The Purple Tomatillo (Physalis ixocarpa) produces firm purple fruits weighing 60 to 80 g with fine, sweet, and tasty flesh.
They can be eaten cooked with eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini and thyme in delicious ratatouilles, but also raw in salads.

How to successfully sow purple tomatillos

Sow at the end of April in pots in a greenhouse heated to a constant 20°.

Tomatillo planting

Plant the seedlings 12-15 cm apart in rich, loose, healthy soil, in a sunny, wind-sheltered location, when frost is no longer a risk.
Keep 70 cm between rows and 50 cm between rows. Place stakes in place before starting planting. Watering.
Install mulch at the base to keep it cool.

Interview

It is possible to remove the suckers to encourage fruiting.
Watch out for snails and slugs.

Harvesting tomatillos

Harvest from mid-August until frost.
To know when to harvest the fruits, you need to watch the calyx surrounding the fruits; it should be dry and starting to burst.