GARDENING SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
Posted on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Finding Tomatillo and Habanero Plants?
I was doing a great job growing tomatillo and habanero plants for my summer garden. Then, either wind or my cat knocked down the lid of my cold frame one hot and sunny day earlier this month and it fried all my plants.
I’ve tried to find tomatillo and habanero plants at many greenhouses in the area (southwest Michigan) without any luck. There are a few sources of habanero plants on-line but all are overpriced. It seems impossible to find tomatillo plants for sale on-line, only seeds.
What gives? Why are there no source for these two rather common plants for Mexican cooking? I can find dozens cultivars of pepper and tomato plants that are far less common.
10 points for the first person who can identify a source of tomatillo plants (NOT SEEDS!) on-line. A default 10 points for the the best answer explaining why they aren’t available.
If the “msu” in your screen names means E. Lansing, come on down to Toledo. Our local green houses have the habaneros. The tomatillos grow too easily from reseeding to bother with. If you want, email me, and I will give you the 2 names and addresses.
Henry Ford Estate Garden Walk University of Michigan Dearborn Jens Jensen Landscape Environmentalism