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Cape Gooseberry

• Botanical Name: Physalis edulis

Husk Tomato / Ground CherryThe fruit is a juicy little golden ball when ripe, enclosed in a 'Chinese Lantern'. Fruit can be eaten raw or used for old fashioned preserves, and in Mexican recipes requiring Tomatillos. Plants form a rather sprawling bush which benefits from support. Harvest fruit when the calyx or 'Lantern' changes colour to golden brown and acquires a papery texture.

Heirloom; 15-25 degrees; 14-20 days; 100cm apart; Tender; 2.3; Transplant; 100 seeds; Fruit Crop.