It's easy with these instructions

Sow tamarillos

• Prepare the seed tray
• Do not sow seeds too densely
• Cover thinly with soil
• Place in the dark until germinated
• Spray frequently
• After emergence, transplant into small pots
• Put in buckets later
• Attach climbing aid

You can get seeds from specialist shops.

Tamarillos grow particularly well when they are planted in loamy soil.

Plant in tubs

As soon as the tamarillos are too big for their pot, transplant them into a tub. Ensure good drainage so that no waterlogging can build up.

Fill the bucket with clay soil. Alternatively, you can also use garden soil, which you refine with mature compost.

Attach a climbing aid immediately after planting so that you do not damage the roots later.

Water a lot in summer

In summer the Tamarillo is allowed on the terrace. Choose a sunny, sheltered place.

If it is very hot, you will have to water frequently, sometimes several times a day. Avoid wetting the leaves to prevent sunburn.

Fertilize Put cactus fertilizer on the plant once a month.

Winter in the house

Tamarillos are not frost hardy. They have to be in a frost-free, very bright location over winter overwinter. Water only occasionally during this time to prevent the root ball from drying out.

If the tamarillo has grown too tall, just cut off the top. The plant then branches below the interface.

Harvest tamarillos all year round

Tamarillos do not have a fixed harvest time. If the site conditions are good, new flowers continuously form from the third year onwards, outside of winter, from which fruits repeatedly develop.

You can tell whether the tamarillo is ripe by its dark red color. The fruits ripen just like tomatoes if they are picked too early.

Tips & Tricks

You can get pre-drawn tamarillo trees from specialist gardeners. If you want to harvest fruits quickly, you should refrain from sowing and buy a biennial plant. Then you can count on flowers and fruits as early as the following year.

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