What can you plant next to tomatillos?

Plant Tomatillos with these companions:

• Basil.
• Carrots.
• Marigolds.
• Nasturtiums.
• Onions.
• Parsley.
• Peas.
• Peppers.

Can you plant tomatoes and tomatillos together?

You can grow both tomatillos and tomatoes in pots on a warm patio or porch, but choose determinate varieties of tomatoes – these stop getting taller by mid-season – or miniature tomato cultivars, and keep tomatoes and tomatillos in separate pots for best results.

Can tomatillo plants produce fruit?

It’s important to remember that you will need at least two tomatillo plants to ensure pollination and fruit production. Tomatillos are sterile, meaning the flowers of an individual plant cannot pollinate themselves. You will need more than one plant to get fruits. Tomatillos are very sensitive to cold temperatures.

Are tomatillos worth growing?

I’m growing organic purple tomatillo plants this year, but all tomatillos are worth the effort! These hardy little plants will happily thrive in a wide variety of climates and soils, and you’ll get great produce from them.

Do tomatillos come back each year?

The tomatillo is a perennial plant in hardiness zones 10-11, and grown as an annual everywhere else. These plants are not self-pollinating. In fact, without pollination, the plant won’t produce any fruit. To encourage pollination, plant tomatillos in groups of three or more.

Do tomatillos need a trellis?

You will need two or more tomatillo plants for the blooms to be pollinated and fruit to be produced. Space plants about 3 feet apart with a trellis or cage to support them as they grow. Treat tomatillos as you would tomatoes, keeping the soil evenly moist.

What can you not plant near tomatillos?

Both dill and fennel contain oils that inhibit root development and could kill neighboring plants. Potatoes and eggplants attract potato beetles and potato aphids and should not be planted near tomatillos, which are also susceptible to these pests.

Do tomatillos spread?

Tomatillo plants are large and sprawling. Space tomatillos 2 ½ feet apart. Tomatillos also do well when planted in containers (at least 5-gallon size). Tomatillos can be left to sprawl on the ground but trellising makes harvesting easier.

What can you not plant with tomatillos?

Unfriendly Plants Tomatillos are incompatible with a few garden favorites, however. Corn and kohlrabi should be planted in a separate area of the garden when growing tomatillos. Corn attracts pests that attack the tomatillo plant, and kohlrabi stunts the growth of the tomatillo plant.

Will tomatillos grow back next year?

Tomatillo is a perennial, often grown as an annual, is usually sprawling and in need of support.

Can you transplant tomatillo?

Transplant tomatillos once they are 4 to 6 inches (10-15 cm) tall; transplant into medium-rich garden soil 24 inches (60 cm) apart in rows at least 24 inches apart. Add aged compost to planting beds in advance of transplanting.

Will tomatillos cross pollinate?

Tomatillos Must Cross Pollinate We discovered that tomatillos are in fact self-incompatible, meaning that their flowers cannot self-pollinate. In other words, tomatillos must cross pollinate in order to set fruit, and they rely on insects to do so.