Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, flower and native gardeners
Xmas & New Year Break: We are closed from Thursday 19th December 2024, re-opening on Wednesday 8th January 2025.
We will still be taking orders and mail them out upon re-opening. Have a great Xmas & New Year : )
Image
Sold out
Botanical Name
Physalis ixocarpa
Mexican Heirloom ~ Organic
Reputed to be the best tasting tomatillo. These small-medium sized fruit are used in Mexican salsas, green sauces & stews. Part of the fruit blushes purple, mainly after harvest. This perennial, grown as an annual where frost occurs, requires staking & will keep bearing fruit until killed by frost. Harvest fruit when plump & papery husk splits. Fruit stores for 2-4 weeks. Not to WA. 100 seeds.
Organic
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Nov 30th
Temperate Climate Periods
Aug 1st to Dec 31st
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Aug 1st to Feb 27th