redloon's Tomatillo 'Pineapple Ground Cherry' x 3 Harvesting
Plant: Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana) | Variety: Pineapple Ground Cherry
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Interesting information about tomatillos:
http://www.seedtosupper.com/tomatillos.html
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Planting Data
redloon's Tomatillo 'Pineapple Ground Cherry' Care Instructions
Try for a seed spacing of at approx. 2.47 feet (76.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.58 inches (1.5 cm) if planning to sow direct.
Ensure you have enough space in your garden for this plant - Cape gooseberry 'Pineapple Ground Cherry' is known for growing to a height of approximately 1.20 metres (that's 3.90 feet in imperial).
Cape gooseberry 'Pineapple Ground Cherry' tends to enjoys a full sun position, which is ideal for your garden's sun profile.
Remember to water often.
Your garden's USDA Hardiness Zone (8b) is within the ideal range for Cape gooseberry 'Pineapple Ground Cherry'. The recommended range is between Zone 5 and 11.
Your garden's soil pH level (7.0 - neutral soil) is within the ideal range for Cape gooseberry 'Pineapple Ground Cherry'. The recommended range is between pH 6.0 and 7.0.
More information about Tomatillo 'Pineapple Ground Cherry' is available in the Folia gardener's wiki. All Tomatillo 'Pineapple Ground Cherry' Care Instructions have been kindly provided by our members.
Harvest Tally
Milestones
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05 Jul 2011
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03 Jul 2011
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02 Jul 2011
Growing day 156 Big harvest and pulling of cucumber p...
Ratty looking but still producing
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02 Jul 2011
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29 Jun 2011
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28 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 152 6/29 Harvest
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25 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 149 6/26 Harvest
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21 Jun 2011
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17 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 141 First dragon's tongue & long beans
Quantity is definitely tailing off
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15 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 139 Pesto Time!
2.0 x handful
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13 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 137 An incredible harvest day!
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11 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 135 Calculation of the caloric and nutrie...
Weight after removing husks (48 calories)
0.32 lb
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08 Jun 2011
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07 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 131 Unexciting tracking post
Lots
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06 Jun 2011
Under Attack day 130 The beetle that's eating my tomatillo...
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04 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 128 Today's harvest: Featuring MUTANT BEE...
Number of red-bodied beetles with black wings is increasing, as is leaf damage
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02 Jun 2011
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01 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 125 June 2nd Harvest
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31 May 2011
Harvesting day 124 June 1st Harvest
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30 May 2011
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29 May 2011
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28 May 2011
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27 May 2011
Harvesting day 120 Vegetable Garden updates
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26 May 2011
Harvesting day 119
30.0 x item
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25 May 2011
Harvesting day 118
15.0 x item
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22 May 2011
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21 May 2011
Harvesting day 114 Garlic growing comparison, 90+ degree...
30.0 x item
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17 May 2011
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15 May 2011
Harvesting day 108 Direct-to-mouth harvests, including f...
16.0 x item
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13 May 2011
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12 May 2011
Harvesting day 105 Today's harvest & green onion drumsticks
17.0 x item
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04 May 2011
Harvesting day 97 Carrot harvest and lots of new sprouts
1.0 x item
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01 May 2011
Harvesting day 94 Pesto for dinner tonight (and tomorrow)!
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27 Apr 2011
Harvesting day 90 The first beets and pineapple tomatil...
1.0 x item
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24 Apr 2011
Under Attack day 87 Vegetable/Herb News & Photo Updates
A few holes, and saw some black-bodied, red-headed beetles mating on one plant
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10 Apr 2011
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12 Mar 2011
Planting Out day 44 Planted out: Basils, Parsley, Ground ...
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20 Feb 2011
Potting Up day 24 Lots more potting up
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10 Feb 2011
Sprouting day 14 Tomato seedlings thinned / Day 14 spr...
4 sprouts / 9 seeds
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27 Jan 2011
Sown day 0
Comments
Tippy wrote:
How do you eat these? What do you make with them?
Posted on 30 May 11 (almost 2 years ago)
redloon wrote:
I just remove the paper husk and eat them raw. They’re bite-size, crunchy, and a combination of sweet and tangy. I used to really love cherry tomatoes for eating directly from the garden, but now I love these pineapple tomatillos even more! When I grew ‘Toma Verde’ tomatillos I used those to make salsa verde, but the pineapple tomatillos are probably too sweet for that purpose.
Posted on 30 May 11 (almost 2 years ago)
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