Re: [CH] tomatillo's
Constance Allen (callen@sirius.com)
Sat, 31 Jan 1998 10:21:54 -0800
Gregory,
Where are you growing this bounty? How much sun? What temp range of heat
during the day and night? You have what a lot of us would like to harvest!!
Constance Allen
San Jose, California
mailto:callen@sirius.com
Gregory wrote:
>
> I grew tomatillos last summer, and they developed into a larege bushy,
> vine, trailing allover the ground. Everywhere a stem contacted the ground,
> roots would develop. The entire mass from the one plant was 3.5 feet high,
> and 40 feet around. The ripe fruits hund down from the bottom of the
> branches. At first it seems like they are never going to ripen, then you
> have an abundance. They are best when they are getting somewhat pale, and
> the fruits are causing the jackets to split. The reason why this is hard
> to read is because I have a stuffy nose.
>
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> > From: Anton Schoenbacher <aschoenb@eecs.wsu.edu>
> > To: Chili Heads Digest <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com>
> > Subject: [CH] tomatillo's
> > Date: Friday, January 30, 1998 10:29 AM
> >
> > Hi everybody,
> >
> > I've started a hydroponic garden, I have a some knowledge
> > of the hydroponic side of things but not very much knwledge
> > about tgrowing stuff in general. I planted a bunch of pepper
> > and tamatillo seeds in peat pellets, kept them warm and damp
> > eventually the seeds started popping up. I put the tomatillo's
> > in the hydroponic system and they are growing like crazy. My
> > question is, do tomatillo plants stand up by themself or do
> > they need some type of support.
> >
> > I also planted some hab seeds and they haven't popped up yet,
> > its been about a month. any suggestions ?
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