Product Review
Grow a garden filled with Purple Tomatillo fruits, from freshly harvested Physalis ixocarpa seeds. Purple Tomatillo is the main ingredient in salsa verde, and is also used in other popular Mexican dishes. The fruits are roughly 2 inches in diameter, weighing in at about 2 to 3 ounces. The outer skin is purple, but turns green when cooked. Each plant will grow to a mature height of roughly 2 feet tall, producing high yields of Tomatillo fruits through the Summer months. Purple Tomatillo is categorized as an annual variety. This means that the plants will grow quickly, producing flowers, fruits and seeds all within a single growing season. Check out our Tomatillo seed category for additional varieties, including "Ground Cherry" and "Grande Rio Verde."
- Exotic Variety: Purple tomatillos offer a unique twist on the traditional green variety, featuring a sweeter flavor with hints of citrus, making them a delightful choice for culinary adventurers looking to spice up their salsas and sauces.
- Growth Habits: These plants can sprawl or grow upright with support, reaching up to 2 feet in height and width. They thrive in well-drained soil with a pH between 6.5 to 7.0, requiring full sun for at least 6 hours daily.
- Cultural Significance: Originally cultivated in Central America, purple tomatillos carry a history as rich as their color, used since pre-Columbian times, making them a cultural staple in Mexican and Central American cuisine.
- Care and Harvest: Plant them after the last frost, space them about 2 feet apart, and expect to harvest when the husk turns tan and the fruit fills it, typically from midsummer into fall. Watch out for the need for cross-pollination; plant at least two to ensure fruit set.
- Quality: All seeds packaged by Seed Needs are intended for the current and the following growing seasons. All seeds are stored in a temperature controlled facility that is free of significant amounts of moisture.
- Quantity: Seed Needs offers generous quantities. You can share with friends and family, or you can save the extra seeds until the following season, if properly stored.
- Packets: Each seed packet displays an artful illustration of the variety to be grown, as well as detailed seed sowing information on the reverse side. They measure 3.5" wide by 5" tall.
- Promise: Seed Needs will never knowingly supply GMO based seed products. The vast majority of our seeds are open pollinated & heirloom, with the exception of a few hybrids.
- Germination: Seed Needs packets contain some of the freshest seed available. Direct from the growers. If sown correctly, you will begin seeing results in only a matter of days.
- Freshness - All seeds are packaged in tear resistant and moisture resistant packaging. This keeps the seeds a whole lot fresher than the competitions selection!
