Tomatillos are a fun and easy-to-grow vegetable with a tart, refreshing flavor, but knowing when to pick them can be tricky.
The key is to look for tomatillos that completely fill their papery husks, often bulging out at the bottom, indicating they're ripe and ready for harvest.
If you squeeze a tomatillo and it feels loose or empty inside the husk, it's not ripe yet, but if it's firm and full, it's time to pick it.
Overripe tomatillos develop an unpleasant soapy taste, so harvest them before they turn yellow and the husk starts to brown and dry out.
