[Sorellina]

Ciao Tom,

I've done both. Last year, they were just in 15 gal IKEA buckets and they went crazy, totally rootbound, but absolutely covered with fruits. I got 1 case of 250ml jars of salsa from them. This year, though...I decided, why not plant more of a good thing and put 10 plants behind Duane's pepper planet. They got off to a slow start, but now, they're going nuts, just in time for the blizzards to start here. I've canned 2 cases of 500 ml jars of salsa from them and have a huge basket of them to deal with still, plus fruit on the plants still if the weather doesn't kill them.

The trickiest time for me with tomatillos is during the seedling/transplanting stage. Because the vines are very fragile, they break easily. They also tolerate cold even less than eggplants, so be aware, put them out when it's warm and transplant in the morning, not in the full heat of the afternoon. If you get through that part, it's smooth sailing. Just need patience, though..fruit takes a while to fill out.