Thank you for telling us the difference! I love gooseberries. Now im interested in trying ground cherries.

@AFamilyFarm

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks so much for watching! Deffo if you come by the fruit keep the seeds

I loved this video. It was so informative and the best comparison I've seen between the two berries. I am in the Atlanta, GA area and recently found some wild ground cherry plants (I think) growing in my garden. I almost took them out because I was doing some weeding, and thought they were toxic, but left them in and have been learning about them. They are still green, so I haven't had a chance to try them yet, but I am really looking forward to it. I have never heard of either Gooseberries or Groundcherries because I've lived in California for the last 35 years. The farm life is very new to me. I hope your plants and farming experience turn out well.

@AFamilyFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much we finally made it back out to the farm so we're starting over🙏🏾. So glad this helped you. Great that you found them growing wild, how did they turn out? 🌻

Thank you! So informative because I have just bought Cape Gooseberry seeds and wondered what the difference was. Now I know what I have, I know exactly where to plant it - thanks again.

@AFamilyFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Really glad it was helpful! Best of luck with your plants🙏🏾

Thank you for the video! I’m growing ground cherries for the first time and I was curious about how they were different from cape gooseberries. I can’t wait to see your next video and hope you find a market for the ground cherries. They just started selling them in the US and the sweeter taste is more marketable here.

@AFamilyFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Hey there, hope you've been well, thanks so much for watching and subscribing. I'm glad it was helpful! Oh really interesting to know, maybe when we achieve global gap we can sell ground cherries in the US! :-)

Wow, amazing plants and very delicious. Can we see the leaves of both plants up close and how tall does cape gooseberry plants get please???

Another great vid. Good luck at the market.

@AFamilyFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, we really appreciate your support!

Would love to share photos of my cape gooseberries if I can figure out how. Mine grow at 2400 meters asl. I was not impressed with the cultivars available . They were large and beautiful but had no flavor. They were also susceptible to various diseases. We decided to collect the best plants we could find growing wild here on the ranch. We concentrated on flavor selecting only the best tasting plants. The kids were invaluable in this endeavor. We took cuttings from the best plants and planted them directly into the rows with a little bit of composted manure and kept them watered. You know how fast they grow! As this is a traditional food here in Ecuador, there is a ready market. Unfortunately, with the crisis, it is impossible for us or any of our neighbors to transport product to market. On the bright side, it can't last forever. Best wishes from far away in the Andes mountains. ~David

@AFamilyFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Ahh wonderful, thanks so much for sharing this with me David. Lovely to hear from you all the way in Ecuador, but like Colombia i should've guessed you guys also know and love this fruit. Aww God bless you guys I pray you can start selling again soon, this is a very difficult time for us! We're in a similar situation where my elderly mother and father are on the farm alone and unable to get produce to market. And we the kids are stuck in uk until borders open! We've lost an entire year of income :-(. But in the bright side as you say the produce last long in storage... it's a blessed fruit! Are you on twitter we can follow each other and share there?

@redtobertshateshandles

3 жыл бұрын

I hear they make good jam.

@mariklep4599

3 жыл бұрын

They are high due to a lot of NITROGEN(N)...it would be best NOT to fertilize them with ORGANIC MANURE which is full of NITROGEN(N) because ALL FERTILIZER will go to building the GREEN part of the plant (stem and leaf)...use ECOLOGICAL FERTILIZERS with a LOT of PHOSPHORUS(P) and POTASSIUM(K) ... GREETINGS from CROATIA🇭🇷!!! (I use google translator)

Great video and very informative. I went to Costa Rica and toured a farm that a Peace Corps volunteer was being housed at. I was blessed with the opportunity to taste Cape Gooseberries. They became my favorite fruit. I have not had the pleasure of trying them again and want to grow them myself. would you be willing to sell me some seeds? I am eager to have my very own gooseberry plant. I live in Florida and aspire to place them in a greenhouse. Do you have any tips or tricks? I am glad that you were able to provide me the distinction so that I don't end up getting the wrong plant.

@AFamilyFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hi and thank you. Unfortunately we don't sell seeds, but I have spoken to a few Americans that have found them wild, if you check the comments you may have someone willing to send you some. Also check online you may be able to find them. Best of luck 🙏🏾🌻

The cape gooseberry is the #1 fruit in the economy of Colombia and they call it uchuva. In the US its not so common but they call it goldenberry.

@AFamilyFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Yes we are hoping one day to visit Colombia and see the major production, I've never heard them called Uchuva before interesting! A fruit with many many names hehe! Thanks so much

Physalis alkekengi, the Chinese lantern, is a fourth (or fifth, if you count P. philadelphiaca & P. ixocarpa separately) species in the Physalis genus that's widely grown. The fruits that ripen to a dark orange or red are said to be edible and quite tasty, though the fruit is by far the smallest of the five.

@AFamilyFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info, we would love to find and try growing all the species especially the Chinese lantern. Tho yes I have seen that they don't get as big as Cape. 🌻

Have you tried growing either variety in containers? If so what size?

Have you tried to trellis the ground cherry at all?

Just love your chanel I have a few small capes growing for the first time should I bring the pot inside over winter we get a few light frosts during winter here in Vic Australia or will a small plastic green house be enough for them to survive I have about 5 lanterns growing on the plant it's a young plant 😁

@AFamilyFarm

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome how are they till going?

Thank you for the video! I grew ground cherries for the first time last year and really liked them to make Jam. I didn't know there was a different type (CG) so I just ordered some seeds to try them this year. What was the result of the market test between the two? Cheers

@AFamilyFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, ok kool! Yup the jam is my fav product so far. We never sent them in the end we as you say made jams lol. Worked better for us

Good .

@AFamilyFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🌻

In the first part of the above description you have P. peruviana as Ground cherries; but in the second part you have P. pruinosa as Ground Cherry. Could you please clarify? Also, another name for the Cape Gooseberry one is Pineapple Groundcherry. Thanks for the comparisons.

Hi, What do you think the best variety is for hot, but rainy, humid weather, and can be grown in a smaller space to not overcrowd other plants, Also what is more prolific in weight, and flavour. Also growing this as a annual.

@AFamilyFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there thanks for your comment, I have a Q&a video coming up and I will try to answer your questions in it. Please watch out for it🌻

I intended to grow ground cherry BUT, it seem I have a goos berry. I had 1 and it was green but delicious and sweet. I haven’t had a ground cherry or cape gooseberry. Maybe next growing season I’ll experiment

@AFamilyFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Oh dear yes It's a tricky one, hope you get the ground cherries going.

What is your growing zone? I am hoping to try to overwinter my first ground cherry. I didn't realize how different the two varieties are

@AFamilyFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there, we are based in the northern cape od south africa. Oh ok they don't like long periods of cold and will go dormant soon after the 2nd frost, but can take a few hits if winter isn't too bad for where you are and still produce. But they will quickly revive in early spring and 2nd year plants are fantastic producers! :-)

@maryshearer663

3 жыл бұрын

@@AFamilyFarm Thank you! 💗

hey i've been growing them in pots in a colder climate, and as winter comes I'd like to bring them inside and have them go dormant. would you happen to know how? should I let them experience a few frost and bring them in, or cut back on water? thanks!

@AFamilyFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, yes definitely cut back a lot on watering over winter. But I think it depends on what you want to do with the plants as well as how cold and how long winter is for you. If you want to prolong fruiting then a greenhouse or inside does well. If you bring them inside and cut them back in time you may actually get new slow growth over winter. Or you can just leave them outside, so long as it doesn't get too cold for too long, they will die back on their own and come back in spring. Hope this helps😃

@george7951

2 жыл бұрын

@@AFamilyFarm oh for them to survive here i'd definitely need to bring them inside since we get down to -30C. i was wondering if i can put it into dormancy by watering less, dormant as in almost like a tree, where it shed leaves in the autumn and wakes up in the spring.

@bmaybe9708

Жыл бұрын

Would like to try growing the both varieties of the ground cherry in pots What size pots are you using 7gal, 10 gal or higher?

I am interested in knowing the botanical name of the Cape Gooseberry. I recently watched a Spanish-language video of a Physalis farm in Colombia, and the worker was saying that the variety was "Physalis Angulata". So I am wondering if the Ground Cherry might be Physalis peruviana? Do you have any insight into this?

@AFamilyFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Hi well i know the Physalis cultivars in the nightshade family are broken into groups like: Physalis peruviana (Cape Gooseberry), Physalis pruinosa (Ground Cherry), & The tomatillo (Physalis philadelphica and Physalis ixocarpa) Etc. But i know there are more and more names lol, these are the most common though.

@elizabethblane201

3 жыл бұрын

@@AFamilyFarm Thank you for your answer, and you seem to be more clear about this than most people I've seen. The only confusion in my mind is that farm manager in Colombia who said that the plant was Physalis angulata, instead of P. peruviana. But when I google Physalis angulata, it shows a very different plant than the peruviana. I think a lot of people think that the ground cherry is P. peruviana, but I am in agreement with you now.

Can you send ground cherry seeds sample?

@AFamilyFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not sorry

Didnt know the English name for these.

@AFamilyFarm

3 жыл бұрын

haha oh really what did you know them as?

@CalebSealed

3 жыл бұрын

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