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Originally Posted by Zeedman
Ditto that. The seedlings are spindly, but very fast growing. They become pot bound very quickly too, and very sensitive... I lost some when weather delayed transplanting. I need to start them about 2 weeks later than tomatoes, they catch up by transplanting time. They volunteer quite freely here too, and those plants will still produce a fair crop, and even a little ripe seed. In one of my other gardens, ground cherries do the same thing. I let both grow whenever they are out of the way, kind of nice having something that comes up by itself.
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+1 from another person who has grown tomatillos for a while now. I too start mine 10-14 days after I start tomatoes. I learned the hard way early on, I trench planted them and it worked, but I find it is just better to start them later. I always grow 2 plants, we use them for roasted tomatillo salsa--we make big batches and freeze it in 4 cup containers.
I do not see much differences in my seedlings--they are consistent and fast growing.