{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "record_type": "plant",
  "slug": "tomatillo",
  "common_name": "Tomatillo",
  "botanical_name": "Physalis philadelphica",
  "family": "Solanaceae",
  "summary": "Tomatillo is a tender, branching fruit crop that needs warmth, full sun, support and at least two compatible plants for reliable pollination and husked fruit.",
  "categories": [
    "fruiting vegetable",
    "container crop",
    "greenhouse crop"
  ],
  "growth_habits": [
    "bushy",
    "branching"
  ],
  "lifecycle": "Tender perennial, usually grown as an annual",
  "difficulty": "Moderate",
  "requirements": {
    "light": {
      "minimum_direct_sun_hours": 6,
      "preferred_direct_sun_hours": 8
    },
    "soil_ph": {
      "minimum": 5.5,
      "maximum": 7.0
    },
    "container": {
      "minimum_volume_litres": 30,
      "minimum_diameter_cm": 40,
      "plants_per_container": 1
    },
    "spacing": {
      "minimum_cm": 60,
      "maximum_cm": 90
    },
    "planting_out": {
      "minimum_reliable_temperature_c": 13,
      "frost_tolerant": false,
      "label": "Plant out",
      "note": "Set out hardened plants only after frost risk has passed and soil and nights are reliably warm"
    },
    "harvest": {
      "typical_uk_months": [
        "August",
        "October"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "umn-growing-tomatillos",
      "publisher": "University of Minnesota Extension",
      "url": "https://extension.umn.edu/vegetables/growing-tomatillos-and-ground-cherries",
      "supports": [
        "identity",
        "species",
        "sowing",
        "planting_out",
        "spacing",
        "pollination",
        "support",
        "watering",
        "feeding",
        "harvest",
        "problems"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rhs-vegetables-containers",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/containers",
      "supports": [
        "container_size_context",
        "container_watering",
        "container_feeding"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "umn-soil-fertilising-guide",
      "publisher": "University of Minnesota Extension",
      "url": "https://extension.umn.edu/manage-soil-nutrients/quick-guide-fertilizing-plants",
      "supports": [
        "soil_ph_context",
        "soil_testing"
      ]
    }
  ]
}