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Physalis pruinosa (Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry) 31 May 2007

Physalis pruinosa (Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry)

Ground Cherry) This is the first picking of the fruit. The cherries were picked off the ground under the plants. There are numerous fruiting bodies on the plants.

 Main picking of the harvest. This quantity was picked from the ground under the plant simply by scooping the fruit off the ground. There will be a second picking when the remaining fruit ripens. This is only from three plants.

31 May 2007 These are pictures of my three plants of Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry. This is my first experience with this cultivar. The fruit drops when ripe, hence the landscape fabric to catch the harvest. One fruit fell off yesterday, and I promptly ate it and found the sample of one quite tasty. The small cherry sized fruit is encased in a delicate structured membrane. Seeds from Vessey's were started about 6 March in the greenhouse.


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A lady I know near Wingham, Ont (the snow belt) grows them every year for pie filling. She doesn't bother with the ground fabric and they taste dandy. The seed has been passed through her family for generations.

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Oops, should have added that she and I are both zone 4.