First of all I was wondering what that song was it took a few seconds to realize that it was rain on your building how cool is that thanks for doing the video and that time after about 15 seconds I could hear you better and hear the rain a little bit more clear later on in the video thank you again for doing this this is my first time today ever trying this berry I saved two of them I hope that’s enough seeds for next year spring
Hi Jody and thanks for watching. Pleased to hear you're trying Goldenberries, we have had a lot of interest from the States where these little gems maybe weren't so well-known. I go into finer detail in a recent video which should help you. You might do better with several Physalis peruviana seeds, but growing these plants from store-bought fruit seeds at home is certainly possible. A good growing compost and soil should do it. Have a look at No Sweat Gardening or Little Home Gardener on CZcams for more info; search "how to grow physalis from seed." If you have cold winters locally, plant your Goldenberries in spring. Keep them moist and give them bright warm spaces throughout their life. Good luck and best wishes.
A big #shoutout to all my subscribers and viewers, and a thankyou to all who support this channel. Happily the growing season in the UK has started again and we've been filming; so thanks for watching and don't forget to have a rummage through my channel. Best wishes.
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Hi Pete. This video is still getting views years after you made it and I like the recent follow up 👍You've probably encouraged a lot of folk to grow goldenberries at home and apparently in the US too. You've answered all questions and added loads of advice. Thanks for giving us all some of the most comprehensive gardening info on CZcams. Congrats and all the best.
I decided to pick up a few of these at the store and I'm glad I did. They're reminiscent of gooseberry with less tartness. I'm eating them by the handful as part of my breakfast since we're able to pick them up for a decent price here while they're in season. I'll be looking for this fruit in the market every late summer. Thanks for the video, Pete.
M.Malek, thanks for watching and commenting 👍Physalis berries have a good reputation for being good and healthy to eat. You might like to try growing them, even in pots 😉
I actually read your video description. It's a pity that national and local government have no real intention of promoting biodiversity, or tackling climate change. Devon is rapidly being buried under developments and pretty soon it won't be worth living here. Tourism is killing the environment here and it won't be very scenic for much longer. Your garden obviously provides all the food and wood you need, and thanks for educating us about Physalis, as well as your Tree Farm videos on your channel. Brilliant stuff.
Thanks for watching :) Farming has a few connotations, including the activity of growing crops such as trees for timber and firewood. Yes, trees are grown as crops on my land. In my case I never use machinery if it can be avoided.
@@GreenpetesWorld Nothing wrong in calling it farming. The definition of farming includes husbandry - i.e. cultivating crops, which you're doing to sustain yourselves. We know you aren't using machinery and your neighbours must love you for making no noise 👍
Wet day there man. You can hear the rain on the roof 😊 Love me some Chinese lantern fruit, and man i wish we had space here for all that produce. Thanks for this. Subscribed 👍
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All the best to you Pete. Now off to watch your Sunset Apples video and thinking of growing apples next season. Also hoping to save 40p per apple by having our own. Amazon sells starter kits for under a fiver so that's a lot of savings for a small outlay.
Hi everyone, hopefully you're all doing okay during another challenging winter. But the weather in North Devon is pretty fine and sunny at the moment (January 12, 2022) 👍 Of course, frost and cold nights are here again, but if you don't have a greenhouse there are fortunately ways around that. Seedlings will grow in warm covered places, even on old shelf racks wrapped in plastic sheeting. And little Grow Houses are available on Amazon for around £20; four-tier plant houses are often robust, and weather-resistant. Physalis can also be grown in pots when their seedlings are well-established. Good luck and thanks for supporting the channel ☺
Just subscribed great channel I live in n Ireland I bought the golden berries from Colombia in lidl and dried the seeds I have to large polytunnels so was going to try them I had 36 different tomatoes growing this year I grow every vegetable just for fun and give them away to people I couldn’t get over the flavor just gorgeous anyway sorry for going on a bit will give them a go many thanks🤝
Hi Kenneth. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍 Physalis are an easy little fruit packed with nourishment and flavour. Hope you enjoy the channel, and we'll be filming again in September. See you there.
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Just a note: these videos are made in the southwest of England. Just how your plants are grown, will of course depend on where you are in the world. Climate and conditions are for example different in India; it's worth checking qualified advice in your particular region. These fruits are ready to harvest when the berries have changed their colour to golden brown, when they're most nutritious. The berries hang on the plant for a couple of weeks although some will drop and these must be gathered first. The berries are picked a number of times, but under north Indian conditions for instance, the fruit may come only once for harvesting earlier in the year.
Hello everyone, and thanks for your views, your questions and your likes. There are quite a few questions here, which I am always happy to answer. The UK weather has been pretty horrible over winter and spring, but let's hope it improves soon. I hope you are all doing well and enjoying your gardening. Best wishes.
@liam314 Apologies for the very late reply - thanks for watching; it's encouraging and heartening to see your comment! If you have any questions or further comments , I'll try to answer them 👍Cheers from Pete.
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This is very useful information, thank you. I grow both green (tart) and orange (sweet) tomatillos in my garden in Shropshire. My method is to collect seed from the fruits and grow again from those seed every season. I already overwinter chilli plants but this is the first I’ve heard about the ability to overwinter tomatillo and I’m looking forwards to seeing if I can get this to work in my poly tunnel. Thanks again 👍😊 PS. If you give me an address I’ll be happy to post some green tomatillo seeds to you - the fruit are larger and more prolific, than the sweet tomatillo, and they taste similar to baking apple. They add a sharp edge to salads or cook to become sweet.
Hello and thanks for watching and commenting. Tomatillos are great for Salsa Verde and many other recipes. Although we're talking about Physalis Peruviana in the video, you may be lucky with Physalis AND Tomatillo perennials over winter 👍I recommend a greenhouse or similar. Looking at the Shropshire climate, it looks fairly temperate for now. With any plant, much depends on where you live but keeping these plants as perennials, in a greenhouse or similar, over winter in your region, does seem possible. Regarding your lovely offer of seeds, we're having problems with our post, but if the situation improves we'll let you know 👍Cheers and best wishes.
@@nunyabiznes33 A good question but not in my experience, though I’ll be delighted if they ever do as I’d love the chance of a larger and more prolific version of the sweet variety.
Hi all and thankyou very much for watching 👍Following some great questions about this popular plant and how to grow it: we've made a new Physalis video with even more information and tips. It should answer most of your questions, but a big thankyou to you all for making this video so successful. New video here: czcams.com/video/QLLW8bWtwsg/video.html
Great video, straight to the point and obviously these goldenberries can be grown as perennials in the UK. By the way, these fruits are also known as Inca berries, FYI. It seems they are not so well known in the US, only getting noticed in 2019. It must be possible to grow this Peruviana variety in American greenhouses. Anybody tried it? Thanks for the video and your useful tutorials.
Goldenberries need a long season to grow but if planted in time they can be harvested in September and early October. See "Goldenberry, new superfruit, grows in US" : fruitgrowersnews.com/article/goldenberry-new-superfruit-grows-in-us/.
Our climate is too hot in summer too cold in winter for the perrenial Physalis Peruviana in almost all of North America. We would not be capable of overwintering in a greenhouse without night time artificial heat and unfortunately it also dies from our high summer temperatures. We easily grow the Physalis Pruinosa annual instead and it survives until late summer. We tried the much more magnificent tasting Peruviana many seasons without success. The Peruviana are my favorite so I have tried to grow them over 20 years only getting a few fruits. We have at least 18 other varieties of wild Physalis and all their natural pests that make that large tropical delicious one very complicated to protect. I am in U.S.D.A. Cold Hardiness Zone 7a. Much colder and hotter than the Isles.
Hi Tamara ☺☺👍👍 Excellent and thanks for telling us. Cape gooseberries seem to be an underutilised fruit in Kenya. You're very lucky if you have loads and loads growing wild. Hopefully you are picking all those fruits and enjoying them. They're very nutritious. Best wishes and thanks for watching.
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So interesting!! I wonder if I can find info on whether I can grow this in zone 6 USA. Also are all Chinese lantern edible? I've seen Chinese Lantern plants but had no idea it is edible.
Hi Living For Jesus, and thankyou for your comment and great questions👍Following so many other excellent questions here, we will be posting an update to this video in about a week's time. Firstly, Physalis alkekengi (Chinese Lantern fruit) are edible. We are on the coast in southwest England, nominally a temperate "oceanic climate" a.k.a. maritime climate or marine climate. My Physalis are the sweet peruviana variety; there may be an alternative sweet variety available in your locality. fruitgrowersnews.com/article/goldenberry-new-superfruit-grows-in-us/ A recent USDA-funded study shows that Golden Berries can be grown in the U.S. But in your zone you may be better off growing annuals. Annuals and perennials both have pros and cons. Physalis peruviana is self-pollinating, but two different genera grown together could cross-pollinate, which can mean bigger and better crops 👍 Our answer to your most important question - and for everyone watching - is to properly research any berries before you eat them. Further, unripened berries can be poisonous. Allergies should also be considered, therefore it can be argued there is no such blanket term as "safe-to-eat". Thanks for taking part and we send our best regards to you 👍☺
That's a very good question, and thank you for asking. In winter, it's not too cold in that greenhouse because its door and construction, its wood, and concrete blocks, all naturally retain heat. Physalis spreads by its underground roots so you could thin them out a bit after the season. The plants will lift out very easily, and they can be dried for flower arrangements. When my plants have stopped 'fruiting', around September time here in southwest England, I cut them back and down to about 30 cms in height, before the frosts. They don't need a feed in winter. A greenhouse bed should keep them safe from frost, and I sprinkle the beds with water once a month over winter. My plants have come back again and again over the past few years. As you've seen, I grow my Physalis as perennials in a greenhouse, with plenty of summer sunlight and air circulation. Not too warm and the air must circulate. If during the growing season you prune your Physalis as I showed you, you should be okay. Forgive me if I say this again, but good quality organic compost is the key to growth and fruit. I also use the "golden" run-off liquid from my compost bins in the growing seasons. I'll tell you a secret: organic booster pellets approved by the soil association. But over-fertilising will get you more green stuff than berries. Thanks for watching 👍
Hi to Srinivasa Rao Pamarthi; thanks for watching and commenting. As a rough rule of thumb, about twelve weeks to harvesting. It depends on the quality of your soil and your region, but Physalis seeds may take some time to germinate in a greenhouse. I feed and dress the same growing beds with fresh compost, every new season, to maintain the nutrients. I would set the seeds in a warm greenhouse - room temperature - during early spring, watering and handling them sparingly. I transfer the seedlings to the growing bed when frost risks are past (usually in May). When they've grown tall, I attach the tops to the ceiling with loose string for support, the same as I do with potato plants. The fruits are usually ripe in late July and keep coming into September. Again, it all depends on your region, greenhouse light, and temperatures. They don't mind a dryish soil and plenty of light and warmth, but not too warm. Unless it's a very dry area, the plants don't need a lot of water. Physalis is a very easy to grow, tasty and healthy fruit which I haven't grown from seed for a number of years now. I simply leave their roots in my beds and cut the plants right down in October, but not too low. It's important to remove any weeds from your growing beds too. Good luck and best wishes to you.
*** Join in With Your Questions and Tips *** Maybe you're growing Physalis right now, or you'd like to. Have you any questions or tips? Tell us which variety you're growing or want to grow, and where you are in the world. We can all learn from each other and I'd love to hear from you. Cheers from Pete.
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Do you need to support ground cherries at all? I grew two plants last year but they didn’t get nearly as big as yours and wondered about that. Beautiful, thanks for sharing!
Hi Jessy. Yes I do support my physalis and potato plants, by tying string to the tops and attaching them to the greenhouse ceiling. My physalis like a loose nutritious soil, that isn't wet. Also, my physalis plants like lots of light and air, and to be grown close together (not too crowded). Thank you for watching and commenting.
Thanks for your question 👍These plants do love several hours of sunlight before and during fruiting, but like all delicate fruit plants it's not advisable to keep Physalis peruviana in full sunlight. I prefer dappled shade (diffused light). Grow it in pots in the conservatory or greenhouse, or outside in a sheltered sunny spot in fine netting. Good air circulation, and well-drained sandy soil mulched in early spring. A good watering once a week throughout. You could also add mulch and a light, slow release feed, just by using dry fallen leaves in autumn.
Hi. They are also known as Cape gooseberries in the U.S.; and as "Goldenberries", since they are often sold without their husk/cape for the American market. "Pichuberries" is another name for these fruits; maybe you heard of them. Could be fun trying these things; they should fruit in their first year. Try a perennial crop: after fruiting, why not cut the plants down to 100mm leaving the roots in over winter. Be sure to protect them from frost. Goldenberries may be a luxury, but they are relatively easy to grow in greenhouse beds, and in pots. You'll certainly save money. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍 Reference: fruitgrowersnews.com/article/goldenberry-new-superfruit-grows-in-us/.
@@GreenpetesWorld Well, I will look for them, but I still have never seen them on the shelves, in Massachusetts, NH, or Maine. The northern New England states in the U.S.
@@artsymamanana Just FYI, groundcherries are not grown commercially in North America. However, searching the internet they are catching on in the US so it may be worth trying to grow them.
In UK, about 7-10 weeks after they have flowered. It all depends on the local climate and your greenhouse conditions, which should have light, and good air circulation. The thin husk (envelope) will dry out and turn brown, when the berries become ripe and golden brown. Ripe berries will easily drop off the plant though some may drop early before ripening; just ripen them up on a window sill. Ripe berries can be kept in cold storage for about a week 👍 It is much cheaper to grow your own goldenberries; ready berries cost more or less 10 GBP per KG to buy 👎
Hi Tim 👍It depends on your region, your local conditions, and the variety. Just follow instructions on the seed packets and check the rules for your region. The common UK Physalis/Cape gooseberry variety usually ripens in July and can keep fruiting into August, but the berries must be fully ripe. In some regions, varieties can be harvested from September to October, and even October and November.
Great question, Tim. Have a look at this follow-up video: czcams.com/video/4YaTyFttDpQ/video.html, where I have given more details. Here in the UK (North Devon) my Physalis berries become ripe during late July. The husks must be golden brown for picking, and the fruits usually drop when they are ripe. A few will drop off the plant early, but they can be taken into the house and ripened on a window sill. Good luck 👍😊
Like Pete says, groundcherries turn golden brown and drop from the plant when they're fully ripe. He also says to remove early drops and keep the growing beds clean and tidy, which seems to be good advice. I'm planting these things next March.
Hi Warsay 👍 Do you know, we've never weighed our organic physalis crops, but we get hundreds in one season. Everything depends on your region, the growing conditions, and on your organic compost. Here in southwest England the climate and our greenhouses allow us to grow and pick ripe Physalis from July through to the end of September. Follow my instructions and prune your plants, keeping your organic compost lightly watered (never wet). You should be able to harvest hundreds of ripe berries without replanting. We're happy to answer more questions.
My physalis peruviana berries in this video are edible. To be safe, you should first check with several reliable sources that any berries you want to eat are officially classed as edible. E.g. not harmful to you, and not poisonous. Luckily, it is easy to check quickly online or even in a good book. Thanks for watching 👍
Hi Adrian and thanks for your question. See my videos about composting and fertilisers on this channel. First of all, water your plants regularly with rainwater, but the quality of your compost is very important. "The secret is in the soil", which must be aerated, be rich in nutrients, and have a good balance of green and brown organic materials. Three- or four-parts browns to one-part greens is okay. I always say that when making your compost: if you use 'Daleks' or composting bins, then use the run-off (the liquid that comes out of the compost). Don't let it drain away - it's your golden fertiliser secret. You can fit a run-off tap on a Dalek composter and get that liquid for your fertiliser. Or stand your composter next to your plants, for first class products. Other great fertilisers include seaweed, seaweed tea or nettle tea (cold water and the materials soaked for three weeks), or 1 part aged urine to 3 parts natural organic fertilizer. Still, a good compost full of nutrients, watered and aerated, is the basic necessity for plant growth and quality. Have fun with gardening 😉👍 Cheers.
Good question; Physalis are generally inbreeding plants with flowers that self-pollinate (confirmed by Suzanne Ashworth; seed techniques). Seed Savers Exchange proved that's not the case with Tomatillos; they are incompatible and require insects to cross pollinate them. I would ask if you've thought of planting more Physalis seeds or propagating these plants, for growing a bed of plants. Several Physalis can live perfectly well together, in a nutritious and moist sandy soil with good drainage and sunlight in an airy space. A greenhouse or equivalent space will work. Pruning is important for maximum yields, as I say in the video. Trim off excess green growth to focus the energy on berries. Plants that generally require a pollinator are blueberries, pears, apples, plums and sweet cherries. Nearly all soft fruits are self-pollinating; but even if they are self-fertile they sometimes crop better when another cultivar is planted nearby for pollination.
I did plant multiple seeds, but my space is very limited as I live in a city apartment and the rest of plants I gave them away to relatives. I keep it in a pot and looks healthy with multiple buds forming, one bud flowered 2 days ago but fell down today.
@@funkblack Hi Doc, yes sometimes we forget that not everyone has a garden. Physalis do well in large ceramic pots and good quality light soil with plenty of sun. A sunny warm window is ideal. Or even a balcony basket if possible, but beware of pests. Soil not wet but not drying out. They need hardly any feed at all. Good luck and let us know how you get on👍
Excellent question, Penny. Another good reason for growing goldenberries is they can be dried/dehydrated for use in food and drinks, and for decorations that mustn't be eaten. Blanching stops the enzyme action which could cause loss of colour and flavour during drying and storage. I've read about berries being dried in ovens. Never done it, but perhaps if you dried them in bunches and kept the calyx covers (which won't have to be dried), they could be painted with watercolours or acrylics, for Boho decor ? Then of course they're not edible. Darker, more saturated colours against pastels, maybe?
why are my goldenberries green? and they taste like a tomato....do i have the wrong plant? or am i picking too soon? but they're falling off the stems?
Aurelia, thankyou for your question. More info would be good, so we could help you. Where you are, your climate, and how and when you've planted your Physalis would all be useful details. Over-watering, poor air circulation, pests, or poor soil, can all cause problems. If you're sure your plants are Physalis then maybe we can help. Have a look at the Physalis peruviana on another website, here: www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/87740/Physalis-peruviana-(F)/Details.
@@GreenpetesWorld i'm from jakarta, indonesia. the climate is somewhat humid....and the plant gets full sun...the leaves are dry and curled i think bcs of the sun...i planted it in a 15L grow bag but i didnt fill it to the top...more like 3/4 of the bag...the plant is huge...i bought it from an online shop....it came with fruits already setting but most of the fruit fell unripe....it's been 2 months and fruit has set but they're green and falling off(medium size)...i water it twice a day....sometimes once....i think its physialis angulata.....
@@aurelia4297 Okay thanks for that info @Aurelia. Unfortunately your plants may have suffocated in the bag. Accidents and disappointments can be turned into lessons for success. It is difficult in your tropical climate, but not impossible to grow Physalis. You could try again and just write off the failure, if that is possible? It is a very sad and expensive loss for you Aurelia. Angulata likes moist soil, or sandy, or 3:1 sand and clay mix. Try your Physalis in beds, or in shaded open ground. Use a shaded patch, and enrich the soil with nutrients. Try planting in light woodland. In beds or open ground (not a bag) your plants would then get more drainage, moisture and air. Beds and open ground are good for drainage, and the plants can draw up the moisture and nutrition they need. Sorry for your bad experience. But keep in touch and keep smiling 👍😊
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First of all I was wondering what that song was it took a few seconds to realize that it was rain on your building how cool is that thanks for doing the video and that time after about 15 seconds I could hear you better and hear the rain a little bit more clear later on in the video thank you again for doing this this is my first time today ever trying this berry I saved two of them I hope that’s enough seeds for next year spring
Hi Jody and thanks for watching. Pleased to hear you're trying Goldenberries, we have had a lot of interest from the States where these little gems maybe weren't so well-known. I go into finer detail in a recent video which should help you. You might do better with several Physalis peruviana seeds, but growing these plants from store-bought fruit seeds at home is certainly possible.
A good growing compost and soil should do it. Have a look at No Sweat Gardening or Little Home Gardener on CZcams for more info; search "how to grow physalis from seed." If you have cold winters locally, plant your Goldenberries in spring. Keep them moist and give them bright warm spaces throughout their life. Good luck and best wishes.
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Hi Pete. This video is still getting views years after you made it and I like the recent follow up 👍You've probably encouraged a lot of folk to grow goldenberries at home and apparently in the US too. You've answered all questions and added loads of advice. Thanks for giving us all some of the most comprehensive gardening info on CZcams. Congrats and all the best.
I decided to pick up a few of these at the store and I'm glad I did. They're reminiscent of gooseberry with less tartness. I'm eating them by the handful as part of my breakfast since we're able to pick them up for a decent price here while they're in season. I'll be looking for this fruit in the market every late summer.
Thanks for the video, Pete.
M.Malek, thanks for watching and commenting 👍Physalis berries have a good reputation for being good and healthy to eat. You might like to try growing them, even in pots 😉
I actually read your video description. It's a pity that national and local government have no real intention of promoting biodiversity, or tackling climate change. Devon is rapidly being buried under developments and pretty soon it won't be worth living here. Tourism is killing the environment here and it won't be very scenic for much longer. Your garden obviously provides all the food and wood you need, and thanks for educating us about Physalis, as well as your Tree Farm videos on your channel. Brilliant stuff.
Thanks for watching :) Farming has a few connotations, including the activity of growing crops such as trees for timber and firewood. Yes, trees are grown as crops on my land. In my case I never use machinery if it can be avoided.
@@GreenpetesWorld Nothing wrong in calling it farming. The definition of farming includes husbandry - i.e. cultivating crops, which you're doing to sustain yourselves. We know you aren't using machinery and your neighbours must love you for making no noise 👍
Wet day there man. You can hear the rain on the roof 😊 Love me some Chinese lantern fruit, and man i wish we had space here for all that produce. Thanks for this. Subscribed 👍
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All the best to you Pete. Now off to watch your Sunset Apples video and thinking of growing apples next season. Also hoping to save 40p per apple by having our own. Amazon sells starter kits for under a fiver so that's a lot of savings for a small outlay.
Hi everyone, hopefully you're all doing okay during another challenging winter. But the weather in North Devon is pretty fine and sunny at the moment (January 12, 2022) 👍 Of course, frost and cold nights are here again, but if you don't have a greenhouse there are fortunately ways around that.
Seedlings will grow in warm covered places, even on old shelf racks wrapped in plastic sheeting. And little Grow Houses are available on Amazon for around £20; four-tier plant houses are often robust, and weather-resistant. Physalis can also be grown in pots when their seedlings are well-established. Good luck and thanks for supporting the channel ☺
Just subscribed great channel I live in n Ireland I bought the golden berries from Colombia in lidl and dried the seeds I have to large polytunnels so was going to try them I had 36 different tomatoes growing this year I grow every vegetable just for fun and give them away to people I couldn’t get over the flavor just gorgeous anyway sorry for going on a bit will give them a go many thanks🤝
Hi Kenneth. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍 Physalis are an easy little fruit packed with nourishment and flavour. Hope you enjoy the channel, and we'll be filming again in September. See you there.
hi guys thank for good share
Appreciated @SORANNFarm and thank you for watching.
Thanks for this Pete.
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Very interesting video which seems to be popular. Physalis contains a good amount of fibre, Vitamin C and Calcium, according to the web.
Great point!
Just a note: these videos are made in the southwest of England. Just how your plants are grown, will of course depend on where you are in the world. Climate and conditions are for example different in India; it's worth checking qualified advice in your particular region.
These fruits are ready to harvest when the berries have changed their colour to golden brown, when they're most nutritious. The berries hang on the plant for a couple of weeks although some will drop and these must be gathered first. The berries are picked a number of times, but under north Indian conditions for instance, the fruit may come only once for harvesting earlier in the year.
Thank you so much for such an important info with very clear video!
Thanks. Glad you liked it. Regards from Pete.
Hello everyone, and thanks for your views, your questions and your likes. There are quite a few questions here, which I am always happy to answer. The UK weather has been pretty horrible over winter and spring, but let's hope it improves soon. I hope you are all doing well and enjoying your gardening. Best wishes.
I want to be like Pete when I grow up😉👍
@liam314 Apologies for the very late reply - thanks for watching; it's encouraging and heartening to see your comment! If you have any questions or further comments , I'll try to answer them 👍Cheers from Pete.
@@GreenpetesWorld Thanks for sharing your knowledge about how to live more sustainably Pete, its very inspiring 🙏🌱✌️
@@liam314 Liam, thankyou very much for your comments and support !👍 We'll give you a shoutout in our next video 😊 If you would like to see anything we haven't yet covered on this channel, we'll do our best to make it happen for you.
Nice looking plants, you know what you doing that's for sure
Hi Andrey D. I like to think so 😁 Thanks for watching.
This is very useful information, thank you.
I grow both green (tart) and orange (sweet) tomatillos in my garden in Shropshire. My method is to collect seed from the fruits and grow again from those seed every season. I already overwinter chilli plants but this is the first I’ve heard about the ability to overwinter tomatillo and I’m looking forwards to seeing if I can get this to work in my poly tunnel. Thanks again 👍😊
PS. If you give me an address I’ll be happy to post some green tomatillo seeds to you - the fruit are larger and more prolific, than the sweet tomatillo, and they taste similar to baking apple. They add a sharp edge to salads or cook to become sweet.
Hello and thanks for watching and commenting. Tomatillos are great for Salsa Verde and many other recipes. Although we're talking about Physalis Peruviana in the video, you may be lucky with Physalis AND Tomatillo perennials over winter 👍I recommend a greenhouse or similar. Looking at the Shropshire climate, it looks fairly temperate for now. With any plant, much depends on where you live but keeping these plants as perennials, in a greenhouse or similar, over winter in your region, does seem possible. Regarding your lovely offer of seeds, we're having problems with our post, but if the situation improves we'll let you know 👍Cheers and best wishes.
Don't they cross-pollinate and produce hybrids?
@@nunyabiznes33 A good question but not in my experience, though I’ll be delighted if they ever do as I’d love the chance of a larger and more prolific version of the sweet variety.
Thank you for sharing..
@HJD Thank you for watching 👍
Hi all and thankyou very much for watching 👍Following some great questions about this popular plant and how to grow it: we've made a new Physalis video with even more information and tips. It should answer most of your questions, but a big thankyou to you all for making this video so successful. New video here: czcams.com/video/QLLW8bWtwsg/video.html
thanks for the advice
You're welcome, and thankyou for watching. Best wishes.
Great video about an amazing plant. Thanks a million for sharing this info.
Thank you very much @yard rail, glad you liked the video 👍
Great video, straight to the point and obviously these goldenberries can be grown as perennials in the UK. By the way, these fruits are also known as Inca berries, FYI. It seems they are not so well known in the US, only getting noticed in 2019. It must be possible to grow this Peruviana variety in American greenhouses. Anybody tried it? Thanks for the video and your useful tutorials.
Goldenberries need a long season to grow but if planted in time they can be harvested in September and early October. See "Goldenberry, new superfruit, grows in US" : fruitgrowersnews.com/article/goldenberry-new-superfruit-grows-in-us/.
Our climate is too hot in summer too cold in winter for the perrenial Physalis Peruviana in almost all of North America. We would not be capable of overwintering in a greenhouse without night time artificial heat and unfortunately it also dies from our high summer temperatures. We easily grow the Physalis Pruinosa annual instead and it survives until late summer. We tried the much more magnificent tasting Peruviana many seasons without success. The Peruviana are my favorite so I have tried to grow them over 20 years only getting a few fruits. We have at least 18 other varieties of wild Physalis and all their natural pests that make that large tropical delicious one very complicated to protect. I am in U.S.D.A. Cold Hardiness Zone 7a. Much colder and hotter than the Isles.
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Thanks @NADEGE V and glad you like it 👍
We have these in kenya.Its growing in the wild,❤
Hi Tamara ☺☺👍👍 Excellent and thanks for telling us. Cape gooseberries seem to be an underutilised fruit in Kenya. You're very lucky if you have loads and loads growing wild. Hopefully you are picking all those fruits and enjoying them. They're very nutritious. Best wishes and thanks for watching.
Those groundcherries are great. Physalis goes really well with chocolate, so try them in Cupcakes . Just saying'
Thanks for the tip!
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Have my seedlings starting off😊 they're amazing, no taste quite like it!
Thanks for watching :)
@Kirstyindark, and how are you getting on with your seedling, any news? 😊
Getting on pretty well,not fruited yet but grown well, thankyou for asking☺
@@kirstyindark4972 That's good to hear 👍
Update- lanterns have formed, very small right now but exciting😊
started to grow physalis from last year, so hoping i have fruit this year :)
Good luck let us know how you get on 🙂
So interesting!! I wonder if I can find info on whether I can grow this in zone 6 USA.
Also are all Chinese lantern edible? I've seen Chinese Lantern plants but had no idea it is edible.
Hi Living For Jesus, and thankyou for your comment and great questions👍Following so many other excellent questions here, we will be posting an update to this video in about a week's time. Firstly, Physalis alkekengi (Chinese Lantern fruit) are edible.
We are on the coast in southwest England, nominally a temperate "oceanic climate" a.k.a. maritime climate or marine climate. My Physalis are the sweet peruviana variety; there may be an alternative sweet variety available in your locality.
fruitgrowersnews.com/article/goldenberry-new-superfruit-grows-in-us/
A recent USDA-funded study shows that Golden Berries can be grown in the U.S. But in your zone you may be better off growing annuals. Annuals and perennials both have pros and cons. Physalis peruviana is self-pollinating, but two different genera grown together could cross-pollinate, which can mean bigger and better crops 👍
Our answer to your most important question - and for everyone watching - is to properly research any berries before you eat them. Further, unripened berries can be poisonous. Allergies should also be considered, therefore it can be argued there is no such blanket term as "safe-to-eat".
Thanks for taking part and we send our best regards to you 👍☺
Thank you for your video , how do you prune in the winter ?
That's a very good question, and thank you for asking. In winter, it's not too cold in that greenhouse because its door and construction, its wood, and concrete blocks, all naturally retain heat. Physalis spreads by its underground roots so you could thin them out a bit after the season. The plants will lift out very easily, and they can be dried for flower arrangements. When my plants have stopped 'fruiting', around September time here in southwest England, I cut them back and down to about 30 cms in height, before the frosts. They don't need a feed in winter. A greenhouse bed should keep them safe from frost, and I sprinkle the beds with water once a month over winter. My plants have come back again and again over the past few years. As you've seen, I grow my Physalis as perennials in a greenhouse, with plenty of summer sunlight and air circulation. Not too warm and the air must circulate. If during the growing season you prune your Physalis as I showed you, you should be okay. Forgive me if I say this again, but good quality organic compost is the key to growth and fruit. I also use the "golden" run-off liquid from my compost bins in the growing seasons. I'll tell you a secret: organic booster pellets approved by the soil association. But over-fertilising will get you more green stuff than berries. Thanks for watching 👍
Very informative video sir... how many months dies it take to produce fruits from 1st days of seeding
Hi to Srinivasa Rao Pamarthi; thanks for watching and commenting. As a rough rule of thumb, about twelve weeks to harvesting. It depends on the quality of your soil and your region, but Physalis seeds may take some time to germinate in a greenhouse.
I feed and dress the same growing beds with fresh compost, every new season, to maintain the nutrients. I would set the seeds in a warm greenhouse - room temperature - during early spring, watering and handling them sparingly. I transfer the seedlings to the growing bed when frost risks are past (usually in May).
When they've grown tall, I attach the tops to the ceiling with loose string for support, the same as I do with potato plants. The fruits are usually ripe in late July and keep coming into September. Again, it all depends on your region, greenhouse light, and temperatures.
They don't mind a dryish soil and plenty of light and warmth, but not too warm. Unless it's a very dry area, the plants don't need a lot of water. Physalis is a very easy to grow, tasty and healthy fruit which I haven't grown from seed for a number of years now.
I simply leave their roots in my beds and cut the plants right down in October, but not too low. It's important to remove any weeds from your growing beds too. Good luck and best wishes to you.
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Maybe you're growing Physalis right now, or you'd like to. Have you any questions or tips? Tell us which variety you're growing or want to grow, and where you are in the world. We can all learn from each other and I'd love to hear from you. Cheers from Pete.
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Do you need to support ground cherries at all? I grew two plants last year but they didn’t get nearly as big as yours and wondered about that. Beautiful, thanks for sharing!
Hi Jessy. Yes I do support my physalis and potato plants, by tying string to the tops and attaching them to the greenhouse ceiling. My physalis like a loose nutritious soil, that isn't wet. Also, my physalis plants like lots of light and air, and to be grown close together (not too crowded). Thank you for watching and commenting.
It seems that once they're established in good compost with plenty of light in a greenhouse, these things thrive and keep coming back every year.
Jessy, have you grown any Physalis this year? If you have, then good luck with them 👍
Can they survive direct sunlight? Or do they need partial shade?
Thanks for your question 👍These plants do love several hours of sunlight before and during fruiting, but like all delicate fruit plants it's not advisable to keep Physalis peruviana in full sunlight. I prefer dappled shade (diffused light).
Grow it in pots in the conservatory or greenhouse, or outside in a sheltered sunny spot in fine netting. Good air circulation, and well-drained sandy soil mulched in early spring. A good watering once a week throughout. You could also add mulch and a light, slow release feed, just by using dry fallen leaves in autumn.
I am in the U.S. I never saw or heard of this fruit!
Hi. They are also known as Cape gooseberries in the U.S.; and as "Goldenberries", since they are often sold without their husk/cape for the American market. "Pichuberries" is another name for these fruits; maybe you heard of them.
Could be fun trying these things; they should fruit in their first year. Try a perennial crop: after fruiting, why not cut the plants down to 100mm leaving the roots in over winter. Be sure to protect them from frost. Goldenberries may be a luxury, but they are relatively easy to grow in greenhouse beds, and in pots. You'll certainly save money.
Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
Reference: fruitgrowersnews.com/article/goldenberry-new-superfruit-grows-in-us/.
@@GreenpetesWorld Well, I will look for them, but I still have never seen them on the shelves, in Massachusetts, NH, or Maine. The northern New England states in the U.S.
@@artsymamanana Just FYI, groundcherries are not grown commercially in North America. However, searching the internet they are catching on in the US so it may be worth trying to grow them.
@@elliottg.1954 thank you! I am sure that I could find something online now! This is so interesting! I just ordered elderberries this week.
Hi,how many days does it take for this variety to harvest from the date of budding?!
In UK, about 7-10 weeks after they have flowered. It all depends on the local climate and your greenhouse conditions, which should have light, and good air circulation. The thin husk (envelope) will dry out and turn brown, when the berries become ripe and golden brown. Ripe berries will easily drop off the plant though some may drop early before ripening; just ripen them up on a window sill. Ripe berries can be kept in cold storage for about a week 👍 It is much cheaper to grow your own goldenberries; ready berries cost more or less 10 GBP per KG to buy 👎
Great video 👍 when should they be coming ripe?
Hi Tim 👍It depends on your region, your local conditions, and the variety. Just follow instructions on the seed packets and check the rules for your region. The common UK Physalis/Cape gooseberry variety usually ripens in July and can keep fruiting into August, but the berries must be fully ripe. In some regions, varieties can be harvested from September to October, and even October and November.
Great question, Tim. Have a look at this follow-up video: czcams.com/video/4YaTyFttDpQ/video.html, where I have given more details. Here in the UK (North Devon) my Physalis berries become ripe during late July. The husks must be golden brown for picking, and the fruits usually drop when they are ripe. A few will drop off the plant early, but they can be taken into the house and ripened on a window sill. Good luck 👍😊
Like Pete says, groundcherries turn golden brown and drop from the plant when they're fully ripe. He also says to remove early drops and keep the growing beds clean and tidy, which seems to be good advice. I'm planting these things next March.
How many kg
one plant could produce and how many seasons?
Hi Warsay 👍 Do you know, we've never weighed our organic physalis crops, but we get hundreds in one season. Everything depends on your region, the growing conditions, and on your organic compost. Here in southwest England the climate and our greenhouses allow us to grow and pick ripe Physalis from July through to the end of September. Follow my instructions and prune your plants, keeping your organic compost lightly watered (never wet). You should be able to harvest hundreds of ripe berries without replanting. We're happy to answer more questions.
The yellow flowering one or the purple flowering is edible?
My physalis peruviana berries in this video are edible.
To be safe, you should first check with several reliable sources that any berries you want to eat are officially classed as edible. E.g. not harmful to you, and not poisonous.
Luckily, it is easy to check quickly online or even in a good book. Thanks for watching 👍
Do you apply and fertilizer to your fruit and vegetables
Yeah he does ☺ All organic fertiliser - no chemicals. His channel videos show you how he makes his fertilisers.
Hi Adrian and thanks for your question. See my videos about composting and fertilisers on this channel. First of all, water your plants regularly with rainwater, but the quality of your compost is very important. "The secret is in the soil", which must be aerated, be rich in nutrients, and have a good balance of green and brown organic materials. Three- or four-parts browns to one-part greens is okay. I always say that when making your compost: if you use 'Daleks' or composting bins, then use the run-off (the liquid that comes out of the compost). Don't let it drain away - it's your golden fertiliser secret. You can fit a run-off tap on a Dalek composter and get that liquid for your fertiliser. Or stand your composter next to your plants, for first class products. Other great fertilisers include seaweed, seaweed tea or nettle tea (cold water and the materials soaked for three weeks), or 1 part aged urine to 3 parts natural organic fertilizer. Still, a good compost full of nutrients, watered and aerated, is the basic necessity for plant growth and quality. Have fun with gardening 😉👍 Cheers.
@@GreenpetesWorld Good advice.
Do I need 2 plants to pollinate and get fruit? I only have one plant.
Good question; Physalis are generally inbreeding plants with flowers that self-pollinate (confirmed by Suzanne Ashworth; seed techniques). Seed Savers Exchange proved that's not the case with Tomatillos; they are incompatible and require insects to cross pollinate them.
I would ask if you've thought of planting more Physalis seeds or propagating these plants, for growing a bed of plants. Several Physalis can live perfectly well together, in a nutritious and moist sandy soil with good drainage and sunlight in an airy space. A greenhouse or equivalent space will work.
Pruning is important for maximum yields, as I say in the video. Trim off excess green growth to focus the energy on berries.
Plants that generally require a pollinator are blueberries, pears, apples, plums and sweet cherries. Nearly all soft fruits are self-pollinating; but even if they are self-fertile they sometimes crop better when another cultivar is planted nearby for pollination.
I did plant multiple seeds, but my space is very limited as I live in a city apartment and the rest of plants I gave them away to relatives.
I keep it in a pot and looks healthy with multiple buds forming, one bud flowered 2 days ago but fell down today.
@@funkblack Hi Doc, yes sometimes we forget that not everyone has a garden. Physalis do well in large ceramic pots and good quality light soil with plenty of sun. A sunny warm window is ideal. Or even a balcony basket if possible, but beware of pests. Soil not wet but not drying out. They need hardly any feed at all. Good luck and let us know how you get on👍
What’s that loud sound?
Heavy rain started while we were filming so we just carried on. Think we were lucky really 😉
Can they be dyed another color for decorative ideas ?
Excellent question, Penny. Another good reason for growing goldenberries is they can be dried/dehydrated for use in food and drinks, and for decorations that mustn't be eaten. Blanching stops the enzyme action which could cause loss of colour and flavour during drying and storage. I've read about berries being dried in ovens. Never done it, but perhaps if you dried them in bunches and kept the calyx covers (which won't have to be dried), they could be painted with watercolours or acrylics, for Boho decor ? Then of course they're not edible. Darker, more saturated colours against pastels, maybe?
why are my goldenberries green? and they taste like a tomato....do i have the wrong plant? or am i picking too soon? but they're falling off the stems?
Aurelia, thankyou for your question. More info would be good, so we could help you. Where you are, your climate, and how and when you've planted your Physalis would all be useful details. Over-watering, poor air circulation, pests, or poor soil, can all cause problems. If you're sure your plants are Physalis then maybe we can help. Have a look at the Physalis peruviana on another website, here: www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/87740/Physalis-peruviana-(F)/Details.
@@GreenpetesWorld i'm from jakarta, indonesia. the climate is somewhat humid....and the plant gets full sun...the leaves are dry and curled i think bcs of the sun...i planted it in a 15L grow bag but i didnt fill it to the top...more like 3/4 of the bag...the plant is huge...i bought it from an online shop....it came with fruits already setting but most of the fruit fell unripe....it's been 2 months and fruit has set but they're green and falling off(medium size)...i water it twice a day....sometimes once....i think its physialis angulata.....
ooo btw will the fruit continue to ripen after falling?
@@aurelia4297 Okay thanks for that info @Aurelia. Unfortunately your plants may have suffocated in the bag. Accidents and disappointments can be turned into lessons for success. It is difficult in your tropical climate, but not impossible to grow Physalis. You could try again and just write off the failure, if that is possible? It is a very sad and expensive loss for you Aurelia. Angulata likes moist soil, or sandy, or 3:1 sand and clay mix. Try your Physalis in beds, or in shaded open ground. Use a shaded patch, and enrich the soil with nutrients. Try planting in light woodland. In beds or open ground (not a bag) your plants would then get more drainage, moisture and air. Beds and open ground are good for drainage, and the plants can draw up the moisture and nutrition they need. Sorry for your bad experience. But keep in touch and keep smiling 👍😊
@@GreenpetesWorld ok thanks for the replies... will keep trying with the angulata.....ill keep you updated if i succeed...thanks a lot
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Filming in heavy rain wasn't ideal. Hopefully it didn't put you off the channel - thanks for your comment.
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