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'Purple de Milpa' Tomatillos

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Description:	2-inch, purple fruit. Indeterminate plants.
Days To Maturity:	80-90
Seed Sources:	Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014

Rating Summary

Overall: (5.0 Stars) Taste: (5.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 01/15/2014 by A. W. Davidson - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Marion, Indiana, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
I grew this one last year and was very happy with it. I caged them in large tomato cages and had two plants and got good production even though my location got more shade than I would have liked. Flavor was very good and they were popular at market.

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