Organic Cossack’s Pineapple Ground Cherry

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70 days to harvest Physalis pruinosa

A taste of the tropics, these irresistibly sweet, marble-sized fruits will delight you with abundance! At Fruition, we’re often savoring each Organic Cossack’s Pineapple Ground Cherry by the 4th of July and they just don’t stop ’til frost. Popping each golden fruit out of her golden husk is always a joy! We’ve heard of folx making ground cherries pies, jam, chutney and all kinds of wonders; we generally just pop them straight in our mouths, as often as possible.

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Organic Cossack’s Pineapple Ground Cherry

70 days to harvest Physalis pruinosa

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A taste of the tropics, these irresistibly sweet, marble-sized fruits will delight you with abundance! At Fruition, we’re often savoring each Organic Cossack’s Pineapple Ground Cherry by the 4th of July and they just don’t stop ’til frost. Popping each golden fruit out of her golden husk is always a joy! We’ve heard of folx making ground cherries pies, jam, chutney and all kinds of wonders; we generally just pop them straight in our mouths, as often as possible.

If you have marauding chipmunks in your garden, for better or for worse, they’ll be delighted you’re growing ground cherries, too! Since the most flavorful ground cherries are those so ripe they fall to the ground, we visit our ground cherries almost daily and gently shake the branches to scoop up the freshly fallen, perfectly ripe fruit before the chipmunks find them. If you’d love more tips like this delivered straight to your inbox, join our weekly organic garden email here!

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1 review for Organic Cossack’s Pineapple Ground Cherry

  1. Millicent Kasten

    These ripen more quickly than Aunt Molly variety so the season for snacking is longer. They are sweet and tasty. The fruits are smaller than the Aunt Molly variety. I will plant both this year.

    • Heather (verified owner)

      Glad you love them as much as we do 🙂 -The Fruition Team

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Organic Cossack’s Pineapple Ground Cherry

Transplant Only: In early spring, sow indoors 2 seeds/cell thinned to the strongest 1. Transplant to 3-4” container once 2-3 true leaves emerge. Harden off (reduce water & temp 3-7 days) & transplant 1 week after last frost. Support like determinate tomatoes. Harvest when fruit is plump & golden husks fall to the ground. Store 2-4 weeks at 45F.

Sowing Date: Indoors early Spring
Seed Depth: 1/8 inch
Days to Germination: Taking their sweet time, they may take up to 24 days to germinate! (A heat mat will make all the difference.)
Days to Maturity: 68
Plant spacing after thinning: 2.5 feet
Height: 3-4 feet

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