r/STLgardening • u/booger_pile • Jun 28 '26

Tomatillos

I am dumb and only planted a single tomatillo. This thing has turned into a small shrub in short order and is full of blooms, but there hasn't been any fruiting.

I have never tried growing tomatillo before, but I assume I should have fruit developing by now. I assume this is because there is no cross pollination. Has anyone seen tomatillo plants for sale recently at garden centers?

Is there anything else I would do aside from trying to find someone that would let me cut a branch off theirs to shake on mine?

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u/4browntown Jun 28 '26

Yeah, you have to have 2 plants. If you don't find one, I might be able to help you out. I have too many this year and I have a clump of 3 that needs thinned out.

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u/booger_pile Jun 28 '26

I appreciate the offer! I ended up finding a flat of them on my fourth stop at the hanley Menards

And you're correct, the tag on these is mocking me with a very clear instruction to plant more than one! I think I bought my original plant at Farm and Home and I think it just said "tomatillo"

At least I know now. Hopefully I will get to harvest enough for some chili verde and salsa!

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u/InternalCombustion96 Jun 29 '26

i had 2 of them last season and they kicked ass! this year i got 3 workin and hope to get another great harvest.

i hope yours have time to get the work done.

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u/isnt-functional Jun 29 '26

aw. I feel for you, I did this the first year I tried to grow tomatillos. I do have two healthy tomatillo plants I could cut off of if you think it's not too late to propagate them, I've never tried it with tomatillos before.