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| I just decided I really, really want to grow ground cherries. I've called local nurseries and can't find the plant anywhere. I was going to order from seedsavers but I live in socal and they won't ship to california. Is it too late to start from seed? I live in southern California so the seasons are mild, but I'm several miles inland so we do get frost for a few months in the winter. I've googled my heart out, but if anyone knows of a website that will ship to me or a nursery (I'm willing to drive a reasonable distance!) with transplants that would be great too. (also posting in the SoCal gardening forum!) |
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| If you mean the sweet little fruits, you can get seed from Pinetree. In your location, you should have no problem starting them now and getting a good harvest. |
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| jonfrum -- yep, that's them! Also called cape gooseberries. I first had them dried, then fresh in Hawaii. They are delicious and I hear they grow similar to tomatillos. |
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- Posted by Slimy_Okra (My Page) on Sat, Apr 26, 14 at 17:18
| In the U.S. Johnny's sells the variety Goldie. Baker Creek Seeds sells cape gooseberry seeds. T&T seeds and Greta's Organic Seeds, both in Canada, sell Cape Gooseberry and the ground cherry variety Cossack Pineapple, respectively. Cape gooseberry and ground cherry are related but not the same. Cape gooseberry requires a longer growing season and has larger fruits. If you want to start seed now, I suggest starting either Goldie or Cossack Pineapple. Another common variety of ground cherry is Aunt Molly's, but I am not sure what seed company Cape gooseberries are also more finicky to germinate than ground cherries. Use bottom heat for germination (85 degrees). Ground cherries take 4-6 days and cape gooseberries 7-10 days. |
This post was edited by Slimy_Okra on Sat, Apr 26, 14 at 17:25
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| Ground cherries are one of my most common 'weeds'. They do not germinate until about the first of June. |
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| Thanks for the clarification, Slimy_Okra! Common names can be tricky. What I was told are Cape Gooseberries are commonly called "Giant Ground Cherries". I'm happy to grow either that I can find, although it sounds like I'd have better luck with Ground Cherries (vs. Cape Gooseberries) wayne -- how funny, leave to me to go crazy trying to buy a "weed"! :) |
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- Posted by little_minnie 4 (My Page) on Sat, Apr 26, 14 at 19:46
| They volunteer readily and mature just fine that way. |
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