Re: lemon cucumbers/tomatillos

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• Subject: Re: lemon cucumbers/tomatillos
• From: margaret lauterbach mlaute@micron.net>
• Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 13:51:52 -0600
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At 02:05 PM 7/29/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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>>  Do you pick
>>tomatillos before they start to yellow?
>>Bonnie C. Mt. zone5 Utah, USA
>
>I've always picked tomatillos when the husks feel quite full and they are
>starting to split, or pretty much right before they would start dropping
>off the plant.  They should come free without too much tugging.
>
>
>Regards, Laurie
>Wappingers Falls, NY
>
It largely depends on what you want to do with them. If you want to bake a
pie, wait for them to turn yellow and sweet. If you want to make salsa or
any other Mexican dish, pick them green and tart. Margaret L


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