Tomatillo - Purple Keepers Modern Landrace (10 seeds)

Tomatillo - Purple Keepers Modern Landrace

Physalis ixocarpa

Tomatillo Purple Keepers Modern Landrace is a vigorous, high-yielding variety producing medium to large fruit that ripen to a deep purple, often with a slight green undertone at peak ripeness. Developed as a modern landrace, it combines the best characteristics of selected parent lines into a robust and productive plant with outstanding fruit quality. The tangy-sweet flavour develops beautifully within the husk and the fruit stores exceptionally well off the plant for weeks after harvest, making it a genuinely practical choice for home preservers and salsa makers.

Excellent for fresh salsas, roasting, and sauces, it thrives in full sun and rich, well-drained soil. Stake or cage plants to keep fruit clean and off the ground. As with all tomatillos, plant two or more for cross-pollination and the best fruit set.

Planting Season: Spring, Summer
Sow: Indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost; transplant after frost risk passes
Spacing: 60-90 cm apart with staking or caging
Height: 1-1.5 m; vigorous; stake or cage for best results
Germination: 7-14 days at 21-24°C
Harvest: 70-80 days; when husks fill out and fruit turns deep purple
Flavour: Tangy-sweet; excellent fresh, roasted, or in sauces