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April 30, 2009 | 22 Comments
Spring is a time of discovery in the yard. Usually it is broken sprinklers and damaged drip heads. Not happy stuff! This spring in the middle of all that there were a few surprises.
The strawberries had multiplied and from 5 plants last year we now have close to 50. Don’t know how that happened. Now they have their own little place. A freak parsnip which found its way into a quiche. Then there were the onion shoots and the arugula which never died through winter. The arugula is now multiplying and spreading like a weed out of control.
But the biggest surprise was what we found in our lemon balm pot – a baby tomatillo all dried up still protected by its delicate husk.
Tomatillos from last year’s garden
- Jai
Filed Under: GARDENING, husk, Photo Essays, PHOTOGRAPHY, spring, Tomatillo, vein
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Where’s my can of gold spray paint? Eco-not-friendly, but still I have an urge…
So pretty! I love the natural designs of that dried tomatillo…
Cheers,
Rosa
Thanks Jai for sharing that joy of nature with us! It looks like a egg in the nest…no..like a cocoon. Once in a jungle trek we found a dried creeper with dried skeletons of gourds. Guess what we did? We brought them home and used as natural sponges in the bath. The lasted a long time. What do you plan to do with this one?
A skeleton tomatillo
U should get load of strawberries!
Wow, that tomatillo is strong, but full of bones or rather veins
Last pic is so beautiful.
Voted!
Gorgeous pictures
You guys can make anything beautiful
(Although you might argue that there is beauty to be found everywhere..) I’m guessing the strawberries’ runners were pretty fruitful!
Love the plant,I used a few Tomatillos once to make palya. It was so sour, had to throw the dish out but used in salsa in moderation, I think they are yummy. My plants are growing so fast but I don’t spend much time outside. It’s hot, humid and 1/4″ yellow Pollen all over the deck table etc. Yikes!
It is so pretty. & those tomatillos are enviable:-D
Aww.
Beautiful!:-)
How do you do that? Even a dried-up baby tomatillo looks so bright and photogenic when you take pictures? Totally unfair
Amazing pictures! Wow, those tomatillos make me want to us e them to make tangy tomatillo chutney!!!
it really looks like a fancy Christmas decoration…or even an earring!
Voted – thank you!!
Those tomatillos are amazing.
Voted!
The dried tomatillo pic is awesome.
Surprising indeed,wonder how it got so wonderfully preserved.
A fosselized tomatillo! Beautiful picture!
Wow awe-inspiring……
Beautiful! Thanks for the lovely clicks!
I found a few of those husks under my tomatillo plants this winter and yes, rushed inside and took several photos (ahem! great minds working alike!). I think the structure revealed is absolutely fascinating.
I am envious of your strawberry multiplication. How old are those plants? My 5 plants are making berries but no new plants, so at best we can hope to have home grown garnishes. They do taste amazing though. I will keep an eye on them and would be happy to hear any Strawberry Plant Multiplication Encouragement Techniques you might wish to share.
I almost expected the tomatillo to be green inside the shell
will vote with A later