I’d planned on adding these to my collection this year and then forgot. In fact I forgot until my visit to Fittleworth House, where they grew in healthy and vibrant profusion, a low but lush row, sculling down the middle of the tomato patch.
Everyone who stopped to take a look, likened them to the Cape Gooseberry – and the papery wrapping is intriguing; rustling you to make just a little tear, for a peek underneath.
But when I got home and looked at the photos in detail, it was the stems and their beautiful markings which stood out. A green and purple humbug; a ’Three Men in a Boat’ blazer stripe to a straw boater husk.
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I have Cape Gooseberry, all doing well. I keep peeking at a particular pod, delving down beneath and pulling open the end to look at the treasure within. Nothing ripe yet; how long must I wait? Perhaps tomatillos are worth a try next year, then?
I think you must have the ‘waiting for the ripening blues/greens’ as well ! I had that little early colour show moment and now it’s all on go slow !
One advantage tomatillos have is that they are meant to be green – I think !
As I write this its dark, gloomy and the rain is vertical. Mid August is not marking a high in tomato moments !
I can see now why GQT were so fond of signing off ‘ Onwards and Upwards’ …… That postive rallying cry is what I need. Here’s hoping sunnier times lie just beyond the currently grey and wet 5 day forecast !!