticle for Eve. Definitely my favourite of your work ❤️

@10xfarmstead85

4 жыл бұрын

This Babybee I agree!! It is my favorite too!!

Excited to see you discover Tomas! There are a few must-grow-every-year plants in my garden and Tomatillos are top on the list. I personally do not like them when they get over ripe, I love when they are tart. They have such a great flavor and the plants are so easy to grow, resistant to drought, and the fruit so resistant to pests. Maybe it's because of the sticky residue under that husk? I use them in all my salsas, (red and green both), eat them with fried eggs, steak, chicken dishes and use them in soups. Especially Pasolé!! I also can some every year for winter use. I could be a little obsessed. They can be eaten raw, but something delightful and kind of indescribable happens when they are cooked. Really brings a complexity of flavor out of them. As others have mentioned here- They do not self pollinate, so always grow at least 2 plants together.

So glad I had a reliable source for info! Just planted my first tomatillo, and wasnt really sure what to do with them, as mine have adventitious rooting on the stems, but most advice says not to bury deep as with tomatoes

Really need to support those better and they will be much more productive

Love love love your videos! I planted several tomatillos this year. Wow! These things are huge compared to my tomatoes. Everyone stayed too long indoors since our spring was much delayed. The tomatillos weathered this better than most. They're only just beginning to set fruit now. 🤞🤞🤞

Once you plant them you never have to worry about getting new plants in my experience.

@unicornzNbeez

4 жыл бұрын

Do they regrow??? After the winter???

@ramz1455

2 жыл бұрын

@@unicornzNbeez They're annual unfortunately.

Beautiful gsrden, beautiful video, a pleasure to follow you through. I'm growing tomato like for the first time and this was helpful on what to expect. So enjoyable. Thank you.

I guess I'm spoiled growing up in Cali, Florida and Texas because when you said you weren't familiar with them....I was shook lol. Your garden looks great

Here in Brazil, it's called physalis. Many people plant in pots or in the soil. I have it here. I do a pruning in the fall because she hates cold. It costs super expensive in the supermarket. There is a native species in Brazil, called "camapu", with smaller and less yellowish and less tasty, bitter fruit, unsuitable for trade.

What a wonderful perspective on growing food.

Tomatillos are delicious homegrown. They are tart and sweet not unlike tomatoes. They propagate so easily. In my community garden they are a gift and a volunteer. If you don't get them there is a vague sense of disappointment that the volunteers didn't wanna sprout in your plot this year:)

Beautiful, Siloé. I have to try it. Thank you.

I like tart, so tomatillos are great in my book. I make salsa for a traditional Mexican dishes. I'm going to give them a try in the garden. This is my 2nd year at growing edibles, and haven't been too lucky with tomatoes. I'm going to try cherry and tomatillos next spring and see if those do better. Thank you! 😉❤️

beautiful, peaceful, plentiful

I had pretty much the same experience with tomatillos. Now I love them. Last year I discovered pineapple tomatillos, and I was shocked at how good they are! They are tiny little fruits, about the size of a cherry, and when ripe they truly do taste like pineapple. Some people even make jam from them. I would like to do that, but we eat them too fast!

My niece makes a tasty salsa verde, I tried them raw! & I love them in salads and in a grilled cheese with ham. Adds a fresh and crunchy texture. I have yet to attempt to grow them, they’re on my list!! 🌟💐💖🙏

My friend used to drink a tomatillos cocktail in Dallas, TX. He was Mexican:-) The outer wrapping of them is elegant.

@gatblau1

4 жыл бұрын

They have a nice tangy flavor, so I can see how they make a nice cocktail. I’ve eaten them straight from the plant at times.

I'll be growing these for personal use next season.....there isn't a real market for them up north. This was the first year I have battled Colorado potato beetle on my Japanese eggplant (nightshade family) that started to hang out on my tomatoes as well. Neem oil had minor effect. Hand picking and scraping eggs was far more efficient. I'm not familiar with the tomatillo pest, but I'll get educated for next year.

I love Tomatillos and make a pretty mean salsa Verde.😉 They have the greatest taste! I really enjoyed spending time in your garden.. 😆 Your voice has a calming effect💞☀️🐝✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

Siloe, you can make the most divine salad dressing with tomatillos!

@jaebee9308

4 жыл бұрын

Now THERE'S something I've never tried! That sounds amazing. You inspired me to search for recipes! Thank you!

Thank you for the look into ur veggie oasis... very calming ur set up was and as a long bearded man i must make a comment abiut ur gnarly beard!

Thank u 😊 what a beautiful garden and what a beautiful video! 🤗

I love tomatillos. Unlike most things in my garden, especially tomatoes and peppers, I find that I can direct sow them and they grow prolifically. Slugs don't eat them. They will grow even with very little sun as long as it's warm out, so they go in the shadier places of my garden, unless they volunteer somewhere else, which they usually do. There are purple varieties (Coban, a Guatemalan variety, turns streaky purple and is sweeter, and smaller. Baker Creek has them).

beautiful videos as always

That pink tree is spectacular

I use tomatillos in pie mixed with equal parts raspberry. The combination is delicious!

This will be my first year for tomatillos. I have purple and pineapple. Hope they fruit and can't wait to see what they taste like.

Very informative. Great video.

Great video! With those tomatillos you can make some really nice chilaquiles or enchiladas verdes aside from a salsa verde. Just got some seeds to grow them here in Germany! As a Mexican life is rough abroad without chiles and tomatillos :) Muito obrigado pelo video

@sabrinambabe5181

2 жыл бұрын

I'm in france going to do the same this year...can tomatillos just don't hit!

I grew up in Suriname, and we love love the bitter eggplant you mentioned. It's sometimes available in the Netherlands. And I will try tomatillos next year. Also never heared about them in Surinam

@suburbanhomestead

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you like them

Now I'm gonna have to try growing this fruit. I've tried tomatillo

Veeeerrry well placed ad!

@suburbanhomestead

4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you appreciate that

They do great in drought stricken gardens.

I found this channel toady i really love it. ❤

I love tomatillos with everything it's delicious especially in chilaquiles or in tacos it's delicious the thing is when you make salsa not to overcook them because they will become better but I'm glad yours did well mine got spider mite I have spider mite on all my stuff my eggplants my tomatoes and my tomatillos it's just horrible love your videos

I love you man,, Keep up the good work...

@rentosh6739

4 жыл бұрын

I love him too🥴

Wish you had shown how you use them in a dish.... Had to google them to see what they look like peeled.... Love your content - your garden looks wonderful and lush!

Loved this video

Beautiful video!

Thank you - A really great video. Amen. Hallelujah.

wow you planting a lot of them! lol they grow very big, I have a problem with caterpillars. To prepare them peel them and cook them in water or roast them, you can add a bit of baking soda, they are a bit of acidic, Thw fruit is ready to be picked when the paper husk burst open.

The ripe tomatillos grown at my local CSA taste like a mix of musky gas and a bit of sugar. They dont design their garden the way you have and most fruiting plants there suffer some kind of defect as a result of poor soil care and i was put off from tomatillos but this video gave me hope to try them again if i grow them myself in ecologically maintained soil with permaculture practices.

Eu plantei Tomatillo aqui (Campinas -SP) vamos ver como vai ser!!

@jaebee9308

4 жыл бұрын

eles vão adorar o seu clima e ficarão deliciosos quando você cozinhar com eles!

I live in a cool summer climate and tomatillos remain bitter for me when I have tried them, but maybe I will try again next summer carefully choosing a variety more likely to remain sweeter, I find the plants attractive and the bees love the cheerful little yellow flowers. BTW, your music is lovely and soothing.

@mezleona

4 жыл бұрын

Tomatillos are more acid than tomato, they are NOT sweet, its not bitter, its acidity. Salsa verde is great!

@omfug7148

4 жыл бұрын

@@mezleona yes I realize that, however, in my climate the fruits are intensely bitter, inedible, oddly enough, their close relatives, the ground cherry, ripen just fine for me. Next year I think that I will grow one of the purple varieties.

My son made Pozole Verde de Pollo. It features tomatillos in a chicken soup. Delicious

Wow! The plant is very tall; I’m sowing some purple tomatillo seeds now! Thank you God for our earthly treasures 🍆

would have loved to have seen a close up, never heard of them before!

Oooo...Tomatillos! Salsa Verde! Yum!!!

@suburbanhomestead

4 жыл бұрын

:-)

Awesome! I've never grown them either. I will add it to my list to try next summer. Do you rely on the rain for watering your entire garden or do you have a watering system set up?

Felicitaciones hermoso huerto y jardín amo las flores las casi tas de madera que tenes en el jardín son para los pájaros o para insectos sacas semillas de los tomatillos o compras todos los años semillas saludo desde uruguay

I tried to grow them from seed in a soilless plug and watering them from underneath. They always looked weak and I almost gave up on them and was about to toss them into the compost. I let them grow in the pots and they never looked very good. I planted them in the ground in a sunny, sandy spot and they took off. They are full of flowers. They are heirloom and I’ll be able to save the seeds. I don’t like that Japanese beetles love them as much as the bees.

they are very good in many Mexican dishes

Thank ypu for this i needed it perfect

@suburbanhomestead

3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

I noticed in your video in the fall once frost came you still had flowers on your tomatillos. I wonder if you topped them as you would a tomato plant a few weeks before frost (In shorter growing season zones) if the plant would put energy towards ripening the fruit rather than sprout new blooms? I have 8 plants this year in New England... I'll try it on 4 of them.

We're trying these for the first time this year, too. They turned yellow at the ripening stage and I naively thought this meant they had become inedible. I was too reluctant to try one, but they're still producing so maybe I still have a chance!

@flaquis2729

4 жыл бұрын

They are definitely edible when they get yellow, actually sweet enough to eat fresh off the plant. I love them at this stage.

@SomeRoomtoGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Flaquis thanks for the info, I’ll try them ASAP!

@simpleperrydiselife

4 жыл бұрын

@@flaquis2729 you are correct. I do salsa verde with them when they are yellowish as well. And use it on my enchilada casserole.

@flaquis2729

4 жыл бұрын

@@SomeRoomtoGrow I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

A tomatillo plant just showed up in my garden, maybe some seed left over from a previous year. It already got some flowers, but I'm afraid it's too late in the season. Do you think it will prosper? Also, I'm another Brazilian living in Maryland, as always wondered if I could find jilo seeds around here. Any ideas, bro? Thanks and congrats for the great channel!

Very good

Aqui no Brasil conheço essa frutinha como phisalis. È delicioso.

Do nightshades have low germination rates? Just wondering why you prefer the plate method with them. Are there other plants you'd recommend the method for? I know that carrots and cucurbits are generally best sown in-ground. Thanks!

Beautiful

Adoro fisális ! Cheios de sabor e vitamina C

Tomate cereja, agora é comum no Brasil, só que são mais caros que os tomates maiores.

I love that you purposefully place your ads, nothing is as jarring as watching someone talk and get cutoff mid sentence!

@suburbanhomestead

4 жыл бұрын

I have to run ads to help offset costs for producing these videos, so I try to make the experience a bit smoother. Thanks for the feedback

Is that tree with pink blossoms a lilac?

Are those rubdeckia annual or perennial?

Hello just came across your channel. Subscribed. Just curious are vines like tomatoes? I'm also in Maryland.

@suburbanhomestead

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome! No, they are not vines. They are more like pepper plants.

Esse tomattilo é muito parecido com camapum ou bombom da roça, muito presente aqui no Maranhão, Brasil.

@suburbanhomestead

4 жыл бұрын

Sim, é da mesma familia, porem este é menos doce e maior.

@vitoriagloriosa1913

4 жыл бұрын

@@suburbanhomestead Obrigada pela atenção. Devo dizer que fiquei surpresa com sua resposta em português/brasileiro. Sabe falar?

I planted one tomatillo this year. It grew very well even in my arid climate. The problem I discovered was that they are not self fertile! So my one plant was making lots of blooms, but no fruit was being produced. I guess as a general rule, you should plant more than one of a plant in your garden.

@suburbanhomestead

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. I should have mentioned that. It is just that I almost never grow just one plant of anything, so it doesn’t come to my attention

@jaebee9308

4 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right. I found that out the hard way my first time too. 😁You must always plant more than one, side by side. Some years I have grown only 2, other years 4-6. Always had success either way. Such an easy plant to grow and perfectly suited to your arid climate. They love the heat!

Fans of this channel, I love this content and his style... Can anyone suggest other channels that involve gardening or cooking? Not looking for high energy, just relaxing vibe.

@noxlatona4603

4 жыл бұрын

The "roots and refugee farm" channel uploads videos on both of those topics!

@noxlatona4603

4 жыл бұрын

The late bloomer garden is also fun to watch btw

@carltonbanks5542

4 жыл бұрын

Christina PickUpLimes... vegan cuisine

@VagabondAnne

4 жыл бұрын

I like Charles Dowding, more about gardening details, very helpful!

@tess764

4 жыл бұрын

Grow Veg! And binging with babish.

i am growing purple tomatillos this year. i have tried green ones in the past, and failed.

I didnt have any luck growing these last yr. The plants grew and flowered but never set fruit even after hand pollinating....hmmmm.....do u have 1 tip for growing them?

@jaebee9308

4 жыл бұрын

Try again!! They are worth it. I've been growing them for 10yrs. Love them so much. Make sure you plant them at LEAST 12" from each other and ensure they get LOTS of sun. It NEVER hurts to fertilize them either. I would bet that there may have been a problem with your soil or with the sun exposure in the spot they were growing.

They make great salsa. There is two different ways to make it that way.

Isn't pine needles not good for the soil??? 🤔

It was a lovely video but its not really a growing guide/how to. I wished you talked more about their requirements (soil type, position, spacing, nutrients), how tall they got, whether they needed staking or maintenance, if you used any fertilisers and what to use if your soil is poor and any watering tips for people who do not live in your climate, what you used their fruits for, how many fruits you got per plant, how did you know when to pick the fruits. Other than that, I really loved it.

@suburbanhomestead

2 жыл бұрын

That is true. I feel there is a lot of good strict growing guides out there so in general I share my experience and thoughts and highlight what has been the main things I’ve done, not an exhaustive guide.

Pick tomatillos before the fruit turns yellow. And sow seeds directly in pots with soil or the ground.

Which zone are you in?

What is the pink flowered plant behind you?

@suburbanhomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Crepe Myrtle

Do the flowers need to be plucked/pruned?

@jaebee9308

4 жыл бұрын

No they do not. I have always left mine alone to grow wild, however they please, but I enjoy the smaller ones along with the larger. If you want less but larger fruit, you can certainly prune the branches or flowers as you would do with Tomatoes.

Always grow several together - they do not self-pollinate.

@jaebee9308

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. 2 at the least. If you grow one by itself, you will get flowers but no fruit.

how long did they germinate?

@suburbanhomestead

4 жыл бұрын

They take 5-7 days usually depending on temperature and freshness of seeds

@mannygars1030

4 жыл бұрын

@@suburbanhomestead thanks