Re: tomatillos
- To: v*@eskimo.com
- Subject: Re: tomatillos
- From: T*@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 23:29:03 EDT
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In a message dated 98-10-09 23:40:54 EDT, you write:
<<
If you grow tomatillos, make sure you grow at least two plants. Their
pollen
is self-incompatible. With one plant you will get lots of flowers but no
fruit set what-so-ever and it is very disappointing.
>>
Although most people describe tomatillos as practically a weed, I'm embarassed
to say that I could only get one plant to survive. I knew that I needed two
for fruit, but left the one plant in the garden since the bees love the
profusion of flowers. While weeding this afternoon, I found quite a few
tomatillo (fruit)! Is there any other explanation besides there being other
plants somewhere in the area?
Tom
