Growing Cape Gooseberry, also Golden Berry, Inca Berry

Physalis peruviana : Solanaceae / the nightshade family

Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
S	S
	T
		P	P

(Best months for growing Cape Gooseberry in South Africa - Summer rainfall regions)

S = Plant undercover in seed trays
T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
P = Sow seed

Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 10°C and 25°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 100 - 150 cm apart
Harvest in 14-16 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Will happily grow in a flower border but tends to sprawl over other plants.

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14 Aug 13, Lizelle (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): By far the best seed supplier is Livingseeds.co.za. They send the seeds to wherever you are, give excellent advice and the best service around.
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06 Aug 13, Pam Oosthuizen (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Can I trim back the leggy branches after the Fruiting season?
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08 Feb 14, Joy Smith (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): I have large health looking plants but they are not bearing fruit. They were self sown seedling which I planted out but they are just not bearing fruit. I always had an abundance of fruit from the parent plants. can you explain what the problem is.
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14 May 17, Hans (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Please ent me information of the pros an d cons of goose berries
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25 Mar 14, Pierre (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): I am in Nelspruit,will Gooseberry grow here and can it be a profotable thing to plant? +- 4 ha Thank you
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31 Aug 14, Alva (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): We live in a black frost area. Hot wet summers and dry cold winters.
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07 Oct 14, christine (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Hi there! Have been given one cape gooseberry fruit to enable me to grow from seed. My question is...ought I to wait till the yellow fruit dries totally before putting into soil or can I simply put the whole fruit into a plant pot and hope for the best??? I am keen to get it underway???
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04 Jul 15, Anna Spence (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate): Nova Scotia Canada..... Hi can I get these plants or seeds in Nova Scotia ? . Would love to grow them. Could you please let me know where I could purchase plants or seeds. Thankyou !
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21 Jul 15, Kalidasan (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): I need cape gooseberry seeds. Where its possible?
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10 Aug 15, Pam (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Try Living Seeds and Organic Seeds. Both are online shops
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Physalis peruviana : Solanaceae / the nightshade family

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