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AlittleSalt · July 17, 2014

In a post here I told about us planting two tomatillo plants back in spring. One was dark green and the other a light green. We planted them 3 foot apart and supplied a simple support for wind protection more than anything else. Just strings between wooden stakes.

Beside the tomatillos, I planted a row of dwarf French marigolds. I learned from organic sites that bugs hate marigolds, so I planted a couple seed packs worth.

I don't know how tomatillos are supposed to grow, but those two plants are 3 foot high and both (Together) are 8 feet long by 8 feet wide and are producing tomatillos by the hundreds. They have limbs that go past the 8'x8' size, but the main bush is difficult to reach into now

. I am wondering if this is normal or odd?

July 17, 2014	#1
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Tomatillo Plant Size In a post here I told about us planting two tomatillo plants back in spring. One was dark green and the other a light green. We planted them 3 foot apart and supplied a simple support for wind protection more than anything else. Just strings between wooden stakes. Beside the tomatillos, I planted a row of dwarf French marigolds. I learned from organic sites that bugs hate marigolds, so I planted a couple seed packs worth. I don't know how tomatillos are supposed to grow, but those two plants are 3 foot high and both (Together) are 8 feet long by 8 feet wide and are producing tomatillos by the hundreds. They have limbs that go past the 8'x8' size, but the main bush is difficult to reach into now. I am wondering if this is normal or odd?