Tomatillo - Purple (Young Plant)

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Extended storage ability after harvest. Very decorative. Purple tomatillos take a long time to become fully purple. TIP: Keep harvested fruits in the light to intensify the purple skin pigment.

Purple tomatillos are similar in shape to a tomato, though rounder with an average diameter of generally only two inches at maturity. The Purple tomatillo is encased in a paper thin heart-shaped husk which is green in coloring when young. The husk will eventually split and become burlap toned as the fruit matures. The fruit itself, when young develops a lime green color that fades and becomes violet purple with white markings at each end as it ages. A mature tomatillo will have filled its husk, have a firm, waxy exterior and a moist, cottony seed-bearing flesh. Though, the fruit resemble the look of a tomato, their flavorings are starkly different. As tomatoes sweeten with maturity, the Purple tomatillo is fruitier and truly sweet-tart with citrus flavors of lemon and lime and sub-acid flavors of plum and pear. Purple tomatillos are less tart than their green counterpart and cooking them will enhance their flavor while also imparting a greater depth of sweetness.

Suggested to have two or more plants for better pollination and harvest.

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