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Topic: Ground cherries / cape gooseberries?
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teasel
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posted June 16, 2014 04:13 AM
  
Has anyone here grown these? I have one set of seeds each, and I think they may finally be sprouting into little seedlings. I've googled them, and most people seem to love them - I hope they grow well. I have no idea where I'm going to put everything.IP: Logged |
Yin
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posted June 16, 2014 09:31 AM
Wow, those look cool! No' I've never grown them . Are they easy to grow?IP: Logged |
Ellynlvx
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From: the Point of Light within the Mind of God
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posted June 16, 2014 10:10 AM
You mean Tomatillos?Is that Chile Verde I smell on the stove? Yum! With Homemade Tortillas? IP: Logged |
Violets
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posted June 16, 2014 04:42 PM
Sorry, I have no idea!  Good luck though!  IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted June 22, 2014 01:59 PM
Do they make jam out of them?IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted June 24, 2014 01:30 PM
Are they lke sour cherries?IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted June 25, 2014 03:16 PM
Seems like I remember biting into them as a kid.IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted June 28, 2014 03:32 AM
Oops. I forgot I posted this. I don't know if they're developing seedlings. I'm not having as much luck with them, even when they sprout. Bugs getting to them. I've had several things eaten to the point that they can't regenerate. I hope these start to grow soon - I've heard that once they do, they really take off. I really didn't want to fail with the garden this year. IP: Logged |
Violets
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posted June 28, 2014 12:32 PM
I know what you mean. I'm pretty bummed out about the slugs getting to almost all of our strawberries! And our lettuce, too!  Hope they take off for you soon IP: Logged |
Ellynlvx
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From: the Point of Light within the Mind of God
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posted June 28, 2014 04:30 PM
quote:
Originally posted by teasel:
Oops. I forgot I posted this. I don't know if they're developing seedlings. I'm not having as much luck with them, even when they sprout. Bugs getting to them. I've had several things eaten to the point that they can't regenerate. I hope these start to grow soon - I've heard that once they do, they really take off. I really didn't want to fail with the garden this year.
I know they are in the same family with the tomatillos. Those grow on riverbanks, they like a sandy soil. Dry and loose, a sandy soil. We used to have the True Gooseberries up in the Mountains. They are closely related to the Currant. They were an alternate host for the pine blister rust, though. They looked like miniature mace or morning star balls. Always meant to make jam out of those. Never got to it, though. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted June 29, 2014 02:39 PM
Sounds like they would make a good jam.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted June 30, 2014 01:51 PM
Savory if not very sweet.IP: Logged |
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