De Milpa Organic Tomatillo Seeds
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De Milpa Organic Tomatillo Seeds
De Milpa tomatillos grow fruit inside papery husks. Pick when the fruit fills the husk and use it for salsa and sauces.
Packet: 15 seeds
Planting at a glance
- Season: Warm season
- Start: Start indoors about 6–8 weeks before transplanting
- Seed depth: ¼ inch
- Germination: Usually 7–14 days in a warm seed-starting mix
- Final spacing: Allow about 24–36 inches per plant and provide support
- Light: Full sun
- Harvest planning: Begin checking fruit after plants flower and husks fill; allow a full warm season
When to plant
Plant outdoors after frost danger passes and the soil has warmed. In short-season areas, count back from your intended outdoor planting date for indoor starts.
How to plant
- Prepare loose, well-drained soil or a clean seed-starting mix. Start indoors about 6–8 weeks before transplanting.
- Sow ¼ inch deep. Keep the seedbed evenly moist until seedlings emerge. Then water when the soil needs it, allowing excess water to drain.
- Thin or transplant to the listed final spacing. Give seedlings sufficient light and check moisture as roots establish.
How to harvest
Pick when fruit fills its husk and the husk loosens or starts to split. Ripeness cues differ by variety.
Aunt E’s tip: Grow at least two separate seed-grown plants for dependable cross-pollination.
Growing notes and sources
Timing is a planning range, not a guaranteed harvest date. Temperature, moisture, variety and season affect the result. Count from the sowing or transplanting point stated above.
Seed badges at a glance
- H
- Heirloom
- ★
- Hybrid
- OG
- Organic seed
- CT
- Cool season
- WS
- Warm season
- FS
- Full sun
- P
- Container friendly
- SS
- Small space
- CC
- Cut and come again
- FH
- Frequent harvest
- LG
- Needs light to germinate
- SP
- Spicy / hot
More seed codes
- IN
- Start indoors
- SH
- Partial or afternoon shade
- ST
- Support or trellis helpful
- D
- Dwarf
- B
- Bush habit
- V
- Vining or climbing
- SV
- Shorter vines
- SF
- Small fruit
- LC
- Large container
- F
- Fast harvest
- FL
- Flowers
- PW
- Pollinator interest
- PL
- Check pollination needs
- MX
- Seed mix
- DR
- Deep root space
- WD
- Well-drained soil
- DL
- Daylength sensitive
- LS
- Long growing season
- TR
- Tree crop
CC means cut and come again; FH means frequent harvest. Follow the crop instructions for what to harvest and when. OG appears only for documented organic seed. Codes are shortcuts; product details explain growing needs.
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