Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Tomatillos

"Little tomatoes" as they are called go well in salsa and the like. While walking the dog I happened on a small patch of them next to the park lake.

Click to enlarge and note the seed pods, about an inch in diameter
Inside is a single pea-sized fruit.
Sorry for the fuzzy pic. Should have used a tripod. Diced up, these things are an essential ingredient in salsas. In a sloppily assembled burrito out on a fishing trip, dribble the filling out onto the ground and they sprout enthusiastically and seem to require little more than sunlight to thrive.


2 comments:

Merle said...

are you going to harvest some of them?

Merle

Billll said...

If someone else doesn't beat me to them. I got a few from a broken branch and planted them in spots in my yard that don't get much water. Ground cover more than anything.