A Reason to Grow One

AlittleSalt · February 14, 2016

Sometimes, you find a plant growing and you just have to help it along. There's something about it that makes you need to help it grow. I had not looked at it since I planted it as a seed on 1-17-2016. I watered it and took care of it - kept it under 16 hours of light and 8 hours of darkness. It's in a 72 cell planting flat that I only planted 50 cells of.

I planted this seed cell flat when I was in my worst health of 50 years. Besides having RSD - I had anxiety attacks many-many times daily - medicine that wasn't working. I didn't give up and it seems this plant wants to grow as well. This past 9 days, I've gotten a lot better. New Meds are working - no more anxiety attacks and I have a healthy frame of mind. In my confusion back then - I still categorized the cells in an Excel document. I took one step at a time very slowly.

The picture below is a Yellow Tomatillo http://www.epicurious.com/ingredient...tillos-article Cell number 43 is a yellow tomatillo - there are 3 of them in that cell. I better learn how to grow and use them because that is A Reason to Grow One.

Life throws things at you. It's up to you on how you deal with it.

peebee · February 14, 2016

You're a wise man Salt. To put into words what you feel and learn from looking at a seedling that is trying so hard to survive. Yes, life throws things at us from every angle. Ya gotta make the best of it, grow towards the light and get stronger. Hope that tomatillo makes it with your additional help. You are both benefiting from each other.

pauldavid · February 14, 2016

Glad to know that you are doing better Robert! Number 43 is a keeper, for sure!

peppero · February 14, 2016

KEEP ON KEEPING ON.

Jon

Worth1 · February 14, 2016

Salt you are going to need at the very least 2 tomatillo plants to produce fruit.
They are not self fertile one plant has to pollinate the other.
I cant count how many times I have told folks this that were only going to buy one plant at the plant racks.
They also take up a huge amount of space so give them room.
You like tart and that is the way most people eat them and buy them at the store.
I like to eat them ripe.
You can make salsa out of them and you can slice them and fry them like a little fried green tomato.

Worth

MikeInCypress · February 14, 2016

Worth, Do the Tomatillos need to be different varieties or will 2 of the same variety work for pollination? I saw some plants at HEB but they were the same variety.

MikeInCypress

Worth1 · February 14, 2016

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Originally Posted by MikeInCypress

Worth, Do the Tomatillos need to be different varieties or will 2 of the same variety work for pollination? I saw some plants at HEB but they were the same variety.

MikeInCypress

They can be of the same variety seems strange but true.
I think the year I grew them I bought six or eight.

The little carpenter bees pollinated them.

Worth

Jwb4707 · February 14, 2016

I went through a point in my life when I had panic attacks every day, they're no joke but they can be overcome, happy to hear your doing better, stay strong.

Dutch · February 14, 2016

Robert if there is ever anything that I post here at Tomatoville that you find to be troubling to you, in any way, shape or form, please PM me without hesitation! Your concerns are more important to me then my own. I mean that!!!

Thank you for all your posts.

Dutch

imp · February 14, 2016

I'm glad you are doing better and that the meds are helping- panic attacks are terrible and general anxiety is not any fun, either. But I am proud for you to keep on with the daily grind- one foot in front of the other and we make progress each step. You and Ted are such an inspiration to m to keep on.

AlittleSalt · February 14, 2016

Thank you. Yes, you do have to keep going.

Cell 40 - Amarylla tomatillo
Cell 41 - Cisineros tomatillo
Cell 42 - Purple de Milpa tomatillo
Cell 43 - Yellow tomatillo

There are 3 to 4 in each cell. It looks like the ordinary green tomatillos are the only ones that didn't germinate. I remember where I want to plant them now. It's a flower bed on the back side of our main garden.

imp · February 14, 2016

I have never grown tomatillos, nor eaten them to my knowledge, so you shall have to tell me all about them as they grow and you eat them as well as to prepare them, too.

AlittleSalt · February 14, 2016

Imp I have grown them a couple years ago. The plants get around 4' wide. I planted them 3 feet apart and it was a solid wall of plants and tomatillos. They are the main ingredient in Salsa Verde.

imp · February 14, 2016

Oh, then I have eaten them! Just did not know it.

MissS · February 14, 2016

One of the local growers at my farmers market asked me to try them for him. They were tart but sweet and he asked me of ways that I could think of to use them in order to help him sell more. Not only were they good for salsa but also were great on a spinach salad with oranges and strawberries. They are a nice refreshing addition to smoothies and fruit salads. I made a very nice chicken dish with them too.

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MikeInCypress Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 963	Worth, Do the Tomatillos need to be different varieties or will 2 of the same variety work for pollination? I saw some plants at HEB but they were the same variety. MikeInCypress __________________ "Growing older, not up"

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Dutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: S.E. Wisconsin Zone 5b Posts: 1,831	Robert if there is ever anything that I post here at Tomatoville that you find to be troubling to you, in any way, shape or form, please PM me without hesitation! Your concerns are more important to me then my own. I mean that!!! Thank you for all your posts. Dutch __________________ "Discretion is the better part of valor" Charles Churchill The intuitive mind is a gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. But we have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. (paraphrased) Albert Einstein I come from a long line of sod busters, spanning back several centuries. Last edited by Dutch; February 14, 2016 at 12:23 PM.

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MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	One of the local growers at my farmers market asked me to try them for him. They were tart but sweet and he asked me of ways that I could think of to use them in order to help him sell more. Not only were they good for salsa but also were great on a spinach salad with oranges and strawberries. They are a nice refreshing addition to smoothies and fruit salads. I made a very nice chicken dish with them too. __________________ ~ Patti ~

February 14, 2016	#2
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	You're a wise man Salt. To put into words what you feel and learn from looking at a seedling that is trying so hard to survive. Yes, life throws things at us from every angle. Ya gotta make the best of it, grow towards the light and get stronger. Hope that tomatillo makes it with your additional help. You are both benefiting from each other.

February 14, 2016	#3
pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	Glad to know that you are doing better Robert! Number 43 is a keeper, for sure!

February 14, 2016	#4
peppero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: selmer, tn Posts: 2,944	KEEP ON KEEPING ON. Jon

February 14, 2016	#5
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Salt you are going to need at the very least 2 tomatillo plants to produce fruit. They are not self fertile one plant has to pollinate the other. I cant count how many times I have told folks this that were only going to buy one plant at the plant racks. They also take up a huge amount of space so give them room. You like tart and that is the way most people eat them and buy them at the store. I like to eat them ripe. You can make salsa out of them and you can slice them and fry them like a little fried green tomato. Worth

February 14, 2016	#8
Jwb4707 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Western MA Posts: 78	I went through a point in my life when I had panic attacks every day, they're no joke but they can be overcome, happy to hear your doing better, stay strong.

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imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	I'm glad you are doing better and that the meds are helping- panic attacks are terrible and general anxiety is not any fun, either. But I am proud for you to keep on with the daily grind- one foot in front of the other and we make progress each step. You and Ted are such an inspiration to m to keep on.

February 14, 2016	#11
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Thank you. Yes, you do have to keep going. Cell 40 - Amarylla tomatillo Cell 41 - Cisineros tomatillo Cell 42 - Purple de Milpa tomatillo Cell 43 - Yellow tomatillo There are 3 to 4 in each cell. It looks like the ordinary green tomatillos are the only ones that didn't germinate. I remember where I want to plant them now. It's a flower bed on the back side of our main garden.