Rant: My tomatilloes?

[Terry Awhile]

NONE HAVE COME TO LIFE.

We got tomatoes, but who cares?

All I could think of was green salsa.

Now, my life is over.

[ouch]

Where do you live? In NJ, I would start them indoors in March, transfer them outside at tomato planting time, and I'd still only get the puniest harvest. I think they need a long, hot summer to have a chance.

Just bought a few pounds for a whopping 79 cents per.

[Terry Awhile]

Living in Rainachusetts.

I now hate EVERY season here.

Thanks, God.

[Luc]

I love tomatillos!

[Jim]

All my peppers were a bust this year- skin and bones.

[The Nid Hog]

NONE HAVE COME TO LIFE.

We got tomatoes, but who cares?

All I could think of was green salsa.

Now, my life is over.

Don't worry--next year will be better. Grab yourself a shave. Things will look brighter before you know it.

[thebikingengineer]

Sounds like it's time for a greenhouse.

[Scotto]

How many did you plant? They need friends to germinate well. That being said, it was not a good summer for nightshades at all.

[Dennis]

I am now getting eggplants, finally. I have green tomatoes all over and some are just now starting to get their first blush of orange, so I should get some this year when I was thinking I would not (Brandywines, Piriforms, Black Trifeles). My peppers are looking good too but very late as well. It is always a race to see if these plants can mature before the temps take a dive.

[Rughi]

Tomatillos don't need a lot of heat. I just had to harvest several pounds from my plants because they were in imminent danger of falling over, and I live in one of the cooler parts of the notoriously cold summer'd Bay Area. They do suffer from really wet weather, which was perhaps the point made.

The bright side is that, just like with arugula, you'll probably always have tomatillos in that planting bed from now on. Better luck next year.

Roger