Thursday, August 30, 2012
Golden Berry
Last year somebody handed these out at a gathering for everyone to try. They were sweet and tasted like pineapple. Unfortunately I didn't catch what they were called.
I'd never seen them before so I did a search and came up with Physalis peruviana also known as Golden Berry, Cape Goodeberry and Ground Cherry.
It's an annual with a long growing season, but I decided to try them anyway. I found seeds - very few seeds at an expensive price!
The plants grew surprisingly well.
The flowers are tiny little things.
And the fruit is encased in a husk, very much like a tomatillo. Golden berries are closely related to tomatillos.
Once the husk turns from green to yellow and starts to dry out, it is ripe and easily falls from the plant.
I picked a handful of them. At the moment they are quite productive. I'll save some seeds from this year's crop and try them again next year.
Labels:
fruit,
garden,
Golden Berry,
Ground Cherry,
Physalis peruviana,
vegetables,
veggie garden
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2 comments:
love the pictures. I have been to farms of it and i think this capture the beauty of it.
http://www.amazon.com/Dried-Goldenberries-Berries-Preservative-Additive/dp/B0097C9RTC/ref=sr_1_2?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1347224293&sr=1-2&keywords=bulk+golden+berries
love the pictures
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