Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry Tomato Seeds
This outstanding Native American and Polish variety is prized for its easy-to-grow, prolific, and super sweet. Can be used for preserves, pies, over ice cream, or in fresh fruit salads. The ½-¾" fruits are encased in a papery husk that turns brown when the fruits ripen. Stores 3-4 weeks in the husk. Productive plants have a sprawling habit. This “Physalis Pruinosa which means Ground Cherry, and this variety has been growing on this historical property since 1879, here at Angel Heirloom Farm, by Contraband Slaves as a Survival Food Source brought to them by Native American Tribes here in Virginia. This variety is prized for its unique flavor and ability to act as an annual and a perennial, with its seeds' unique ability to protect itself as it weatherizes itself for a full spring harvest each year. These Polish / Native American ground cherries are eaten raw, used in desserts, jams, or sauces. A member of the nightshade family and related to the tomato, eggplant, potato, and pepper, Physalis pruinosa is an annual plant that grows to heights of 18 to 30 inches, displaying fuzzy leaves, pale yellow blooms, and papery “heart-shaped husks”. It's best to sow indoors 6 weeks before the last frost, and plant them ¼" deep. The Small transplants will look very similar to a Tomatillo plant, so don’t throw them away thinking it's a weed. After researching the tomatillo plant structure, I realized that the leaves of the ground cherry were different from those of other regular tomato Plants. These Ground Cherries are also known as Cape Gooseberry. Harvest in late summer or autumn when ripe, good flavor with a tangy taste of pineapple, with ½- ½-¾" fruits that are encased in a papery husk that turns brownish-yellow when the fruits ripen. Unique flavor 70 days from transplant.
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