One of my girl friends gifted me with two plants, and it’s so hot and humid here, I’ve had them in planters. I am encouraged to see how well it grows in containers. Thank you!
I ordered some seeds last year because I liked the description. Had never heard of them at that point. I started 4 plants from seeds. It took about 2 weeks to germinate. Now I am waiting for them to get big enough and after the last frost to put in pots. I am in zone 7 (Maryland). I know to be careful as to where I plant them since the seeds fall to the ground and the ground cherries will come back next year. Thank you for this informative video.
Peep #1 is gonna be growin' these next year and she's plannin' on growing 'em in grow bags, and organically, just like you. Nice to see how well yours are doin'. Paws crossed hers will do as well. Purrs, Seville.
I grow ground cherries twice a year here in Northeast TX. Ground cherries drop their berries as they close ripeness, hence the name ground cherry. The plants should be darker in green color. Nutrition is really lacking on this plant. The berries are smaller for that reason as well. I'm always open to give tips if you like. Happy Gardening!
I can definitely use some tips. I posted this above but I'll post it again to you. The leaves on my pineapple ground cherry are completely white. Even the new leaves are white. I thought it was a mildew problem so I sprayed neem oil and it's not going away. There's plenty of flowers on the bottom but they just die. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Good day to you as well. ☀️ In my experience they’re very similar to the tomato root system. I’m growing them again this year! Can’t wait for them. Have you grown/planted them yet?
@carmelwine7610 I grew them last year thinking the seeds didn't take. Reused the soil and bam! 2024 I'm attempting to grow in a pot, but the pot is too shallow. The ground cherries are a great garden snack!
Well, I see you made this video five years ago. I was feeling a little bad because I have so many composting worms and it sounded like you didn’t. I am quite confident you’ve got plenty now. 😂 I enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching. I don’t have the worms now. But I will get them next year. I’m sure where I put them in the ground the neighbors are happy I had Many by then.
@@carmelwine7610 I grew some for the first time in a pot and loved them so much I picked and ate them from the plant. I hope this year I can grow enough to try some recipes. I can’t remember when I planted them. they were from what was called, “golden berries” I purchased at Trader Joe’s. I was surprised they grew but they fruited all through the winter and still have fruits. Now, they are getting new blossoms. I am in Southern California and we had the most unusual, rainy, cold winter, compared to recent years. My friend had given me a bunch of boxes from blue apron. The boxes also came with the foil liner which keeps the food cold, so I put one underneath the pot and one surrounding the pot and just kept other plants close to it on my balcony. I still can’t believe they grew all winter. I did something similar with cherry tomatoes. I stuck the pot more than halfway down into my compost pile, and on the nights when it got really cold, I put a foil bag over it. I didn’t have tomatoes, but the plant is doing very well and has lots of blossoms now.
@@justbeachy2031 That’s great to hear that they grew through the winter. I would love that. I planted seeds this year that haven’t come up yet it’s still cold. I’ve seen golden berries at Trader Joe’s but I haven’t tried them. I’m happy to be growing my own again this year. Hopefully we’ll both have a big harvest this year. I can feel a difference when I did eat them and I find that amazing!
A lot of people call this plant the Ground Cherry but it's actually the Cape Gooseberry plant. The Ground Cherry gets its name because it grows close to the ground, NOT because they fall to the ground when they are ripe. In the 2nd half of the following video a farmer shows you the differences in the 2 plants... czcams.com/video/4xEpGqOVL4U/video.html
this is a really nice, simple and informative video - thank you - i now have a better idea of what to expect from my young, container grown "giant poha berry" plant :P
Ann Harlan I have some. If youre serious, they love full sun like a desert plant but love water like a swamp plant. It throws many gardeners for a loop. The more water they get, the better theyll grow like basil or tomatoes.
Video there’s not too many videos on this and I wish the guy below me who was telling you how it’s done would make a video 😯ehemmmm. Anyway you know when you planted them was only live in what kind of soil all that because I have some now I’m about to plant but they are really not very many videos on ground cherries in the ones I have found are crap this is one of the best one so far.!l! Anyway for all the stuff that you did include thank you very much!
I miss the sound of those bugs in the background I’m from Philly but now I’m out in California we don’t have any Sounds like that Good memories of summers on the East Coast!
Great video. Do you know if these are the Peruvian groundcherries that you tend to find in seed catalogs or if this is one of the wild ones native to the eastern U.S.? I ask, because I'm trying to grow one of the native ones (Physalis longifolia) and am wondering what to expect. Thanks for the video! :)
Great instructional video. I have to use containers because I live in a apartment. Thanks for this, I don't see to many videos about containers. This will be my first year growing the. Will they come back or do I have to plant more seeds and if so when. I live in Atlanta Georgia. Thanks Sis
Your video is the second video I've watched about these. I've never heard of them before. I'm kind of curious about what a homemade wine made from them would taste like. Any idea? Thanks for sharing your video
What a breath of fresh garden. Lovely lovely.🍊🍑🍒Great place I'm enjoying learning more about planting, Thank you for creating this informative and beautiful video.
If you don't want to add any fertilizer youd need to put alot of nitrogen aource un there when planting. Like maybe put a sardine in there . This plant is starting to struggle with yellow leaves which means doesn't have alot nitrogen..potting mix always needs epsom salt, lime & micro nutrients.I wonder if you can trellis this like with cucumbers or squash.
Hi Kinky Curlfriend, It hadn’t been in the container long. This plant grew up from the fruit of the year before as a volunteer. But normally 8 weeks to get a seedling then once it’s a small plant it takes off in the heat in moist soil. Have you grown it yet? My apologies for the late response.
So I planted my whole seed pack in a small container and they are growing. Should I seperate them and plant in larger pot. Or can I keep them together.?? Will I have a huge bush!! Lol
Carmelwine I took the seeds out of one of them (didn't plant the whole fruit). I will let you know how it goes (things are about to get very hot here in Northern Thailand).
Northern Thai Garden Guy Good. Let me know how it goes. Remember to slightly shade the young plants until strong enough. My plants/dropped fruit was planted under a fig tree and did well on a balcony that only received about 4 hours of afternoon sunlight on sunny days. Although they should grow well in direct sunlight as long as their adequately watered if your growing them in containers.
@carmelwine this is a great video. I just realized that these fresh groundcherries are the same superfood dried golden berries are the same thing! And even more excited that it doesn't have to come from a tropical place and I can grow them here in South Jersey! My church friend has a farm stand at a Saturday market and she let me try these little gems along with her cherry tomatoes and loved peeling back the papery calyx to eat them. When I went home is when I looked up the health benefits and the rest is history. I wonder if I can grow them indoors during the winter or should I wait until Spring to plant them outdoors in my raised garden bed or a pot like you did. Do you have Instagram? I am on there and just put a picture and video about them there.😊👍🏼Happy gardening.
Thanks for the compliment Susan! That's right they do not have to come from a tropical place I've grown them in zone 7A & 7B. The health benefits are great as just eating a few I definitely feel a boost in my well being within minutes. Since your in Jersey I would wait until 8 weeks before spring and start the seedlings in a greenhouse/window type of set up. Sorry I don't have a Instagram page but I would love to see your picture/video. Happy gardening to you too!
anybody know if these will grow near walnut trees since tomatoes won't grow there ? when is the best time to put these in the ground ? should we leave the paper shell on them when we plant them ?
Hello. This is my 1st time growing ground cherry. The cherry has dirt inside the husk. Some of cherries are opened. I also noticed husk were opened while on the plant. Is it because of the wind?. I also noticed there are ants.
Hi all, I live in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada so fairly north and have a fairly short growing season, June 1 - Sept 5. Can I grow and have ripe ground cherries here? Growing for the first time from a small 3” tall plant, any tips to get it to grow and ripen sooner? Tomatoes work great for me
Hi, If your growing from seed, you won’t have much time unless you finish them in a greenhouse. But if your plant is already rooted and with good soil etc you should be good.
I hope you can help me. I have been doing research for the last 2 days. I have a ground pineapple cherry plant that the leaves are all white. Even new leaves are white. I sprayed it with neem oil and that didn't help. I thought it was mildew at first and it's not going away. What would cause this?
@@carmelwine7610 thank you so much for responding back so quickly. I buried fish heads in there I also put sardines in a blender with egg shellss and sprinkled on the soil. Isn't all that stuff full of nitrogen? All of the other plants are doing very well except for this guy. It is growing pretty quick but all the leaves are white so strange. Do you think I overdid it? Obviously obviously if you didn't know, this is my first year gardening, lol
One of my girl friends gifted me with two plants, and it’s so hot and humid here, I’ve had them in planters. I am encouraged to see how well it grows in containers. Thank you!
I'm going to plant these for the first time this year. Thanks for the inspiration! They sound like they'd be delicious.
I ordered some seeds last year because I liked the description. Had never heard of them at that point. I started 4 plants from seeds. It took about 2 weeks to germinate. Now I am waiting for them to get big enough and after the last frost to put in pots. I am in zone 7 (Maryland). I know to be careful as to where I plant them since the seeds fall to the ground and the ground cherries will come back next year. Thank you for this informative video.
Tracy are there any germinate in tricks? I just planted mine in the dirt and waiting for some sign. First time planting them.
Thanks for this! I was just given a clipping, I nursed it back to health and didnt know what to expect next. This was very helpful!!!
Gary Adamsen Your welcome Gary. Just give it fertile soil and enough water and they'll grow fine.
Thank you!
Peep #1 is gonna be growin' these next year and she's plannin' on growing 'em in grow bags, and organically, just like you. Nice to see how well yours are doin'. Paws crossed hers will do as well. Purrs, Seville.
Jennifer Anne Thanks. Good luck!
I grow ground cherries twice a year here in Northeast TX. Ground cherries drop their berries as they close ripeness, hence the name ground cherry. The plants should be darker in green color. Nutrition is really lacking on this plant. The berries are smaller for that reason as well. I'm always open to give tips if you like. Happy Gardening!
I can definitely use some tips. I posted this above but I'll post it again to you. The leaves on my pineapple ground cherry are completely white. Even the new leaves are white. I thought it was a mildew problem so I sprayed neem oil and it's not going away. There's plenty of flowers on the bottom but they just die. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Can it be propagated from suckers like tomato plants?
@@millieo5862 yes
I don’t know why I have seen this comment when I only had 5 years to see it. Wow. I’m growing them again this year and I will take note of it.
Thanks!
Thank you for this video!!!!!! I hope you come back with some more gardening videos
Hi Erica, I certainly will. I’m not sure why I haven’t seen the new comments but I’m replaying now. Lol. 🤦🏾♀️ Thanks for watching! 💜🪴
Loved this. Very informative and I thank you!
Thank you for addressing soil type, etc. Very informative.
Thank you for your video! Trying to grow them first time this year
The best ground cherries are the ones that pop up randomly in the garden compost next year!
I just received my seeds in the mail and getting ready to start them. Great video. Thanks
Good day. I googled root system of ground cherries and your vid appeared. 🌞
Good day to you as well. ☀️ In my experience they’re very similar to the tomato root system. I’m growing them again this year! Can’t wait for them. Have you grown/planted them yet?
@carmelwine7610 I grew them last year thinking the seeds didn't take. Reused the soil and bam! 2024 I'm attempting to grow in a pot, but the pot is too shallow. The ground cherries are a great garden snack!
Thanks for the video.this will be my first time planting ground cherries. Now I know what to look for
mystery DC No problem, glad you liked it.
Fantastic video, VERY informative and well done. Thank You!
C W Thank you and your very welcome CW. I could have done better but I just wanted to get the information out. I appreciate it. 😊
Well, I see you made this video five years ago. I was feeling a little bad because I have so many composting worms and it sounded like you didn’t. I am quite confident you’ve got plenty now. 😂
I enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching. I don’t have the worms now. But I will get them next year. I’m sure where I put them in the ground the neighbors are happy I had Many by then.
@@carmelwine7610 I grew some for the first time in a pot and loved them so much I picked and ate them from the plant. I hope this year I can grow enough to try some recipes.
I can’t remember when I planted them. they were from what was called, “golden berries” I purchased at Trader Joe’s. I was surprised they grew but they fruited all through the winter and still have fruits. Now, they are getting new blossoms. I am in Southern California and we had the most unusual, rainy, cold winter, compared to recent years. My friend had given me a bunch of boxes from blue apron. The boxes also came with the foil liner which keeps the food cold, so I put one underneath the pot and one surrounding the pot and just kept other plants close to it on my balcony. I still can’t believe they grew all winter. I did something similar with cherry tomatoes. I stuck the pot more than halfway down into my compost pile, and on the nights when it got really cold, I put a foil bag over it. I didn’t have tomatoes, but the plant is doing very well and has lots of blossoms now.
@@justbeachy2031 That’s great to hear that they grew through the winter. I would love that. I planted seeds this year that haven’t come up yet it’s still cold. I’ve seen golden berries at Trader Joe’s but I haven’t tried them. I’m happy to be growing my own again this year. Hopefully we’ll both have a big harvest this year. I can feel a difference when I did eat them and I find that amazing!
A lot of people call this plant the Ground Cherry but it's actually the Cape Gooseberry plant. The Ground Cherry gets its name because it grows close to the ground, NOT because they fall to the ground when they are ripe. In the 2nd half of the following video a farmer shows you the differences in the 2 plants... czcams.com/video/4xEpGqOVL4U/video.html
this is a really nice, simple and informative video - thank you - i now have a better idea of what to expect from my young, container grown "giant poha berry" plant :P
I've never grown these before and always wondered about them. Thanks - I'm going to try them.
Ann Harlan I have some. If youre serious, they love full sun like a desert plant but love water like a swamp plant.
It throws many gardeners for a loop. The more water they get, the better theyll grow like basil or tomatoes.
It’s years later and I’m just getting to see your response for some reason🤦🏾♀️. Have you grown them yet Ann?
Love it!! Can't wait till mine fruits ☺
Video there’s not too many videos on this and I wish the guy below me who was telling you how it’s done would make a video 😯ehemmmm.
Anyway you know when you planted them was only live in what kind of soil all that because I have some now I’m about to plant but they are really not very many videos on ground cherries in the ones I have found are crap this is one of the best one so far.!l!
Anyway for all the stuff that you did include thank you very much!
I think they grow the best in the tropics , great video
Yun Hin That makes sense.
Mine love the heat, full sun and cant ever seem to have too much water.
I miss the sound of those bugs in the background I’m from Philly but now I’m out in California we don’t have any Sounds like that
Good memories of summers on the East Coast!
GREAT INFORMATION
Nice video. You sound like a wonderful lady!
Great video. Do you know if these are the Peruvian groundcherries that you tend to find in seed catalogs or if this is one of the wild ones native to the eastern U.S.? I ask, because I'm trying to grow one of the native ones (Physalis longifolia) and am wondering what to expect. Thanks for the video! :)
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for pictures!! Only saw in fall not green!
Great instructional video. I have to use containers because I live in a apartment. Thanks for this, I don't see to many videos about containers. This will be my first year growing the. Will they come back or do I have to plant more seeds and if so when. I live in Atlanta Georgia.
Thanks Sis
Your video is the second video I've watched about these. I've never heard of them before. I'm kind of curious about what a homemade wine made from them would taste like. Any idea? Thanks for sharing your video
Brett White Hey, I've never made wine from them but I'm sure it should taste good and not too sweet. No problem. I hope it inspired you. Thanks
She has a nice garden
What a breath of fresh garden. Lovely lovely.🍊🍑🍒Great place I'm enjoying learning more about planting,
Thank you for creating this informative and beautiful video.
Thank you! 🪴
Thwnk you for the video.... very helpful😀. Do you know a good place to order a plant?
Plus it's related to Tomatillo, so both are perfect for making Salsa.
Do you know the recipe if so link it please, thank you
you can make sauce out of anything really....
If you don't want to add any fertilizer youd need to put alot of nitrogen aource un there when planting. Like maybe put a sardine in there . This plant is starting to struggle with yellow leaves which means doesn't have alot nitrogen..potting mix always needs epsom salt, lime & micro nutrients.I wonder if you can trellis this like with cucumbers or squash.
Did you prune it to get it to branch?
Thx for sharing. How long has that plant been growing in that container? I’m trying to get a feel for what I can expect in the first few years.
Hi Kinky Curlfriend, It hadn’t been in the container long. This plant grew up from the fruit of the year before as a volunteer. But normally 8 weeks to get a seedling then once it’s a small plant it takes off in the heat in moist soil. Have you grown it yet? My apologies for the late response.
So I planted my whole seed pack in a small container and they are growing. Should I seperate them and plant in larger pot. Or can I keep them together.?? Will I have a huge bush!! Lol
Awesome video! Hope mine sprout soon! :)
Northern Thai Garden Guy Thank you! They will sprout soon. They take a while then they take off!
Carmelwine I took the seeds out of one of them (didn't plant the whole fruit). I will let you know how it goes (things are about to get very hot here in Northern Thailand).
Northern Thai Garden Guy Good. Let me know how it goes. Remember to slightly shade the young plants until strong enough. My plants/dropped fruit was planted under a fig tree and did well on a balcony that only received about 4 hours of afternoon sunlight on sunny days. Although they should grow well in direct sunlight as long as their adequately watered if your growing them in containers.
Carmelwine Great tip! I will follow your lead here, and let you know how it goes. Thanks again! :)
It takes about 1-2 weeks to sprout if longer the seeds are either rotten or a late grower
Can you grow Physalis indoors like a house plant
@carmelwine this is a great video. I just realized that these fresh groundcherries are the same superfood dried golden berries are the same thing! And even more excited that it doesn't have to come from a tropical place and I can grow them here in South Jersey! My church friend has a farm stand at a Saturday market and she let me try these little gems along with her cherry tomatoes and loved peeling back the papery calyx to eat them. When I went home is when I looked up the health benefits and the rest is history. I wonder if I can grow them indoors during the winter or should I wait until Spring to plant them outdoors in my raised garden bed or a pot like you did. Do you have Instagram? I am on there and just put a picture and video about them there.😊👍🏼Happy gardening.
Thanks for the compliment Susan! That's right they do not have to come from a tropical place I've grown them in zone 7A & 7B. The health benefits are great as just eating a few I definitely feel a boost in my well being within minutes. Since your in Jersey I would wait until 8 weeks before spring and start the seedlings in a greenhouse/window type of set up. Sorry I don't have a Instagram page but I would love to see your picture/video. Happy gardening to you too!
anybody know if these will grow near walnut trees since tomatoes won't grow there ? when is the best time to put these in the ground ? should we leave the paper shell on them when we plant them ?
Hello. This is my 1st time growing ground cherry. The cherry has dirt inside the husk. Some of cherries are opened. I also noticed husk were opened while on the plant. Is it because of the wind?. I also noticed there are ants.
can you make wine with it ? Ground cherry wine?
❤👍🌻
Thought you said this plant came from the fruit of another plant? This has indeed been grown by seed 🙂
Am also growing
Is this the same thing as golden berries, or is that something else?
Are these perrenial in zone 6? I've been seeing conflicting answers online
I’m in zone 6 and they are not perennial, however, if you miss a few berries on the ground they can self seed the following year.
Thanks sister
Tj Guidry Your welcome!
how long it grow from the seeds till have first main leafs? my ground cherry was 3 weeks but still like a shoots, thanks
Hi all, I live in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada so fairly north and have a fairly short growing season, June 1 - Sept 5. Can I grow and have ripe ground cherries here? Growing for the first time from a small 3” tall plant, any tips to get it to grow and ripen sooner? Tomatoes work great for me
Hi, If your growing from seed, you won’t have much time unless you finish them in a greenhouse. But if your plant is already rooted and with good soil etc you should be good.
What size containers do you use for the ground cherries?
In my experience a 1-2 gallon container is large enough. The root system of the plant are not that extensive. No need to use larger per plant.
I hope you can help me. I have been doing research for the last 2 days. I have a ground pineapple cherry plant that the leaves are all white. Even new leaves are white. I sprayed it with neem oil and that didn't help. I thought it was mildew at first and it's not going away. What would cause this?
Sounds like lack of nitrogen.
@@carmelwine7610 thank you so much for responding back so quickly. I buried fish heads in there I also put sardines in a blender with egg shellss and sprinkled on the soil. Isn't all that stuff full of nitrogen? All of the other plants are doing very well except for this guy. It is growing pretty quick but all the leaves are white so strange. Do you think I overdid it? Obviously obviously if you didn't know, this is my first year gardening, lol
You sound like my step daughter by accent. Are you from Barbados?
She doesn’t sound like she’s from Barbados at all. She sounds like someone from Maryland or another mid Atlantic state.
Where do you buy the seeds
There’s a few companies I know of that sell them. Strictly Medicinal, Baker Creek, etc. that’s where I bought them over the years over the internet.
No seeds? Show inside berry...
never heard of ground cherries.