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Tomatillo: when to sow, plant out and harvest

Sowing, planting and harvest dates for your climate, good and bad companions, growing tips.

When to sow in your region

Average dates, computed from the frost dates of each climate. For your exact dates, choose your town.

ClimateSow under coverPlant outHarvest
Northern France4 March – 24 March29 April – 19 May1 August – 31 October
Atlantic coast22 February – 14 March19 April – 9 May5 August – 4 November
Eastern France24 February – 16 March21 April – 11 May30 July – 29 October
Mediterranean21 January – 10 February18 March – 7 April21 August – 20 November
Mountains (around 1,000 m)29 March – 18 April24 May – 13 June30 June – 29 September

Growing

Family
Solanaceae
Latin name
Physalis philadelphica (syn. P. ixocarpa)
Cold tolerance
Tender (killed by frost)
Soil temperature to germinate
20 °C minimum
Between rows
80–100 cm
In the row
60–80 cm

Companion planting

The level of evidence is shown for each pairing: many rest on tradition rather than on studies.

Good neighbours

No documented pairing.

Keep apart

No documented pairing.

Sources