Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry is an 1837 Polish Heirloom. The plants have a sprawling habit, easy-to-grow, prolific, and super-sweet. 1/2-3/4-inch fruit is enclosed in a papery husk. Purchase seed here: organicplantit...
Thanks for the helpful video! I just bought some seeds and am looking forward to growing them for the first time. After seeing your video, I'm changing my plan to grow them in large pots. I think they wouldn't live their best life that way! I will switch them to a 3X 6 raised bed.
Hello from New Zealand. I'm growing these for the first time. I grew them from seed and they're fruiting and just started falling off in the last two weeks. They taste like a sweet creamy tomato to me. Kind of a weird taste but nice. The kids love finding them and opening the shells. Im on a hill close to the coast and its really windy here and can be a challenging environment for some plants but the ground cherry seems to be coping. Weve got about 4 months till the next frost so i think i will get to enjoy then for quite a few months. All the best.
They can be overwintered inside under a proper light for a huge headstart in spring on fruit production. Tomato Horn Worms got on mine in Louisiana. A black light flashlight makes the worms easy to find on your plants. I have two varieties and one has "Peruviana" or something in the botanical name.