Tomatillo 'Apple Flavour'

Strongly growing, accidentally found seedling with green, violet-veined fruits. Fully ripe fruits have a waxy yellowish-green hue and weigh around 80 grams. The shape is oblate and measures about 6 x 5 cm. They have a pleasant apple-like taste when raw! The fruits are ripe when they easily detach from the plant or fall off. The husk (the lantern) should then be brown, dry, and rustling. Once fully ripe, do not store for longer than two weeks, as the taste then deteriorates, so it is best to consume them immediately. Give this very high-yielding variety strong stakes, as it can grow to more than 2 meters tall. Planting distance: one square meter per plant. Always tie up shoots, otherwise they will root in the ground. Check plants (when the time is right) weekly for ripe fruit. This variety is virtually crack-resistant. It can be eaten raw, but due to the small amount of Solanine, never eat too much, especially children. Delicious stir-fried, and you will not have this problem anymore...

Nice, problem-free crop, originally known in Mexican cuisine. Suitable for all kinds of stir-fries. Cultivation is easy: sow indoors early (March) and plant out in a sheltered spot at the end of May. The plants grow 1-1.5 m high and like some support; the yield is approximately 30-40 fruits per plant. There is no risk of disease. The harvest can be expected from September until the frost sets in. This annual plant should always be grown in pairs for pollination.

Names:
Latin: Physalis ixocarpa, or also P. philadelphica
Dutch: Tomatillo
Also: Ba-Toto
English: Husk Tomato