Nothing to worry about. This is typical. Be patient. Tomatillos set fruit all at once near the end of the season. And, when setting fruit, they form husks first, then grow the fruit inside the husks. So, don't get worried when you get a lot of empty husks.

Jim

There was another thread some while back talking about the same problem.
Some said you need more than one plant and some opinioned that tomatillo, having PERFECT flower
you do not need to have a company for them. I joined the second school of though and bought just ONE and planted it.
Now my single tomatillo has aboundant of those small balloon like husks and many times more flowers.

Inside those balloons the actual fruits are growing but VERY SLOWLY.
Up until a week or so ago there were over hundered flowers, falling off
and the husks getting yellow. NO FRUITS.
As this is my first time growing tomatillo, did not know what to expect,
Now I know that when it comes to fruiting, they are slow movers an growers.
It seems that when tomatoes start ripening, tomatilloes start forming fruits. INTERESTING.

CYRUS

Cyrus,

I'm surprised your tomatillos are that far along, even in your region.

Jim

Cyrus,

I'm surprised your tomatillos are that far along, even in your region.

Jim

I'm a little encouraged toward patience. However each husk up to this point has dropped off the plant shortly after its flower fades and drops off. If this continues, fruit doesn't seem very likely. I'm trying to be optimistic though!

Jim,
Right onw I have those ballons, and lots of them. But the actual fruits are still tiny inside.
like I said, this is my first with tomatillos.
And the important thing to me was to show that you do not need more than one plant to get fruit.
BTW, I dont think anybody is growing tomatiillo in my neighborhood or even in this town. lol

cyrus

" I dont think anybody is growing tomatiillo in my neighborhood or even in this town. lol"

If they get a taste of your salsa verde, everyone will want them. :-)

I'm glad you are growing a lone tomatillo as an experiment, Cyrus. That should settle the matter. But it probably won't. LOL

BTW, tomatillos are the most successful volunteers I have ever had. For several years in a row they just popped up in my garden each year. I know others who had the same experience. I would move them to where I wanted them and always got a good crop.

Jim

Right JIM. I did this experiment partally just to challenge the "multi-plant" view.
Of course, hopefully, I will enjoy them in my hot salsas. I also have lots of peppers.

My advice is that water them well, stake them like tomatoes and be patient.
As long as they have lots of flowers you should eventually see some balloons.