I was about to put the tomatillo plants into the dud category until I saw pineapple tomatillos for sale at the Portland Farmer's Market. They looked just like ours! Tiny! And then AdRi put it together: yes we had planted pineapple tomatillos, and they looked just like the ones for sale at the market. Tiny!
What I thought was a failure was actually a success. But even more successful is the taste of these in my mouth. Bracing myself for the tangy taste of tomatillos, I was pleasantly surprised to discover they're sweet, like citrus really, and really mellow and wonderful. And like tomatillos, they come disguised in this papery husk:
I love new surprises in the garden. Especially when they're not failures but sweet surprising success.
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I tried Pineapple Tomatillos for the first time this year. The nice man at the tomato stand at the farmer's market encouraged me. Whoa! I am so growing these next year.
whooo and what an intriguing name for them. they sound like gems- I'm sold!
Sounds excellent -- maybe I'll give 'em a try next year.
I would love to try those--growing up in Hawaii, Pineapple is pretty much my State fruit. I haven't heard of them before.
Oh! I had such hopes for gardening before my second dog came along! Now my garden is virtually a dog park. I can't complain, but I do miss musing about the garden, enjoying all the smells and fresh tastes! What to do!
sweet....we just planted these today....tiniest little seeds....
Yay! You know what? I love the husks! (I am a fan off all things dried out and husk-like.) I'll bet there's some kind of crafty thing you can do with them.
i have been surging around cuz i tried tomatillo salsa and it was a bit bland. not bad for a first stab. i am thrilled to learn about these pinapple tomatillos. i also saw some purple ones. thought that might interest you.
Your pineapple tomatillos looks really great. Did you grow them in 2009 and 2010? I just tried them this year and here is the report at http://desigrub.com/2010/10/pineapple-tomatillo/ . I would love to hear your comments.
Grew some pineapple tomatillos for the first time this year. Just tried the first one. WOW! next year I'll put at least 6 plants in. We got ours from Fullerton Arboretum annual plant sale and I grew these as a novelty.
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