I was introduced to them about 5 years ago and I fell in love with them. I didn’t know much about gardening then and tried to germinate them and gave up after about a month and stuck the cells outside and left them. I ended up looking at them a few weeks later and all the cells had germinated. They self seed like crazy!!! I’m in zone 4 a/b and now have a ginormous patch every year without doing anything! Tip: wash and flash freeze them and you can use them in smoothies and jams or whatever in the winter 🥶
Various species of ground Cherries are native to North, Central, and South America and many islands in the Caribbean! Where I live in Missouri, we have between 9-12 native species depending on what resource you turn to. Some species can be quite funky in flavor while others are very fruity and tropic, and I have one plant with 6 above ground stems that has so far put out about 35 fruit and the flowering have only just started, so I could see that number doubling before season's end
Thanks for this video! I'm growing ground cherries in Vietnam (I'm from Northern California originally). I germinated them from fruit bought in the supermarket. Now I know I have the German variety! Mine still haven't fruited yet. They are about a foot tall. Here, we call them goden berries. In south Africa they are called cape gooseberries. I think those are the german variety as well, but I'm told they don't drop to the ground in South Africa. There is also a red variety called lantern berry. I'm hoping to score some seeds for those.
I just found some growing wild on my property (10 acres). Super excited and in doing some research about them, located your channel. I appreciate the information and I am going to go find a bunch to plant in pots for the spring! Then I can have them closer to our house!
What a cool video to find. I grew ground cherries and Cape gooseberries (a related species, but larger than ground cherries) for the first time last year and I'm looking forward to this year's batch! My ground cherry varieties are Aunt Molly's, Cossack Pineapple and Geltower. My Cape gooseberries are Lucie's Big Goldenberry and Schoenbrunn Goldenberry. I noticed a mildly odd aftertaste last year so I was glad to hear you mention that! Wasn't sure if it was something I did.
Yes! Here’s a question for you. Could you differentiate the taste between the different annual ground cherries? I never could they always all tasted the same to me.
@@ScottRiddleArtist That's a really good question! Because I definitely bought the seeds based, in part, on the flavor descriptions. I don't recall there being a really noticeable difference tbh. I did detect a (slight) difference between the goldenberries and the ground cherries, but not as much as I would have hoped, again based on the descriptions. But last year was far from an ideal garden season so I'm thinking of this year's crop as "Take 2." I'll try to remember to come back to this video to report any changes/taste test results! For reference: Schoenbrunn was described as having "complex flavor of guava, passionfruit, mango and citrus." Lucie's Big Goldenberry was described as "sweet, fragrant, juicy, not sour." Geltower ground cherry: "subtly sweet, aromatic, perfumed quality; no bitter tomato flavor."
Thanks for all the info. I found some in my garden and pulled them thinking they were weeds. I ask my daughter to identify them using an app. I have one big one that has the cherries, can't wait to taste them.
You’re going to love them! They’re wonderful and they will drop little berries everywhere and recede next year. So be prepared to try and identify the little seedlings next year before you pull them out because they look just like pigweed when they’re seedlings. The first year I didn’t know what they were and I destroyed all but two of them pulling them out as weeds! LOL OL hug
You’re very fortunate. Where I am, they’re a magnet for bugs, especially spider mites and white flies. I’ve lost so many plants to infestations when I’m not keeping a close eye on them. I’m currently growing my seedlings indoors over our Winter and hopefully I’ll have a netted enclosure ready for them come Spring. One of the more frustrating plants for me but in other parts of the country they grow like weeds, totally carefree and thriving on neglect.
Margo Belle-Fleur I firmly believe in the preemptive strike in regards to insects. Especially spider mites. Even if you don’t see them you know they are lurking. Giving them a weekly bath in just some soapy water with a little ammonia will help a lot.
Hey Scott, I too am in Northern California, (Humboldt county) and I currently grow 1. Pineapple ground cherries 2. Aunt Molly's 3. Mary's Niagra ground cherry 4. Loewen Family Heirloom ground cherry. We really haven't had a winter yet this year in Humboldt county. FYI- the Shoenbrunne is named after The Palace of Shoenbrunne, Vienna. It is a cross of the Cape Gooseberry. Also the berries don't fall off the plant. When they turn from yellow to white is when they are ripe.
@@icanmakemusic362 The Loewen family heirloom is sweeter than Aunt Molly's but it is a little smaller in berry size . They are more tangy as well.The Shoenbrunne has really large berries but they don't fall off the plant when they are ripe. You wait until the husk turns white. I personally prefer the taste of the Cape Gooseberries to the others. This is the first year of growing the Mary Niagara's so I will know then. I also have seeds for pineapple ground cherries. Will find out if they are different or not.
@@fridomsnowbird5398 Thanks for the response! I'm currently growing the shonbrunner and a few heirloom tomatoes seeds Scott kindly sent me. First time growing anything, they're just germinating now. can't wait to try them
Wow! Never heard of a German ground cherry. I have the pineapple ground cherry and they grow like crazy in the raise bed. Now every year they grow like weeds in the spring in my raise beds. I don't need to plant them anymore, they just volunteered to grow every spring time and I save some of them to give away to friends. Saves a lot of money and they are delicious! 😁
Yes I love those annual ground cherries. The German crowned cherry or keep gooseberry if you’re looking for seeds. It’s a perennial variety. Tastes more like a blackberry five times the size of the annual and in many climates it will perennial ize. If you love the annual varieties like pineapple and aunt Molly. You should definitely try to find some seeds for the cape gooseberry.
Good luck with the seeds! They’re so tiny you barely, or don’t even cover them with soil you just press the soil down around them. And when they come up? Look what I found on Etsy:
@@ScottRiddleArtist oh thanks!! I got some to start in a tray...the weather here is weird (San Francisco on the coast) so hoping they do okay, but I'm still trying things out!
Wow, would love to try the German variety! I currently have New Hanover (P. Pruinosa) and what I think is P. Peruviana. I grew that one from goldenberries I bought from the store and picked out a ton of seeds from the last berry. The leaves are fuzzy and most gold berries from S America sre Peruviana. The Peruviana looks like it’s growing up instead of wide. Do you by chance know how long the cherry takes to mature once it sets fruit? I already have a lantern on my little pruinosa plant that is only 5-6 inches wide. I had already plucked off many flowers before this one cause the plant was tiny, but decided not to pluck anymore flowers.
Saph's Container Garden Hello! I’m uncertain how the seed was renamed shonnonbruhnner. Which I simply call , “the German”, I’m pretty sure that it’s really the cape gooseberry. From Peru. It is the perennial variation of a ground cherry. It practically vines! 10- 12 feet if not pruned! Her in Northern California. It produces almost year round . Of course there are less berries in the winter months. And the fruit is a little sour from lack of sun. But still yum my! How quick the fruit matured completely depends on the climate. But they are extremely prolific once the take off! You may also take cuttings. I have propagated and shared numerous plants that way. www.google.com/search?q=cape%20gooseberry
Hey Riddle! Just got my German ground cherry seeds in the mail from you about a week ago. Was surprised at the 3 heirloom tomato varieties you included, all for 5 bucks! I'm super grateful :) I'm pretty excited for this, love rare fruits and flavors, and I love the taste of blackberries. First time growing something too. I had some questions, but for now I'm mostly worried about how big of a pot I'll need for the german ground cherries. In your experience, what's a good size? In the meantime I'm waiting on some organic seedling mix to start sowing the ground cherry seeds in a little glass jar that used to hold jam Also maybe a silly question, but should I plant more than one seed in a single container? Thanks!
Rafael Cardoso i’m glad your package came and I’m glad that you were excited with my generosity. You definitely don’t want to start your seeds in a pot. Do you want to start your seeds and then the strongest plants you would put one plant per pot. Just like with tomatoes the large of the pot the larger the plant will get. See you’re going to want to get a minimum of a 15 to 20 gallon pot.
Rafael Cardoso The problem with starting the seeds in a jar is mold. I would use a seedling soil or soil with high Spagnum quality. And then all the basic rules of not overwatering. Putting a little bit of hydrogen Prock side in a spray bottle will also help to control the mold. Do you want to make sure you have good airflow and keep the moisture consistent but not wet.
Anon300 0 Hello! Thank you. The seats are very tiny so don’t plant them to deep in your soil. They also terminate with warmth. So be patient. They like warm soil like peppers do because they’re in the same family. The nightshade family. The ceilings are really tiny! And look a lot like pigweed so be ready.
Hi Scott! I appreciate you for encouraging apartment dwellers with lack of garden space to grow these sprawlers since I live in a studio with no outdoor space. I have a raised bed in a community garden but after hearing how big they grow, I'm not sure it's a good idea to put all 3 germinated ground cherry plants in just 4 square feet. Would you recommend to put all 3 in a large pot or in separate pots as you did? Also, can I trim to control them growing straight, or not advised?
Kat Cap Hello! Yes living in an apartment never stop me from having plants. Also check out my video about using shredded cardboard on top of pots to keep the moisture in a nice long hot days that you might not make it home to water in time. You definitely want one plant per large container. At least a 5 to 10 gallon pot. I don’t advise trimming them. Just let them grow, fruit and do their thing
Scott, we found a huge one growing in our chicken area.The chickens did not eat the plant or the leaves and it matured to produce the sweetest fruit. It is a nightshade so that is why the chickens did not eat it. We investigated and there are so many different verities that next year we will have 7 different kinds growing on the fence in the chicken area. GREAT VIDEO !
very interesting, thank you, I just bought three ground cherry plants and put them in a small raised bed.. guess I will have to move two of those out cos of their size.. I had no idea what to expect. They are doing well so far, but the German variety sounds like a winner. I would love to get some seeds from you. Please let me know how I can do that?? thank you again, love your garden, and great info..
Jacque Valentine Thank you ! Ground cherries are such a winner. Freeze them for smoothies - dehydrated. Turned into jam! Just PayPal me $5.oo I will send you fresh seeds and a surprise. www.paypal.me/riddlemagic
Jacque Valentine Hi! I went to package your seeds today and for some reason your address is not coming up in PayPal. I sent you an email asking for the address so I can get your seeds to you.
Hi Scott, I’ve never had ground cherries before. Your video made me soooo curious about growing them! I was able to find some Aunt Molly’s seeds. Where can I get the seeds of the German variety?
Hi Barney! Here is one link . If you cannot find any of this variety. Just let me know. I was selling seeds. It’s kind of a pain in more of a public service then some thing that turns a profit. LOL wink. turtletreeseed.org/product/schoenbrunn-gold-physalis-seeds/
Really cool .first time growing them we can't wait;) I had some sprout up in my garden the other day ;) I'd love to try the German ones they sounded good . Much love from Canadian proud get outdoors 🙏
@@ScottRiddleArtist Just watched your video on ground cherries. If you are still selling seeds for the German variety please let me know how I can place an order. Thanks
Hello! I am not dealing with that seat thing anymore but… If you simply look for golden berry seeds. Or perennial ground cherries sometimes Peruvian ground cherries? You will find the seeds out there. Sorry I can’t help you. But the seeds are not difficult to find. I’ve posted several links in the comments for many other people inquiring.
I planted a couple of seedlings in my raised bed this year. One has grown like gangbusters in a soil mix of potting soil and mushroom compost. The other one I planted in mostly finished compost and has not gotten as big. Both with worm castings and general purpose organic fertilizer. Also, I had 40% shade cloth over the whole garden from mid-June to August. What I am disappointed about is that the fruit is only the size of baby peas. And some fall off still green. I have no idea how to fix this and haven't found an answer in an Internet search. 😢
Are you still selling the German Ground Cherry seeds? I'd love to they them in my garden next year if I could get some seeds. Haven't seen that variety around here. I'm in Alberta Canada.
Would love some of German seeds for next season! I am growing a couple of the Molly variety in containers on my terrace in NYC and they already have fruit in early June. If I can do it, anyone can!
Michael Espino oh man! Your going to love them . Hopefully you put them in a large container. When happy the mollies will spread 4-6 feet across and make hundreds of berries. My paypal info is in the drop box. I believe if you could great a passive solar situation . Of bring in the German ground cherries . They should perennialize. They also can get very tall/ vine . Be prepared for that !
Hello. we moved properties, and this will be the first year that the German variety will be established enough to make fruit. Then seed. But I believe it’s simply a cape gooseberry. Which are easy to find on the Internet.
@@ScottRiddleArtist thanks for the quick reply! I appreciate it and will be looking for some Cape Gooseberry plants online! All the best in your endeavors!
Hello, I have a few plants growing like crazy. I grew from seed in April so about 5 months now. None of them are growing fruit, have no idea why, can you shed any light please? I m in the UK - two growing in the ground in the greenhouse, one in a pot and two growing outside. Thanks Tanya
Hi Scott i grew up eating this fruit in India. love them. i just stated germinating in Canada, will see what happens. did not know there are different kinds!
Hey there, we are coming into the cold weather here and I still have lots of green cherries. Will they continue to ripen? Or should I pick and bring them in? Anyway to ripen inside?
I would leave them. You know how they designed to ripen and they can drop on the ground and stay there for months. I would take them as long as you could.
hi Nora. I’m sorry I don’t have any seeds. We moved properties and the plants have not had time to establish and fruit yet. But if you look for cape gooseberries online. I believe it’s the exact same species.
I love ground cherries but have tough time growing it. I recently bought 2 young potted plants and planted out one in there garden. It looks wilted. Im hoping it's just the transplant shock and it will recover. But I never heard of a German variety. Do you still sell/ share the seeds? Thanks
Hello. I don’t deal with the seeds anymore. It just became such a pain in the butt. Basically the German variety I believe is just the cape gooseberry. Which is pretty easy to find seeds for online. No one has reported back to me yet if they will turn into a perennial in a northern climate.
would you happen to know a store online that would ship the German ground cherry seeds to Canada? All the online stores I've seen seems to only ship to Europe. Is the offer to contact you to buy seeds still on the table after 4 years? Thanks.
Hey. So I’m not sure if the rhetoric around the variety I have was just that or if it’s real. But if it’s real, I guess they slowly enhanced the flavor of these in Germany. Like through aristocracies. Lol. But if you just look for a cape, gooseberry or golden berry online. Sometimes I even have a perennial plant at Home Depot. I believe it’s the same thing.
Hi Diane. I don’t sell seeds anymore because it’s just a pain. They’re not difficult to find online though. You can even get plants that have already been started. Just look for cape gooseberry seeds.
Thanks for sharing! I started some aunt mollys from seed on 2/10/24, as of today they're barely 1/2 inch tall. I have them under a grow light, but they're not growing at all. Is there something special they need to grow?
hello! Well, that’s great. You got some good strong seedlings going. They’re in the nightshade family so the same things tomatoes and peppers like? They love. All you really need is patience. They go from these tiny fragile little seedlings too large incredible sprawling plants. just give them a little time. Sounds like you’re doing everything perfect
Great video, thank you! But thats not everything about ground cherries :) When do I plant them? Can they grow in part shadow? What kind of soil do they like? Can the German variety roots survive zone 5 winters with temperature sometimes dropping to zero, or I will need to replant them every spring? Can I plant them indoors and then replant after the last frost? So many questions...
They are in the nightshade family. So treat them just like a tomato or pepper plant in regards to light and nutrients. The German . No one has gotten back to me if they are freeze tolerant . I would experiment with planting them against the house or another passive solar situation to be safe thought .
I am uncertain. The one Friday though it is an annual so it dies as tomatoes and peppers do. The perennial variety if I were to attempt to go to the north I would possibly plant it in a passive solar situation meeting up against the house perhaps? It may survive the winter but this is an experiment that needs to be done.
Hi Scott, I am in Petaluma and I have some of your seeds (I think … my husband got them for me on eBay last year and I told him to look for your name). Okay to start them now indoors? How much sun do they want? Since they are perennial, I am thinking of putting some of them in a place that gets tons of sun in the winter, but more shade during the summer, do you think that will work? Can’t wait to harvest them!!!
Hi Christine. The first thing we need to know is which variety of seeds he purchased for you? Hopefully they gave the name on the seed packet. If it’s an aunt Molly or pineapple? That would be an annual variety. Which you can start inside now or direct sow outside after the throw the frost is finished. The seedlings are very tiny! So don’t plant them too deeply. I literally just scared them on top of the soil with a super thin layer of soil press them down and moisten with the spray bottle. If you saw them outside they look a lot like pig weed. So make sure you label them well because my first year I pulled almost all of them out thinking they were weeds until I figured out that they were the ground cherries. If it’s the perennial variety. Same steps but you wanna plant that in a place that you can trellis it because they can get 78 feet tall if you allow them.I planted mine in an area where they could take advantage of some passive solar heat. And they did indeed become a perennial and made fruit almost year-round here in Santa Cruz California for me. They will also gently spread but not aggressively. They’re also really easy to take cuttings of! To share with friends and neighbors. I hope that helped
Hi! Please explain to me what you Mean by cutting them back? Do you mean if they grow too large? You really don’t want to cut them back because it can potentially alter the fruiting cycle. Unless they’re getting really leggy
@@ScottRiddleArtist Like in the winter, can you cut them back and they'll come back in the spring? or are they like indeterminate tomatoes where you have to plant NEW plants the following season?
@@MacADizzle80 if any fruits fall they should self seed like crazy. I let a few plants grow and pull out 100s of seedlings. They come back like weeds. I’m in zone4 a/b
People claim so. I’ve never really noticed this phenomenon myself. But often people say plant basil near tomatoes and blah blah blah blah blah I’m on certain what you would plant near ground cherries? Perhaps chamomile?
Hi scot i'm watching your video in the philippines . I so amaze. Yoou have alot varity of goose berry. I'm interested in german ground berries its big..I have plant but its too small. I've heared that your selling ground berries. I like the german berries. How much is it. I'm living in the philippines. Thanks. Nori
I had several. They did amazing. The seeds are very very tiny though so it’s important if you start them from seed not to plant them too deeply. And if you plant them outside realize they look a lot like pig weed. So don’t be overzealous with weeding before you’re familiar with what the ceilings look like. I made that mistake! LOL minded great was very fertile have planted them for many years now.
Hello Scott! I been reset about growing these because i love fruit! And thats easy to grow! Can i please ask about how to order some seeds from you. Id like the german one and the molly one. Especially after you said they are so delicious. Thankyou soo much for sharing about your plants! Yes!!! I agree!👏✨💕To treat others and yourself kindly! My neighbors N i we have been sharing our gardening journey. I love the gardening community!
Hi. So I just can’t hassle with the seeds anymore. It takes me more time to put them together mail them and get them to the post office and it just became a big pain. If you’re looking for the species of German ground cherry. Simply look for cape gooseberry seeds. They’re the same thing I believe. If you’re looking for the annual varieties. Look for ground cherries they have a pineapple variety and they have a at mollies. They’re not difficult to find. So you’ll be getting a late start this year.
Hello, Jenny! I have the habit to save the seeds of anything I eat and taste good,then, grow them in pots because I live in an apartment. This year I bought some golden cherries from Walmart and they were so sweet…I couldn’t help myself and I squeezed a half of a cherry in one pot. In few days I had a forest of plants. Unfortunately, I had to pull out most of them and left 3 plants in the pot. In a week, I had to replant 2 in other pots. Now I have 3 pots with 5’ plants, waiting for fruits. So, if you come across the fruit, save some seeds and plant what you like. Good luck!
Please help me! I bought some Cape Gooseberry seeds (Physalis peruviana) from Ebay two years ago. I dont know what the plant look like and when I had all these plants with heart shape leaves popping up all over, I just left them alone. This year i think these same plants start producing pink flowers and I have been googling for Cape Gooseberries flowers so that I can identify whether mine are Cape gooseberries. The leaves are heart shaped, pink flowers, and some husk lanterns but i still have not seen them grow bigger , basically have not seen the fruits. Can you confirmed if the pink flowers are right? thanks
s ke The heart shaped leaves match. But not the pink flowers. I’ve only seen yellow flowers on the gooseberries. I guess you’re going to have to allow the flowers to turn into fruit. They should develop a paper lantern like a Chinese lantern. If they’re not developing the paper lanterns then they’re definitely not keep gooseberries.
Hello. You know I don’t deal with the seeds anymore. It became more of a public service than anything profitable. But if you look up keep gooseberry seeds online. That is basically the German Friday. And then either your aunt Molly or pineapple ground cherries is the annual variety.
Hi Colleen. I do. I stopped selling them because it’s more of a public service then some thing of profit. LOL. Where do you live because it might be a A little late to get them started now. And no one has ever gotten back to me to let me know if they live over winter in the colder climates.
Are used to sell the seed. But it was more of a public service than a money maker. It became kind of a pain. But if you Google German ground cherries you can find the seeds online. And cheaper than what I would sell them for. LOL hug they will not disappoint. They’re one of my favorite plants in the garden.
@@Kre8iviT27 they grow massive. I would suggest 2 pots. I’ve heard from gardeners in my area that you need at least 2 plants for them to fruit properly
Hi Julie. If you look at some of the posts below where people have asked the same question. I included a link where they were for sale. If you cannot obtain any seeds via Google or eBay. Feel free to get back to me and I can give you a PayPal link. I started to sell seeds but it’s more of a public service than a business. And it just became kind of a hassle. LOL.
I do not. I moved properties and they haven’t established themselves yet here. But they’re not difficult to find online. Just look for cape gooseberry seeds. I posted the link at least 20 times in the comments below.
I’m growing aunt Molly’s and having so much trouble with it. At first I had no issues but 4 months later when it’s beginning to fruit, I have so much wilting and also some powdery spots on leaves. The fruit itself also appears to be wilting. I’ve heard they’re often pest free but I don’t know why mine are struggling.
Hey! I just moved everything is in boxes I don’t know where anything is. LOL! So I can’t help you with any seeds right now. Basically if you Google cape gooseberries. I believe they are the same species.
I think I found some wild ground cherries but they keep saying it's a chinese lantern or tomatillo, I think they are physalis mimina. Why do you think they call it chinese lantern? the husks are dried out so can't tell if they are red husks.
Good question. I guess the only way to really know is to wait till the fruit and taste them. They could get Chinese lanterns confused with Cape gooseberries for sure.
Hi mike- spring is on the way. I do have seeds. I’ve just been to lazy to mail them. Lol! It’s more a public service than something that makes any money. 😉
Hi Scott, thanks for your awesome video. Your garden is amazing. I'm from Germany and I'm trying to plant ground cherries for the first time this year. My parents used to have these big ones in their garden. My plants are still very tiny now. :) As you said in your video, the variety with big berries is common in Europe (as you said it had a German name, it might be called "Schönbrunner Gold"). The tinier one that grows lower is a slightly different plant, I think. They seem to be both in the Physalis family and the big one is called Physalis peruviana, the lower growing one might be Physalis pruinosa. In Germany, we call the tiny one "Ananaskirsche" which translates to "pineapple cherry". Here, it is not very well known yet, but you can buy seeds in garden shops and I'm exited to try them this year.
Yes! Both varieties are a lot of fun. I live in Northern California and the climate is pretty mild. So the German variety thrives almost year-round actually producing berries almost year-round! You will find with the annual variety with the smaller berries. Just like with tomatoes you will have your big harvest time in mid to late summer. Then the berries will start to get smaller and smaller and then the plant will fade around the same Time that the peppers do. To my knowledge the keep gooseberry or perennial variety. The German one that you spoke about so eloquently. Does not like the cold.
We had someone who slapped in the window right outside the garden when I made this video and several others. So I had to be respectful not to speak too loud and wake them up. But it’s nice that you’re sensitive enough to notice that something was different. Now apply that in a less Kathy manner in your emotional intelligence might just increase.
I had one on a cake. I took the seeds and put them in dirt in a container with low expectations. Ummm I have 100 seedlings that sprouted. Totally wrong time of year. It is the end of July in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦. Will they survive in a grow tent when it gets cold outside? Ehhh...
Yeah they are just like your peppers or tomatoes. They tend to just burn out towards the end of the season. You can try to grow tent? The chances are it will be a tough time for them.
@@ScottRiddleArtist Yeah I think it was a good experience... But I should retry this in the spring. It definitely worked. The grow tent it great for microgreens, and seed starting... Not so great at providing actual fruits or vegetables. 🥰
Hey Scott! Still doing the German variety? If so,would love to get in touch and buy som of the seeds. I am in Orlando so I would imagine they would do fantastic here!
Jeff Rowe Hi Jeff - I think I put my PayPal information in the dropbox. I’ve sold a lot of seed via this video this month. If you send me five bucks I’ll send you seats for this and my favorite heirloom tomato Friday which is difficult to find. Green cherry tomatoes! Problem
Hi Jeff, I live in Tampa and I bought some fruit from Walmart. It was very sweet and I decided to squeeze some seeds in a pot. They all germinate. Now I have 5’ tall plants, waiting for fruits.
Jo Ann Thompson . Hello. Yes I do. Let me check if I put my PayPal address in the dropbox. Just PayPal me five dollars. I will send you plenty of seed one of my favorite hard to get heirloom tomato varieties. And that covers shipping too.
Hello Earl. If you could hit me up in the spring time that would be great. I’m a little overwhelmed with some big projects right now. I will get you some seeds. Thanks
Hello. It’s probably a little late in the season to get those going now. I used to sell seeds, but it was just problematic. And then I moved properties. And the ground cherries are still populating so I haven’t gotten fruit or seeds from them yet. That being said. if you search cape gooseberry seeds on Google? Those seats will do the trick.
hsongp That’s the beautiful thing. Because of the paper husk they are rarely eaten by insects or birds. The only insect I’ve had problems with but not that big a problem is if they get super ripe occasionally earwigs will crawl inside the husk and make a little snack or just hang out in there. If you’re scared to earwigs be prepared to find one every once in a while! LOL
Look online first - they will possibly be under the name cape gooseberry. The annual species is usually called simply ground cherry- or aunt molly GC. Check on eBay. If you can’t find any. Get back to me.
👋. My sister grows them successfully in Ohio. They also grow in Europe. They are though night shades. They will grow the same cycle as tomatoes and peppers . As for the cape goose berry / perennial variety? I’m uncertain as no one has gotten back to me on if they survived the winter in the north or not.
@@ScottRiddleArtist I never saw your response until now! Better late than never! 🙃 Thank you for responding. I’m far from Ohio in Illinois here 😊 I think I should try growing the Aunt, Molly I can’t grow outside, but I can put it in a container with dirt, right ?
@KatieJoMikell I had sent my sister in Ohio seeds a few years ago. And now they’ve basically naturalized in her yard.! Lol once they find their happy place. They become a delicious volunteer. The seeds are so tiny so remember to barely cover them with dirt or perhaps not at all. When germinating them.
@KatieJoMikell My pleasure. He tries to be crazy. Because 99.9% of the UA-camrs do not respond to comments. Even when they say they do! Literally no one responds when I ask a question. and because of that, I try very, very hard to reply to any reasonable comments or questions that are posted.
Hi Helen. I’m so sorry about that. They’ve been working on our cell towers and I have not looked at my PayPal account due to poor Internet and cell phone signal. Let me check that out. I had stopped the sales of the seeds so you’re really lucky that you were able to reach me. Let me get that out to you Monday.
You must have the ideal climate for it! Have you seen how much they sell those for in the stores dried?! You could be sitting on a nice little money maker. Lol.
Jewel Miller Hey Jules just read the comments below and you’ll see if you had the dropbox my PayPal address is there. Let me know if you want the German ground cherries or the regular? Please make sure you include your address though if you pay through PayPal because many people are missing the fact that their address is not connected to their PayPal receipt. And I have to send several emails trying to get peoples address to mail their seats. I have an order that’s been in limbo for several weeks right now. And I’ll probably have to return his money as he was concerned about having enough time to get the seeds growing.
Looks like tomatillo, related to tomato, tastes like pineapple, is a vegetable that tastes like a fruit. has the same chemical that makes green potato's poison in the unripe berry (never eat unripe ground cherries) - its a nightshade
But you have to apply critical thinking around folklore. If ground cherry was that poisonous? People would not be cultivating them and eating them. Because of course, sometimes you’re gonna eat one or Mehdi that are not as right as others? And I can assure you a lot of the idea about how poisonous they are is folklore. And that’s from personal experience not Google.
@@ScottRiddleArtist yep, but youre assuming all poisons mean death in your reply and thats not the case. i have personal experience too btw. that end bit is a bit ass. and presumptuous.
Scott Riddle Also I found some different types of ground cherries and I found the physalis peruviana and a rare kind that is even bigger than the regular golden berry..when I get them to grow i will let u know how it tastes and if u want some seeds I'll seed swap with u. The ground cherry I found tastes like strawberry it said..
Hi Carolyn if you could contact me a little closer to spring. With the coronavirus and we’ve been having some crazy weather here getting those seeds to the post office has been difficult.
Alexis Scott My guess is. But I have to ask you a few questions first. Because there a nightshade soil needs to be warm and just the right moisture level. Also because the seeds are so tiny it’s easy to plant them too deep. How long ago did you plant them? Did you direct sew them into the ground ? or do you have them in another medium? When the seedlings sprout they are tiny! They look very similar to just a weed like a pig weed. The first year I planted them. I didn’t know what I was looking for and pulled a bunch out and threw them away by accident. LOL
@@ScottRiddleArtist I planted them in a pot, i think about two weeks ago...maybe longer. I put four of them in the pot, but I have plenty more seeds so I can try again. They are mostly indoors and I bring the pot outside on nice days. I cant tell if I'm watering them too much or too little, but i know they might also not be getting much sun here in Canada!
I'm no professional but I failed at my first go of ground cherries also. I learned you cannot let the soil dry out and they need light to germinate. If it is too dark i.e. not enough sunlight or too much soil above them they will not make it. They also germinate up to 21 days so you may just need to be patient. My second try I lightly sprinkled the soil over top and kept a tray of water onderneath the pot I planted in and it took a little over 2 weeks. Very very worth the wait though. One of my favorite things to grow!
Try starting them indoors on a heat-mat. I start mine on my fish tank canopy that emits a bit of warmth. They won’t fruit well in nutrient-rich soils and will do better in moist free-draining poorer soils. I only give them very weak doses of fertiliser once a month at the seedling stage for leafy growth but then once they’re mature cut back to only once a year just before fruiting season or after a heavy prune. They grow really well for me but are very attractive to spider mites white flies.
All my volumes are up and I can't make out what he's saying. I'm trying to get pointers, as I'm trying this for the first time, and I can't follow what he's saying.
harp99 Hi. I’ve listen to this video and I’m not trying to be Cruel. But have you had your hearing checked? I am uncertain how or what you’re trying to listen to the video on. But I have reviewed it and I’m listening to it on the iPhone at half level and I hear everything just fine. That being said what exactly would you like to know? I’m sorry you’re having trouble hearing the video.
I was introduced to them about 5 years ago and I fell in love with them. I didn’t know much about gardening then and tried to germinate them and gave up after about a month and stuck the cells outside and left them. I ended up looking at them a few weeks later and all the cells had germinated. They self seed like crazy!!! I’m in zone 4 a/b and now have a ginormous patch every year without doing anything!
Tip: wash and flash freeze them and you can use them in smoothies and jams or whatever in the winter 🥶
Yes!
Various species of ground Cherries are native to North, Central, and South America and many islands in the Caribbean! Where I live in Missouri, we have between 9-12 native species depending on what resource you turn to.
Some species can be quite funky in flavor while others are very fruity and tropic, and I have one plant with 6 above ground stems that has so far put out about 35 fruit and the flowering have only just started, so I could see that number doubling before season's end
Thanks for this video! I'm growing ground cherries in Vietnam (I'm from Northern California originally). I germinated them from fruit bought in the supermarket. Now I know I have the German variety! Mine still haven't fruited yet. They are about a foot tall.
Here, we call them goden berries. In south Africa they are called cape gooseberries. I think those are the german variety as well, but I'm told they don't drop to the ground in South Africa. There is also a red variety called lantern berry. I'm hoping to score some seeds for those.
Did you score any seeds?
I just found some growing wild on my property (10 acres). Super excited and in doing some research about them, located your channel.
I appreciate the information and I am going to go find a bunch to plant in pots for the spring! Then I can have them closer to our house!
Wow!!! Exciting.
This was a great video! So many awesome points that have easily convinced me to grow them. I can't wait until next spring!
Ty!❤️
Thankyou so much, your video was very helpful. Love your interesting garden.
Thank you !
What a cool video to find. I grew ground cherries and Cape gooseberries (a related species, but larger than ground cherries) for the first time last year and I'm looking forward to this year's batch! My ground cherry varieties are Aunt Molly's, Cossack Pineapple and Geltower. My Cape gooseberries are Lucie's Big Goldenberry and Schoenbrunn Goldenberry. I noticed a mildly odd aftertaste last year so I was glad to hear you mention that! Wasn't sure if it was something I did.
Yes! Here’s a question for you. Could you differentiate the taste between the different annual ground cherries? I never could they always all tasted the same to me.
@@ScottRiddleArtist That's a really good question! Because I definitely bought the seeds based, in part, on the flavor descriptions. I don't recall there being a really noticeable difference tbh. I did detect a (slight) difference between the goldenberries and the ground cherries, but not as much as I would have hoped, again based on the descriptions. But last year was far from an ideal garden season so I'm thinking of this year's crop as "Take 2." I'll try to remember to come back to this video to report any changes/taste test results!
For reference: Schoenbrunn was described as having "complex flavor of guava, passionfruit, mango and citrus." Lucie's Big Goldenberry was described as "sweet, fragrant, juicy, not sour." Geltower ground cherry: "subtly sweet, aromatic, perfumed quality; no bitter tomato flavor."
Thanks for all the info. I found some in my garden and pulled them thinking they were weeds. I ask my daughter to identify them using an app. I have one big one that has the cherries, can't wait to taste them.
Exciting!
I’m growing this year for the first time. Lots of info in this video. Thanks.
You’re going to love them! They’re wonderful and they will drop little berries everywhere and recede next year. So be prepared to try and identify the little seedlings next year before you pull them out because they look just like pigweed when they’re seedlings. The first year I didn’t know what they were and I destroyed all but two of them pulling them out as weeds! LOL OL hug
You’re very fortunate. Where I am, they’re a magnet for bugs, especially spider mites and white flies. I’ve lost so many plants to infestations when I’m not keeping a close eye on them. I’m currently growing my seedlings indoors over our Winter and hopefully I’ll have a netted enclosure ready for them come Spring. One of the more frustrating plants for me but in other parts of the country they grow like weeds, totally carefree and thriving on neglect.
Margo Belle-Fleur I firmly believe in the preemptive strike in regards to insects. Especially spider mites. Even if you don’t see them you know they are lurking. Giving them a weekly bath in just some soapy water with a little ammonia will help a lot.
Hey Scott, I too am in Northern California, (Humboldt county) and I currently grow
1. Pineapple ground cherries
2. Aunt Molly's
3. Mary's Niagra ground cherry
4. Loewen Family Heirloom ground cherry. We really haven't had a winter yet this year in Humboldt county.
FYI- the Shoenbrunne is named after The Palace of Shoenbrunne, Vienna. It is a cross of the Cape Gooseberry. Also the berries don't fall off the plant. When they turn from yellow to white is when they are ripe.
Thank you. That’s really good to know.
Hi Fridorn, how would you say the Lowen Family Heirloom and Mary's Niagara varieties' taste compares to the plain aunt molly's?
@@icanmakemusic362 The Loewen family heirloom is sweeter than Aunt Molly's but it is a little smaller in berry size . They are more tangy as well.The Shoenbrunne has really large berries but they don't fall off the plant when they are ripe. You wait until the husk turns white. I personally prefer the taste of the Cape Gooseberries to the others. This is the first year of growing the Mary Niagara's so I will know then. I also have seeds for pineapple ground cherries. Will find out if they are different or not.
@@fridomsnowbird5398 Thanks for the response! I'm currently growing the shonbrunner and a few heirloom tomatoes seeds Scott kindly sent me. First time growing anything, they're just germinating now. can't wait to try them
Hi there , would you have few seeds of each a.m. to spare? Thx in advance .
Wow! Never heard of a German ground cherry. I have the pineapple ground cherry and they grow like crazy in the raise bed. Now every year they grow like weeds in the spring in my raise beds. I don't need to plant them anymore, they just volunteered to grow every spring time and I save some of them to give away to friends. Saves a lot of money and they are delicious! 😁
Yes I love those annual ground cherries. The German crowned cherry or keep gooseberry if you’re looking for seeds. It’s a perennial variety. Tastes more like a blackberry five times the size of the annual and in many climates it will perennial ize. If you love the annual varieties like pineapple and aunt Molly. You should definitely try to find some seeds for the cape gooseberry.
I ate some from my friends garden the other year and now I just started some seeds! Thanks for sharing your experience, excited for these! 💚
Good luck with the seeds! They’re so tiny you barely, or don’t even cover them with soil you just press the soil down around them. And when they come up?
Look what I found on Etsy:
www.etsy.com/listing/1160010018/schonbrunner-gold-groundcherry-cape
www.etsy.com/listing/1160010018/schonbrunner-gold-groundcherry-cape
@@ScottRiddleArtist oh thanks!! I got some to start in a tray...the weather here is weird (San Francisco on the coast) so hoping they do okay, but I'm still trying things out!
Wow, would love to try the German variety! I currently have New Hanover (P. Pruinosa) and what I think is P. Peruviana. I grew that one from goldenberries I bought from the store and picked out a ton of seeds from the last berry. The leaves are fuzzy and most gold berries from S America sre Peruviana. The Peruviana looks like it’s growing up instead of wide.
Do you by chance know how long the cherry takes to mature once it sets fruit? I already have a lantern on my little pruinosa plant that is only 5-6 inches wide. I had already plucked off many flowers before this one cause the plant was tiny, but decided not to pluck anymore flowers.
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Hello! I’m uncertain how the seed was renamed shonnonbruhnner. Which I simply call , “the German”, I’m pretty sure that it’s really the cape gooseberry. From Peru. It is the perennial variation of a ground cherry. It practically vines! 10- 12 feet if not pruned! Her in Northern California. It produces almost year round . Of course there are less berries in the winter months. And the fruit is a little sour from lack of sun. But still yum my! How quick the fruit matured completely depends on the climate. But they are extremely prolific once the take off! You may also take cuttings. I have propagated and shared numerous plants that way.
www.google.com/search?q=cape%20gooseberry
Hey Riddle! Just got my German ground cherry seeds in the mail from you about a week ago. Was surprised at the 3 heirloom tomato varieties you included, all for 5 bucks! I'm super grateful :)
I'm pretty excited for this, love rare fruits and flavors, and I love the taste of blackberries. First time growing something too.
I had some questions, but for now I'm mostly worried about how big of a pot I'll need for the german ground cherries. In your experience, what's a good size? In the meantime I'm waiting on some organic seedling mix to start sowing the ground cherry seeds in a little glass jar that used to hold jam
Also maybe a silly question, but should I plant more than one seed in a single container?
Thanks!
Rafael Cardoso i’m glad your package came and I’m glad that you were excited with my generosity. You definitely don’t want to start your seeds in a pot. Do you want to start your seeds and then the strongest plants you would put one plant per pot. Just like with tomatoes the large of the pot the larger the plant will get. See you’re going to want to get a minimum of a 15 to 20 gallon pot.
Rafael Cardoso
The problem with starting the seeds in a jar is mold. I would use a seedling soil or soil with high Spagnum quality. And then all the basic rules of not overwatering. Putting a little bit of hydrogen Prock side in a spray bottle will also help to control the mold. Do you want to make sure you have good airflow and keep the moisture consistent but not wet.
Just bought a pineapple ground cherry a couple days ago and this was very helpful.
Anon300 0 Hello! Thank you. The seats are very tiny so don’t plant them to deep in your soil. They also terminate with warmth. So be patient. They like warm soil like peppers do because they’re in the same family. The nightshade family. The ceilings are really tiny! And look a lot like pigweed so be ready.
Hi Scott! I appreciate you for encouraging apartment dwellers with lack of garden space to grow these sprawlers since I live in a studio with no outdoor space. I have a raised bed in a community garden but after hearing how big they grow, I'm not sure it's a good idea to put all 3 germinated ground cherry plants in just 4 square feet. Would you recommend to put all 3 in a large pot or in separate pots as you did? Also, can I trim to control them growing straight, or not advised?
Kat Cap Hello! Yes living in an apartment never stop me from having plants. Also check out my video about using shredded cardboard on top of pots to keep the moisture in a nice long hot days that you might not make it home to water in time. You definitely want one plant per large container. At least a 5 to 10 gallon pot. I don’t advise trimming them. Just let them grow, fruit and do their thing
Kat Cap ua-cam.com/video/kDNWAfzKBHM/v-deo.html
@@ScottRiddleArtist Thank you for sharing your input! Happy growing!
Scott, we found a huge one growing in our chicken area.The chickens did not eat the plant or the leaves and it matured to produce the sweetest fruit. It is a nightshade so that is why the chickens did not eat it. We investigated and there are so many different verities that next year we will have 7 different kinds growing on the fence in the chicken area. GREAT VIDEO !
Exciting!
I found the opposite. I always find my chickens in my ground cherry patch picking at them
very interesting, thank you, I just bought three ground cherry plants and put them in a small raised bed.. guess I will have to move two of those out cos of their size.. I had no idea what to expect. They are doing well so far, but the German variety sounds like a winner. I would love to get some seeds from you. Please let me know how I can do that?? thank you again, love your garden, and great info..
Jacque Valentine
Thank you ! Ground cherries are such a winner. Freeze them for smoothies - dehydrated. Turned into jam! Just PayPal me $5.oo
I will send you fresh seeds and a surprise.
www.paypal.me/riddlemagic
Jacque Valentine
Hi! I went to package your seeds today and for some reason your address is not coming up in PayPal. I sent you an email asking for the address so I can get your seeds to you.
Hi Scott, I’ve never had ground cherries before. Your video made me soooo curious about growing them! I was able to find some Aunt Molly’s seeds. Where can I get the seeds of the German variety?
Hi Barney! Here is one link . If you cannot find any of this variety. Just let me know. I was selling seeds. It’s kind of a pain in more of a public service then some thing that turns a profit. LOL wink.
turtletreeseed.org/product/schoenbrunn-gold-physalis-seeds/
@@ScottRiddleArtist thank you so much, Scott!!!
Really cool .first time growing them we can't wait;) I had some sprout up in my garden the other day ;) I'd love to try the German ones they sounded good . Much love from Canadian proud get outdoors 🙏
You will love them. They are amazing.
@@ScottRiddleArtist Just watched your video on ground cherries. If you are still selling seeds for the German variety please let me know how I can place an order. Thanks
Hello! I am not dealing with that seat thing anymore but… If you simply look for golden berry seeds. Or perennial ground cherries sometimes Peruvian ground cherries? You will find the seeds out there. Sorry I can’t help you. But the seeds are not difficult to find. I’ve posted several links in the comments for many other people inquiring.
@@ScottRiddleArtist Thanks!!
@@ScottRiddleArtist yup I picked some more seeds up today we are doing a giveaway on our latest video for ground cherry seeds 👀
I planted a couple of seedlings in my raised bed this year. One has grown like gangbusters in a soil mix of potting soil and mushroom compost. The other one I planted in mostly finished compost and has not gotten as big. Both with worm castings and general purpose organic fertilizer. Also, I had 40% shade cloth over the whole garden from mid-June to August. What I am disappointed about is that the fruit is only the size of baby peas. And some fall off still green. I have no idea how to fix this and haven't found an answer in an Internet search. 😢
Are you still selling the German Ground Cherry seeds? I'd love to they them in my garden next year if I could get some seeds. Haven't seen that variety around here. I'm in Alberta Canada.
Hi. I am not dealing with those seeds anymore. But if you can find keep gooseberries online. Keep goose berry seeds for sale. It is the same species.
Would love some of German seeds for next season! I am growing a couple of the Molly variety in containers on my terrace in NYC and they already have fruit in early June. If I can do it, anyone can!
Michael Espino oh man! Your going to love them . Hopefully you put them in a large container. When happy the mollies will spread 4-6 feet across and make hundreds of berries. My paypal info is in the drop box. I believe if you could great a passive solar situation . Of bring in the German ground cherries . They should perennialize. They also can get very tall/ vine . Be prepared for that !
@@ScottRiddleArtist do you have any seeds left available of the German ground cherries that I could purchase ?
Hi Scott, may I have some seeds of the German variety? Thank you for your generosity!
Very cool! Do you know the name of the German variety? Also, might you have seeds available?
turtletreeseed.org/product/schoenbrunn-gold-physalis-seeds/
Hey Scott. Loved the video! Thank you! Do you have any seeds of the German variety of Ground Cherries available for sale? Please let me know. Thanks.
Hello. we moved properties, and this will be the first year that the German variety will be established enough to make fruit. Then seed. But I believe it’s simply a cape gooseberry. Which are easy to find on the Internet.
@@ScottRiddleArtist thanks for the quick reply! I appreciate it and will be looking for some Cape Gooseberry plants online! All the best in your endeavors!
Hello, I have a few plants growing like crazy. I grew from seed in April so about 5 months now. None of them are growing fruit, have no idea why, can you shed any light please? I m in the UK - two growing in the ground in the greenhouse, one in a pot and two growing outside. Thanks Tanya
Hi Scott i grew up eating this fruit in India. love them. i just stated germinating in Canada, will see what happens. did not know there are different kinds!
How can I buy the German version seeds from you?
Hey there, we are coming into the cold weather here and I still have lots of green cherries. Will they continue to ripen? Or should I pick and bring them in? Anyway to ripen inside?
I would leave them. You know how they designed to ripen and they can drop on the ground and stay there for months. I would take them as long as you could.
Hey scott, thanks for the video. Do you have those schonbrunner ground cherry seeds still? looking to have some for next season.
Hey Robert. If you look online. Just look for cape gooseberry seeds. They’re the same thing.
I'm growing some from seeds this year cant wait
Good luck! I am too! We are kindred garden spirits!
@@numinous2506 good luck as well. Mine are tiny sprouts currently
Do you have any of German ground cherry seeds left?
I would love to order some of your German Ground Cherry seeds. Are you still selling some?
hi Nora. I’m sorry I don’t have any seeds. We moved properties and the plants have not had time to establish and fruit yet. But if you look for cape gooseberries online. I believe it’s the exact same species.
I love ground cherries but have tough time growing it. I recently bought 2 young potted plants and planted out one in there garden. It looks wilted. Im hoping it's just the transplant shock and it will recover. But I never heard of a German variety. Do you still sell/ share the seeds? Thanks
Hello. I don’t deal with the seeds anymore. It just became such a pain in the butt. Basically the German variety I believe is just the cape gooseberry. Which is pretty easy to find seeds for online. No one has reported back to me yet if they will turn into a perennial in a northern climate.
would you happen to know a store online that would ship the German ground cherry seeds to Canada? All the online stores I've seen seems to only ship to Europe. Is the offer to contact you to buy seeds still on the table after 4 years? Thanks.
Oh what was the German variety? Might be interested in getting some!
Hey. So I’m not sure if the rhetoric around the variety I have was just that or if it’s real. But if it’s real, I guess they slowly enhanced the flavor of these in Germany. Like through aristocracies. Lol. But if you just look for a cape, gooseberry or golden berry online. Sometimes I even have a perennial plant at Home Depot. I believe it’s the same thing.
AWESOME video. Thank you!
How can I get some seeds from you? 🙏💯
Hi Diane. I don’t sell seeds anymore because it’s just a pain. They’re not difficult to find online though. You can even get plants that have already been started. Just look for cape gooseberry seeds.
@@ScottRiddleArtist thank you so much🙏
Hi Scott are you still selling the German ground cherry seeds?
Thanks for sharing! I started some aunt mollys from seed on 2/10/24, as of today they're barely 1/2 inch tall. I have them under a grow light, but they're not growing at all. Is there something special they need to grow?
hello! Well, that’s great. You got some good strong seedlings going. They’re in the nightshade family so the same things tomatoes and peppers like? They love. All you really need is patience. They go from these tiny fragile little seedlings too large incredible sprawling plants. just give them a little time. Sounds like you’re doing everything perfect
@@ScottRiddleArtistGreat! Thanks for your response.
Great video, thank you! But thats not everything about ground cherries :) When do I plant them? Can they grow in part shadow? What kind of soil do they like? Can the German variety roots survive zone 5 winters with temperature sometimes dropping to zero, or I will need to replant them every spring? Can I plant them indoors and then replant after the last frost? So many questions...
They are in the nightshade family. So treat them just like a tomato or pepper plant in regards to light and nutrients. The German . No one has gotten back to me if they are freeze tolerant . I would experiment with planting them against the house or another passive solar situation to be safe thought .
Nice 👌
I live just outside of Ottawa, Canada. Would the root system survive our harsh winters? I would love to try both varieties.
I am uncertain. The one Friday though it is an annual so it dies as tomatoes and peppers do. The perennial variety if I were to attempt to go to the north I would possibly plant it in a passive solar situation meeting up against the house perhaps? It may survive the winter but this is an experiment that needs to be done.
I’m a few hours from you and find mine self seed like crazy!! I’m on the cusp of zone 4 a/b
Hello Scott, I’d love to buy some seeds from you! Thanks for the video.
Check in spring . Thanks
Thanks for the video! Are you still selling seeds? I’m up in northern CA as well; Mendocino county
Hi! I’m an not currently. Moving houses and overwhelmed.
Hi Scott, I would like to obtain some seeds of the different berries.
Hi Scott, I am in Petaluma and I have some of your seeds (I think … my husband got them for me on eBay last year and I told him to look for your name). Okay to start them now indoors? How much sun do they want? Since they are perennial, I am thinking of putting some of them in a place that gets tons of sun in the winter, but more shade during the summer, do you think that will work? Can’t wait to harvest them!!!
Hi Christine. The first thing we need to know is which variety of seeds he purchased for you? Hopefully they gave the name on the seed packet. If it’s an aunt Molly or pineapple? That would be an annual variety. Which you can start inside now or direct sow outside after the throw the frost is finished. The seedlings are very tiny! So don’t plant them too deeply. I literally just scared them on top of the soil with a super thin layer of soil press them down and moisten with the spray bottle. If you saw them outside they look a lot like pig weed. So make sure you label them well because my first year I pulled almost all of them out thinking they were weeds until I figured out that they were the ground cherries. If it’s the perennial variety. Same steps but you wanna plant that in a place that you can trellis it because they can get 78 feet tall if you allow them.I planted mine in an area where they could take advantage of some passive solar heat. And they did indeed become a perennial and made fruit almost year-round here in Santa Cruz California for me. They will also gently spread but not aggressively. They’re also really easy to take cuttings of! To share with friends and neighbors. I hope that helped
Hi! How do you suggest cutting them back? I have the Aunt Molly and going to plant them tonight for the first time.
Hi! Please explain to me what you Mean by cutting them back? Do you mean if they grow too large? You really don’t want to cut them back because it can potentially alter the fruiting cycle. Unless they’re getting really leggy
@@ScottRiddleArtist Like in the winter, can you cut them back and they'll come back in the spring? or are they like indeterminate tomatoes where you have to plant NEW plants the following season?
@@MacADizzle80 if any fruits fall they should self seed like crazy. I let a few plants grow and pull out 100s of seedlings. They come back like weeds. I’m in zone4 a/b
hi dude when you companion plant does your fruit change taste
People claim so. I’ve never really noticed this phenomenon myself. But often people say plant basil near tomatoes and blah blah blah blah blah I’m on certain what you would plant near ground cherries? Perhaps chamomile?
Do you still have ground cherry seeds....
Really enjoyed your review. Could you please just turn the volume up next time? Thanks!
Hi scot i'm watching your video in the philippines . I so amaze. Yoou have alot varity of goose berry. I'm interested in german ground berries its big..I have plant but its too small. I've heared that your selling ground berries. I like the german berries. How much is it. I'm living in the philippines. Thanks. Nori
Did you only plant one ? Or did you grow a companion one for pollination ?
Some saying you get no fruit if you only plant 1.
That true ?
I had several. They did amazing. The seeds are very very tiny though so it’s important if you start them from seed not to plant them too deeply. And if you plant them outside realize they look a lot like pig weed. So don’t be overzealous with weeding before you’re familiar with what the ceilings look like. I made that mistake! LOL minded great was very fertile have planted them for many years now.
I’ve heard from farmers that you need 2 plants. They will only let you buy a min of 2 plants
Hello Scott! I been reset about growing these because i love fruit! And thats easy to grow! Can i please ask about how to order some seeds from you. Id like the german one and the molly one. Especially after you said they are so delicious. Thankyou soo much for sharing about your plants! Yes!!! I agree!👏✨💕To treat others and yourself kindly! My neighbors N i we have been sharing our gardening journey. I love the gardening community!
Hi. So I just can’t hassle with the seeds anymore. It takes me more time to put them together mail them and get them to the post office and it just became a big pain. If you’re looking for the species of German ground cherry. Simply look for cape gooseberry seeds. They’re the same thing I believe. If you’re looking for the annual varieties. Look for ground cherries they have a pineapple variety and they have a at mollies. They’re not difficult to find. So you’ll be getting a late start this year.
Hello, Jenny! I have the habit to save the seeds of anything I eat and taste good,then, grow them in pots because I live in an apartment. This year I bought some golden cherries from Walmart and they were so sweet…I couldn’t help myself and I squeezed a half of a cherry in one pot. In few days I had a forest of plants. Unfortunately, I had to pull out most of them and left 3 plants in the pot. In a week, I had to replant 2 in other pots. Now I have 3 pots with 5’ plants, waiting for fruits. So, if you come across the fruit, save some seeds and plant what you like. Good luck!
Please help me! I bought some Cape Gooseberry seeds (Physalis peruviana) from Ebay two years ago. I dont know what the plant look like and when I had all these plants with heart shape leaves popping up all over, I just left them alone. This year i think these same plants start producing pink flowers and I have been googling for Cape Gooseberries flowers so that I can identify whether mine are Cape gooseberries. The leaves are heart shaped, pink flowers, and some husk lanterns but i still have not seen them grow bigger , basically have not seen the fruits. Can you confirmed if the pink flowers are right? thanks
s ke The heart shaped leaves match. But not the pink flowers. I’ve only seen yellow flowers on the gooseberries. I guess you’re going to have to allow the flowers to turn into fruit. They should develop a paper lantern like a Chinese lantern. If they’re not developing the paper lanterns then they’re definitely not keep gooseberries.
Wonderful wonderful video. Do you still have seeds available?
Hello. You know I don’t deal with the seeds anymore. It became more of a public service than anything profitable. But if you look up keep gooseberry seeds online. That is basically the German Friday. And then either your aunt Molly or pineapple ground cherries is the annual variety.
Hi Scott I would love to know where I can purchase some of the german variety ground cherry. :)
Hi Colleen. I do. I stopped selling them because it’s more of a public service then some thing of profit. LOL. Where do you live because it might be a A little late to get them started now. And no one has ever gotten back to me to let me know if they live over winter in the colder climates.
Hello I would love to try the German ground cherries they sound delicious.
Are used to sell the seed. But it was more of a public service than a money maker. It became kind of a pain. But if you Google German ground cherries you can find the seeds online. And cheaper than what I would sell them for. LOL hug they will not disappoint. They’re one of my favorite plants in the garden.
Thanks for the information. Do you have seeds for the german variety available?
I do. I just started nailing them again.
Do you sell them on Etsy or some platform?
Hey Scott, do you still have seeds for the German variety available?
Hi Tristan - I do. If you just PayPal me five bucks I will get them in the mail to you.
What size pots can we grow them in?
Same as tomato s. At least 5 gallons or larger
Can I grow more than one plant in a 17 gallon container? What size container would you recommend for one plant?
15 gallon or larger . They grow large and spread from the bottom.
@@ScottRiddleArtist 15+ gallon for only one plant? Could I grow two in one 17gal pot?
@@Kre8iviT27 they grow massive. I would suggest 2 pots. I’ve heard from gardeners in my area that you need at least 2 plants for them to fruit properly
I’m interested in German ground Cherry seeds. Do you have an online store?
Hi Julie. If you look at some of the posts below where people have asked the same question. I included a link where they were for sale. If you cannot obtain any seeds via Google or eBay. Feel free to get back to me and I can give you a PayPal link. I started to sell seeds but it’s more of a public service than a business. And it just became kind of a hassle. LOL.
Do you sell the cape cherry seeds?
I do not. I moved properties and they haven’t established themselves yet here. But they’re not difficult to find online. Just look for cape gooseberry seeds. I posted the link at least 20 times in the comments below.
Yum 😋
I’m growing aunt Molly’s and having so much trouble with it. At first I had no issues but 4 months later when it’s beginning to fruit, I have so much wilting and also some powdery spots on leaves. The fruit itself also appears to be wilting. I’ve heard they’re often pest free but I don’t know why mine are struggling.
Unfortunate! Also look at them very carefully because they are susceptible to spider mites.
@@ScottRiddleArtist what would spider mites damage look like on them? Tiny dots on the underside of leaves?
Do you currently have any seeds available for both varieties?
Hello- www.google.com/search?q=german%20ground%20cherry&tbm=shop
would love the german variety, but there's no info or dropbox feature.
If still available Scott i would like some german seeds if possible, Ty!
Hey! I just moved everything is in boxes I don’t know where anything is. LOL! So I can’t help you with any seeds right now. Basically if you Google cape gooseberries. I believe they are the same species.
Hi Scott! I would like some of the German Ground Cherry seeds.
www.buyrareseeds.com/fresh-seeds/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=842&gclid=CjwKCAjwgZuDBhBTEiwAXNofREvHrHZyPDqtHraXX0RcmmSDJTqAskNkRmND3Tu1J-I_KsOtLyN5khoCRBUQAvD_BwE
I'd like to obtain some of the german seeds from you!
Check with me in spring.
where do you sell the seeds ?
Hey I don’t sell those seats anymore. But if you look online for cape gooseberry seeds they are the same thing.
How do I order your seeds?
I think I found some wild ground cherries but they keep saying it's a chinese lantern or tomatillo, I think they are physalis mimina. Why do you think they call it chinese lantern? the husks are dried out so can't tell if they are red husks.
Good question. I guess the only way to really know is to wait till the fruit and taste them. They could get Chinese lanterns confused with Cape gooseberries for sure.
Do you have ground cherry seeds still available
Hi mike- spring is on the way. I do have seeds. I’ve just been to lazy to mail them. Lol! It’s more a public service than something that makes any money. 😉
Hi Scott, thanks for your awesome video. Your garden is amazing. I'm from Germany and I'm trying to plant ground cherries for the first time this year. My parents used to have these big ones in their garden. My plants are still very tiny now. :) As you said in your video, the variety with big berries is common in Europe (as you said it had a German name, it might be called "Schönbrunner Gold"). The tinier one that grows lower is a slightly different plant, I think. They seem to be both in the Physalis family and the big one is called Physalis peruviana, the lower growing one might be Physalis pruinosa. In Germany, we call the tiny one "Ananaskirsche" which translates to "pineapple cherry". Here, it is not very well known yet, but you can buy seeds in garden shops and I'm exited to try them this year.
Yes! Both varieties are a lot of fun. I live in Northern California and the climate is pretty mild. So the German variety thrives almost year-round actually producing berries almost year-round! You will find with the annual variety with the smaller berries. Just like with tomatoes you will have your big harvest time in mid to late summer. Then the berries will start to get smaller and smaller and then the plant will fade around the same Time that the peppers do. To my knowledge the keep gooseberry or perennial variety. The German one that you spoke about so eloquently. Does not like the cold.
You must secretly garden since you whispered throughout the video.
We had someone who slapped in the window right outside the garden when I made this video and several others. So I had to be respectful not to speak too loud and wake them up. But it’s nice that you’re sensitive enough to notice that something was different. Now apply that in a less Kathy manner in your emotional intelligence might just increase.
I had one on a cake. I took the seeds and put them in dirt in a container with low expectations. Ummm I have 100 seedlings that sprouted. Totally wrong time of year. It is the end of July in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦. Will they survive in a grow tent when it gets cold outside? Ehhh...
Yeah they are just like your peppers or tomatoes. They tend to just burn out towards the end of the season. You can try to grow tent? The chances are it will be a tough time for them.
@@ScottRiddleArtist Yeah I think it was a good experience... But I should retry this in the spring. It definitely worked. The grow tent it great for microgreens, and seed starting... Not so great at providing actual fruits or vegetables. 🥰
Hey Scott! Still doing the German variety? If so,would love to get in touch and buy som of the seeds. I am in Orlando so I would imagine they would do fantastic here!
Jeff Rowe
Hi Jeff - I think I put my PayPal information in the dropbox. I’ve sold a lot of seed via this video this month. If you send me five bucks I’ll send you seats for this and my favorite heirloom tomato Friday which is difficult to find. Green cherry tomatoes! Problem
Just hit the dropbox above and the instructions are there Jeff.
@@ScottRiddleArtist You are awesome!! I appreciate it greatly. Going to go try and figure out how to send you money on PayPal.
Hi Jeff, I live in Tampa and I bought some fruit from Walmart. It was very sweet and I decided to squeeze some seeds in a pot. They all germinate. Now I have 5’ tall plants, waiting for fruits.
That is awesome advice!
Do u still have seeds for the German
Jo Ann Thompson . Hello. Yes I do. Let me check if I put my PayPal address in the dropbox. Just PayPal me five dollars. I will send you plenty of seed one of my favorite hard to get heirloom tomato varieties. And that covers shipping too.
Yes I would like to get some of the big ones
Hello Earl. If you could hit me up in the spring time that would be great. I’m a little overwhelmed with some big projects right now. I will get you some seeds. Thanks
Would you send seed I want to plant in my garden
Hello. It’s probably a little late in the season to get those going now. I used to sell seeds, but it was just problematic. And then I moved properties. And the ground cherries are still populating so I haven’t gotten fruit or seeds from them yet. That being said. if you search cape gooseberry seeds on Google? Those seats will do the trick.
What is the name of the German variety?
turtletreeseed.org/product/schoenbrunn-gold-physalis-seeds/
Oh yes!!!
Hi Scott I would be interested in the German ground cherry. Do you have an email address so I can send you all my information?
Myra Grodzuik hello! If you have the dropbox above? My PayPal information is there I have sent a lot of seed out this month.
Do critters eat them?
hsongp That’s the beautiful thing. Because of the paper husk they are rarely eaten by insects or birds. The only insect I’ve had problems with but not that big a problem is if they get super ripe occasionally earwigs will crawl inside the husk and make a little snack or just hang out in there. If you’re scared to earwigs be prepared to find one every once in a while! LOL
How do I get some seeds?
Look online first - they will possibly be under the name cape gooseberry. The annual species is usually called simply ground cherry- or aunt molly GC. Check on eBay. If you can’t find any. Get back to me.
Hi any chance you Sell ground cherry’s? I love them but I can’t grow them here in Chicago only indoors but how?
👋. My sister grows them successfully in Ohio. They also grow in Europe. They are though night shades. They will grow the same cycle as tomatoes and peppers . As for the cape goose berry / perennial variety? I’m uncertain as no one has gotten back to me on if they survived the winter in the north or not.
@@ScottRiddleArtist I never saw your response until now! Better late than never! 🙃 Thank you for responding.
I’m far from Ohio in Illinois here 😊
I think I should try growing the Aunt, Molly I can’t grow outside, but I can put it in a container with dirt, right ?
@KatieJoMikell
I had sent my sister in Ohio seeds a few years ago. And now they’ve basically naturalized in her yard.! Lol once they find their happy place. They become a delicious volunteer. The seeds are so tiny so remember to barely cover them with dirt or perhaps not at all. When germinating them.
@@ScottRiddleArtist Gonna try! Thanks for the advice 😊
@KatieJoMikell
My pleasure. He tries to be crazy. Because 99.9% of the UA-camrs do not respond to comments. Even when they say they do! Literally no one responds when I ask a question. and because of that, I try very, very hard to reply to any reasonable comments or questions that are posted.
Did you send me the German ground Cherry seeds yet? I paid for them on Oct. 29th.
Hi Helen. I’m so sorry about that. They’ve been working on our cell towers and I have not looked at my PayPal account due to poor Internet and cell phone signal. Let me check that out. I had stopped the sales of the seeds so you’re really lucky that you were able to reach me. Let me get that out to you Monday.
@@ScottRiddleArtist Thanks for your reply I'll look forward to getting them.
The German one is a Bully and tries to take over the Whole garden.
You must have the ideal climate for it! Have you seen how much they sell those for in the stores dried?! You could be sitting on a nice little money maker. Lol.
Are you still selling seeds??
Jewel Miller Hey Jules just read the comments below and you’ll see if you had the dropbox my PayPal address is there. Let me know if you want the German ground cherries or the regular? Please make sure you include your address though if you pay through PayPal because many people are missing the fact that their address is not connected to their PayPal receipt. And I have to send several emails trying to get peoples address to mail their seats. I have an order that’s been in limbo for several weeks right now. And I’ll probably have to return his money as he was concerned about having enough time to get the seeds growing.
wow
Looks like tomatillo, related to tomato, tastes like pineapple, is a vegetable that tastes like a fruit.
has the same chemical that makes green potato's poison in the unripe berry (never eat unripe ground cherries) - its a nightshade
Yes, they are all in the nightshade family.
But you have to apply critical thinking around folklore. If ground cherry was that poisonous? People would not be cultivating them and eating them. Because of course, sometimes you’re gonna eat one or Mehdi that are not as right as others? And I can assure you a lot of the idea about how poisonous they are is folklore. And that’s from personal experience not Google.
@@ScottRiddleArtist yep, but youre assuming all poisons mean death in your reply and thats not the case.
i have personal experience too btw. that end bit is a bit ass. and presumptuous.
How do I get the seeds for the German ground cherries?
I found them on eBay. I checked recently and there are none available on eBay.
i promised you seeds and lost your address, please resend me your 411 ;]
Scott Riddle
Nicogn7@gmail.com send me the address and info I'll send u the money..
Scott Riddle
Also I found some different types of ground cherries and I found the physalis peruviana and a rare kind that is even bigger than the regular golden berry..when I get them to grow i will let u know how it tastes and if u want some seeds I'll seed swap with u. The ground cherry I found tastes like strawberry it said..
Nice food forest or jungle.
I would love some seeds please thanks
Hi Carolyn if you could contact me a little closer to spring. With the coronavirus and we’ve been having some crazy weather here getting those seeds to the post office has been difficult.
Planted my seeds a while ago, and they just wont grow! I'm trying to figure out what the secret is!
Alexis Scott
My guess is. But I have to ask you a few questions first. Because there a nightshade soil needs to be warm and just the right moisture level. Also because the seeds
are so tiny it’s easy to plant them too deep. How long ago did you plant them? Did you direct sew them into the ground ? or do you have them in another medium? When the seedlings sprout they are tiny! They look very similar to just a weed like a pig weed. The first year I planted them. I didn’t know what I was looking for and pulled a bunch out and threw them away by accident. LOL
@@ScottRiddleArtist I planted them in a pot, i think about two weeks ago...maybe longer. I put four of them in the pot, but I have plenty more seeds so I can try again. They are mostly indoors and I bring the pot outside on nice days. I cant tell if I'm watering them too much or too little, but i know they might also not be getting much sun here in Canada!
I'm no professional but I failed at my first go of ground cherries also. I learned you cannot let the soil dry out and they need light to germinate. If it is too dark i.e. not enough sunlight or too much soil above them they will not make it. They also germinate up to 21 days so you may just need to be patient. My second try I lightly sprinkled the soil over top and kept a tray of water onderneath the pot I planted in and it took a little over 2 weeks. Very very worth the wait though. One of my favorite things to grow!
Try starting them indoors on a heat-mat. I start mine on my fish tank canopy that emits a bit of warmth. They won’t fruit well in nutrient-rich soils and will do better in moist free-draining poorer soils. I only give them very weak doses of fertiliser once a month at the seedling stage for leafy growth but then once they’re mature cut back to only once a year just before fruiting season or after a heavy prune. They grow really well for me but are very attractive to spider mites white flies.
German ground cherry ?
All my volumes are up and I can't make out what he's saying. I'm trying to get pointers, as I'm trying this for the first time, and I can't follow what he's saying.
harp99 Hi. I’ve listen to this video and I’m not trying to be Cruel. But have you had your hearing checked? I am uncertain how or what you’re trying to listen to the video on. But I have reviewed it and I’m listening to it on the iPhone at half level and I hear everything just fine. That being said what exactly would you like to know? I’m sorry you’re having trouble hearing the video.