Cape Gooseberry (Physalis Peruviana) | 50+ seeds | Inca Berry

Please find for sale 50+  seeds for Physalis Peruviana, better known as Cape Gooseberry, Inca Berry, Peruvian Groundcherry and Goldenberry. Aside from being just about the easiest berries to grow, the fruits are very low in Cholesterol and a good source of Thiamin, Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Niacin. If you want to save yourself some time and effort, I also have a small number of Cape Gooseberry plants for sale - see my shop. 

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I have been growing these myself for several years - starting with just one plant, they are easily propagated from cuttings and I now have more than I could ever need and will be selling the plants next year. Kept out in the garden during summer, I bring them into the greenhouse over winter where they continue to grow and flower prolifically during winter - I pinch out these flowers. We love the fruits cut in half and put on some ice cream or sorbet.

Germination Guide:

• Soak seeds in a cup of water for 24 hours
• Sprinkle seeds onto a well draining compost in seed tray
• Compost should ideally be a 50/50 mix of regular compost and horticultural sand
• Cover seeds with a fine layer or sieved compost
• Keep moist but not wet  - best to water from the bottom by having seeds tray inside a waterproof container.
• Keep at 17-25 degrees during day and 10-15 degrees at night 
• Germination should occur in 7-15 days depending on conditions
• Thin seedlings and pot on as required.
• Plant out once risk of last frost has passed

TOP TIP! Don't use all your seeds in the same tray just in case rot sets in. 

Cape Gooseberries can also be planted out direct in gardens in full sun or light shade. Soil should not be too rich otherwise you lets lots of leaves but relatively few flowers and fruit.