Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 1 JuneA young tomatillo in a black fabric grow bag, one yellow flower with a dark throat open on the stem, dark compost flecked with perlite, a small pink label and a timber wall behind.Week of 1 JuneA young tomatillo plant in a black fabric grow bag with a small handwritten label pushed into the compost, rosemary in the pot alongside and an orange pot behind.Week of 29 JuneA tomatillo plant in a black fabric grow bag over straw mulch, green husked fruit hanging among broad leaves, more grow bags and rough grass behind.Week of 29 JuneA green tomatillo in its veined husk seen from below against a bright blue sky, yellow flowers on the neighbouring stems and grow bags below.Week of 6 JulyA tomatillo plant carrying several pale green papery husks among its leaves and yellow flowers above, standing in a straw-mulched black fabric grow bag beside a brick path.Week of 20 JulyPapery green husks hanging from a tomatillo plant, one lantern-shaped fruit low against a bamboo cane and another above it, with straw mulch and a black pot below.Week of 20 JulyGreen tomatillos in papery husks veined faintly purple, hanging through a leafy plant staked to a green metal post, with wire fencing and more foliage behind in strong sun.Week of 20 JulyPale green tomatillo husks swelling on a plant, backlit so the papery lanterns glow, with more foliage and a black container below in bright sun.Week of 3 AugustA tomatillo in a pale veined husk hanging among broad leaves, a bamboo cane and black fabric grow bags behind it and straw mulch on the ground below.Week of 3 AugustA tomatillo swelling in a green husk on a stem tied to a green metal stake, yellow flowers above it and wire fencing and garden beds behind.
