I forgot to mention that open-pollinated tomatillos are very easy to save seeds. Similar to tomatoes, pull the pulp, let it ferment a few days then strain the seeds to dry. The seeds are smaller than tomato seeds and sprout very easily.
Your new nemesis there is common Bermuda grass & believe me I'm not exaggerating when I call it a nemesis. Now that you have it you will spend years trying to rid your property of it completely & if you discover that you have an idiot neighbor who's growing the stuff as a lawn, you'll have to kill him so you can set about ridding his property of the stuff as well. lol Seriously, it's a nightmare to get rid of. Entire tomes have been written dedicated to various eradication methods, so you've got some reading in your future. In my experience & take it for what it's worth since I'm still fighting the stuff & losing, a combination of various methods seems to have the biggest impact on the nasty stuff. Digging it up, preemergence chemicals, & post emergence herbicides. It's a multi-year battle that you may never win if there is a nearby stand of the stuff that you can't kill. It spreads by both above & below ground runners as well as seed. What I do know is that what you're doing, just pulling up the bit you can see actually encourages the stuff to send out more runners. Resist the urge. Dig the entire sprout up or leave it to do a spot spray on.
@Amber-mv8wz I've had it in various places for a while. I can concur it is almost impossible to eradicate. I tried burning sections but it doesn't kill the underground rhizomes, rather just the surface competition, which allows it to grow even faster. I don't want to use chemicals, so I pull by hand.
I forgot to mention that open-pollinated tomatillos are very easy to save seeds. Similar to tomatoes, pull the pulp, let it ferment a few days then strain the seeds to dry. The seeds are smaller than tomato seeds and sprout very easily.
Your new nemesis there is common Bermuda grass & believe me I'm not exaggerating when I call it a nemesis. Now that you have it you will spend years trying to rid your property of it completely & if you discover that you have an idiot neighbor who's growing the stuff as a lawn, you'll have to kill him so you can set about ridding his property of the stuff as well. lol Seriously, it's a nightmare to get rid of. Entire tomes have been written dedicated to various eradication methods, so you've got some reading in your future. In my experience & take it for what it's worth since I'm still fighting the stuff & losing, a combination of various methods seems to have the biggest impact on the nasty stuff. Digging it up, preemergence chemicals, & post emergence herbicides. It's a multi-year battle that you may never win if there is a nearby stand of the stuff that you can't kill. It spreads by both above & below ground runners as well as seed. What I do know is that what you're doing, just pulling up the bit you can see actually encourages the stuff to send out more runners. Resist the urge. Dig the entire sprout up or leave it to do a spot spray on.
@Amber-mv8wz I've had it in various places for a while. I can concur it is almost impossible to eradicate. I tried burning sections but it doesn't kill the underground rhizomes, rather just the surface competition, which allows it to grow even faster. I don't want to use chemicals, so I pull by hand.