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Goldie Ground Cherry
3,55 $
This garden plant generously provides with sweet and perfumed fruits. Ground cherries are delicious fresh, in jams, sauces, and pies. Just like chinese lanterns, they are wrapped in a papery envelope. Once the fruits are ripe, they will drop to the ground; the golden orbs are then ready for harvest.
Package: Around 75 seeds
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We grow the vast majority of our seeds on our farm. However, when a culture fails or when we are out of stock, we reach out to other seed farms to refill our inventory and offer you more choice. This variety is one of those.
BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name : Physalis pruinosa
Common names : Ground cherry, cape gooseberry, husk tomato
French : Cerise de terre, groseilles du cap, cerise d’hiver, lanterne chinoise, amour en cage
Family : Solanaceae
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
Plant type : Annual
Habit : Shrubby, semi-crawling
Height : 30 to 50 cm
Width : 50 cm
CULTURAL INFORMATION
Days to maturity : 65 days
Sowing : Indoors in early April
Depth : Surface
Germination : 10 to 14 days
Soil : Rich
Exposure : Sunny
Planting : Transplant outside after the last frost
Plant spacing : 55 cm
Row spacing : 60 cm
Watering : Water abundantly when transplanting, afterwards during strong heat or drought periods.
Care and other considerations :
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