Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 15 JuneA Pineapple Tomatillo on 19 June, one inflated five-angled husk hanging from a leaf axil with its purple-brown ribs dark against panels thin enough to glow translucent in direct sun, a second husk smaller below it and a third just forming at the base.Week of 29 JuneA Pineapple tomatillo on 29 June, five or six five-angled husks hanging translucent where the low sun comes through them, their sharp ribs edged purple and the open rim flaring into hair-fringed lobes with nothing swelling inside yet.Week of 29 JuneA Pineapple tomatillo on 29 June, its husk drawn so tight over the fruit that the five ribs stand up as raised pleats with the dried flower still at the tip, side-lit hard on a morning that has the lawn behind it in full sun.Week of 20 JulyA Pineapple tomatillo on 20 July, one husk turned clear bright yellow and split along a seam so the smooth fruit inside shows through, its five ribbed angles meeting in a point, picked out by strong sun against shaded leaves.Week of 20 JulyA Pineapple Tomatillo on 23 July, its husks drawn tight over the fruit and ribbed by raised veins running down to a puckered point, one already gone creamy yellow while two beside it stay green, the thin leaves glowing where the sun passes through.Week of 24 AugustTwo Pineapple Tomatillo husks on 26 August, both inflated to a point and ripened right through from green to clear buttery yellow, the fruit inside filling them out tight, hanging from purple-flushed jointed stems.Week of 31 AugustTwo inflated papery husks on 3 September, ribbed and drawn to a small point and hanging under broad heart-shaped leaves, one still green and the other turned clear butter yellow with a faint red seam running along one ridge.Week of 5 OctoberA slim woozy bottle of thick golden-orange puree stands on a dark speckled counter on 8 October, filled to the shoulder with pale flecks and small seeds suspended throughout and fine bubbles against the glass. Soft indoor light, no shadows.
