One of my girl friends gifted me with two plants, and it’s so hot and humid here, I’ve had them in planters. I am encouraged to see how well it grows in containers. Thank you!
I ordered some seeds last year because I liked the description. Had never heard of them at that point. I started 4 plants from seeds. It took about 2 weeks to germinate. Now I am waiting for them to get big enough and after the last frost to put in pots. I am in zone 7 (Maryland). I know to be careful as to where I plant them since the seeds fall to the ground and the ground cherries will come back next year. Thank you for this informative video.
I grow ground cherries twice a year here in Northeast TX. Ground cherries drop their berries as they close ripeness, hence the name ground cherry. The plants should be darker in green color. Nutrition is really lacking on this plant. The berries are smaller for that reason as well. I'm always open to give tips if you like. Happy Gardening!
I can definitely use some tips. I posted this above but I'll post it again to you. The leaves on my pineapple ground cherry are completely white. Even the new leaves are white. I thought it was a mildew problem so I sprayed neem oil and it's not going away. There's plenty of flowers on the bottom but they just die. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Good day to you as well. ☀️ In my experience they’re very similar to the tomato root system. I’m growing them again this year! Can’t wait for them. Have you grown/planted them yet?
@carmelwine7610 I grew them last year thinking the seeds didn't take. Reused the soil and bam! 2024 I'm attempting to grow in a pot, but the pot is too shallow. The ground cherries are a great garden snack!
Peep #1 is gonna be growin' these next year and she's plannin' on growing 'em in grow bags, and organically, just like you. Nice to see how well yours are doin'. Paws crossed hers will do as well. Purrs, Seville.
Well, I see you made this video five years ago. I was feeling a little bad because I have so many composting worms and it sounded like you didn’t. I am quite confident you’ve got plenty now. 😂 I enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching. I don’t have the worms now. But I will get them next year. I’m sure where I put them in the ground the neighbors are happy I had Many by then.
@@carmelwine7610 I grew some for the first time in a pot and loved them so much I picked and ate them from the plant. I hope this year I can grow enough to try some recipes. I can’t remember when I planted them. they were from what was called, “golden berries” I purchased at Trader Joe’s. I was surprised they grew but they fruited all through the winter and still have fruits. Now, they are getting new blossoms. I am in Southern California and we had the most unusual, rainy, cold winter, compared to recent years. My friend had given me a bunch of boxes from blue apron. The boxes also came with the foil liner which keeps the food cold, so I put one underneath the pot and one surrounding the pot and just kept other plants close to it on my balcony. I still can’t believe they grew all winter. I did something similar with cherry tomatoes. I stuck the pot more than halfway down into my compost pile, and on the nights when it got really cold, I put a foil bag over it. I didn’t have tomatoes, but the plant is doing very well and has lots of blossoms now.
@@justbeachy2031 That’s great to hear that they grew through the winter. I would love that. I planted seeds this year that haven’t come up yet it’s still cold. I’ve seen golden berries at Trader Joe’s but I haven’t tried them. I’m happy to be growing my own again this year. Hopefully we’ll both have a big harvest this year. I can feel a difference when I did eat them and I find that amazing!
A lot of people call this plant the Ground Cherry but it's actually the Cape Gooseberry plant. The Ground Cherry gets its name because it grows close to the ground, NOT because they fall to the ground when they are ripe. In the 2nd half of the following video a farmer shows you the differences in the 2 plants... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4xEpGqOVL4U.html
this is a really nice, simple and informative video - thank you - i now have a better idea of what to expect from my young, container grown "giant poha berry" plant :P
Video there’s not too many videos on this and I wish the guy below me who was telling you how it’s done would make a video 😯ehemmmm. Anyway you know when you planted them was only live in what kind of soil all that because I have some now I’m about to plant but they are really not very many videos on ground cherries in the ones I have found are crap this is one of the best one so far.!l! Anyway for all the stuff that you did include thank you very much!
Ann Harlan I have some. If youre serious, they love full sun like a desert plant but love water like a swamp plant. It throws many gardeners for a loop. The more water they get, the better theyll grow like basil or tomatoes.
I miss the sound of those bugs in the background I’m from Philly but now I’m out in California we don’t have any Sounds like that Good memories of summers on the East Coast!
What a breath of fresh garden. Lovely lovely.🍊🍑🍒Great place I'm enjoying learning more about planting, Thank you for creating this informative and beautiful video.
Great video. Do you know if these are the Peruvian groundcherries that you tend to find in seed catalogs or if this is one of the wild ones native to the eastern U.S.? I ask, because I'm trying to grow one of the native ones (Physalis longifolia) and am wondering what to expect. Thanks for the video! :)
Great instructional video. I have to use containers because I live in a apartment. Thanks for this, I don't see to many videos about containers. This will be my first year growing the. Will they come back or do I have to plant more seeds and if so when. I live in Atlanta Georgia. Thanks Sis
Hi Kinky Curlfriend, It hadn’t been in the container long. This plant grew up from the fruit of the year before as a volunteer. But normally 8 weeks to get a seedling then once it’s a small plant it takes off in the heat in moist soil. Have you grown it yet? My apologies for the late response.
So I planted my whole seed pack in a small container and they are growing. Should I seperate them and plant in larger pot. Or can I keep them together.?? Will I have a huge bush!! Lol
Your video is the second video I've watched about these. I've never heard of them before. I'm kind of curious about what a homemade wine made from them would taste like. Any idea? Thanks for sharing your video
Carmelwine I took the seeds out of one of them (didn't plant the whole fruit). I will let you know how it goes (things are about to get very hot here in Northern Thailand).
Northern Thai Garden Guy Good. Let me know how it goes. Remember to slightly shade the young plants until strong enough. My plants/dropped fruit was planted under a fig tree and did well on a balcony that only received about 4 hours of afternoon sunlight on sunny days. Although they should grow well in direct sunlight as long as their adequately watered if your growing them in containers.
Hello. This is my 1st time growing ground cherry. The cherry has dirt inside the husk. Some of cherries are opened. I also noticed husk were opened while on the plant. Is it because of the wind?. I also noticed there are ants.
If you don't want to add any fertilizer youd need to put alot of nitrogen aource un there when planting. Like maybe put a sardine in there . This plant is starting to struggle with yellow leaves which means doesn't have alot nitrogen..potting mix always needs epsom salt, lime & micro nutrients.I wonder if you can trellis this like with cucumbers or squash.
anybody know if these will grow near walnut trees since tomatoes won't grow there ? when is the best time to put these in the ground ? should we leave the paper shell on them when we plant them ?
@carmelwine this is a great video. I just realized that these fresh groundcherries are the same superfood dried golden berries are the same thing! And even more excited that it doesn't have to come from a tropical place and I can grow them here in South Jersey! My church friend has a farm stand at a Saturday market and she let me try these little gems along with her cherry tomatoes and loved peeling back the papery calyx to eat them. When I went home is when I looked up the health benefits and the rest is history. I wonder if I can grow them indoors during the winter or should I wait until Spring to plant them outdoors in my raised garden bed or a pot like you did. Do you have Instagram? I am on there and just put a picture and video about them there.😊👍🏼Happy gardening.
Thanks for the compliment Susan! That's right they do not have to come from a tropical place I've grown them in zone 7A & 7B. The health benefits are great as just eating a few I definitely feel a boost in my well being within minutes. Since your in Jersey I would wait until 8 weeks before spring and start the seedlings in a greenhouse/window type of set up. Sorry I don't have a Instagram page but I would love to see your picture/video. Happy gardening to you too!
Hi all, I live in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada so fairly north and have a fairly short growing season, June 1 - Sept 5. Can I grow and have ripe ground cherries here? Growing for the first time from a small 3” tall plant, any tips to get it to grow and ripen sooner? Tomatoes work great for me
Hi, If your growing from seed, you won’t have much time unless you finish them in a greenhouse. But if your plant is already rooted and with good soil etc you should be good.
I hope you can help me. I have been doing research for the last 2 days. I have a ground pineapple cherry plant that the leaves are all white. Even new leaves are white. I sprayed it with neem oil and that didn't help. I thought it was mildew at first and it's not going away. What would cause this?
@@carmelwine7610 thank you so much for responding back so quickly. I buried fish heads in there I also put sardines in a blender with egg shellss and sprinkled on the soil. Isn't all that stuff full of nitrogen? All of the other plants are doing very well except for this guy. It is growing pretty quick but all the leaves are white so strange. Do you think I overdid it? Obviously obviously if you didn't know, this is my first year gardening, lol
