How to grow tomatillo
Physalis philadelphica
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Start seeds indoors7 weeks before your last spring frost to 4 weeks before your last spring frost
Transplant outdoors1 week after your last spring frost to 2 weeks after your last spring frost
Direct sow2 weeks before your last spring frost
Growing conditions
- Days to maturity
- 60 to 75 (from transplant)
- Spacing
- 24 to 36 in apart, rows 36 in
- Planting depth
- 0.5 in
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- 1 in per week
Common problems
Tomatillo by hardiness zone
Planting dates for a typical location in each zone:
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Last updated 2026-06-13.