Golden Berry Pineapple - Cape Gooseberry
Fruit
- Cropping: Harvest August to October
Description
A dwarf Golden Berry with branching stems and a bushy habit.
Best grown under glass, producing succulent pineapple flavoured fruits enclosed by a papery husk, looking like Chinese lanterns.
Huge crop of fruits throughout late summer/autumn.
Can also be grown outdoors in a sunny, sheltered site.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | February to March. |
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Sow on the surface of a good free draining, damp seed compost and cover with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite.
Place in a propagator at a constant temperature of around 18-21C (65-70F) until germination, which takes up to 3 weeks
Growing Instructions
Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots and grow on steadily at 15C (60F).
Plant out when 20cm (8in) high, allowing 2 plants per growbag or one plant per 30cm (12in) pot.
Can also be planted outdoors once risk of frost has passed.
Feed regularly with a high potash tomato food once first flowers are setting.
Stake plants if necessary.
Kitchen Notes
Delicious raw, also as part of a mixed fruit salad or cooked for flans and tarts. Ripe fruits will store in their husks for several weeks if kept cool and dry.
