Grow guide
How to grow Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry
Physalis pruinosa
- Type
- Cherry
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 65–75 days
- Spacing
- 24″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 6 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Fertilize At transplant
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Polish heirloom; papery husks turn tan when ripe and fruit drops — harvest from the ground once husks dry.
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