PlantsVegetables & Roots
Tomatillo
Physalis philadelphica
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Husking fruit that needs a friend
EasyVegetables & RootsEdible
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3–4 ft
- Spacing
- 3 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Fruit Aug–Sep
- How it spreads
- Annual
- What to buy
- Transplant. Plant two.
- When to plant
- Set out after May 15. One plant rarely fruits.
In the design
They self-seed in a mild year. Pull volunteers you didn't plan.
If you eat it
Fruit after the husk splits
Eat ripe fruit. Unripe green fruit and the papery husk are not a snack.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
