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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: helen on March 27, 2007, 08:44:25

Title: chinese goosberry (physalis)
Post by: helen on March 27, 2007, 08:44:25
Does anyone know the germination time for these seeds. I;ve had some in for four weeks now and no sign of any seedlings. Should i give up and start some new ones?? Helen.
Title: Re: chinese goosberry (physalis)
Post by: Squashmad on March 27, 2007, 10:09:01
Hi Helen,

Yes I would start again - I sowed mine and put them in a propogator and they came up very quickly - and are now on the windowsill.  I grew them last year too - but started them too late and they produced big plants covered in flowers - but the fruit didn't have time to ripen. Hope I can do better this year.

Title: Re: chinese goosberry (physalis)
Post by: Kea on March 27, 2007, 16:14:28
Chinese gooseberry=kiwifruit. Physalis is cape gooseberry, I can't help you with germination times my mother grew it as a perennial and it produced a lot of fruit unfortunately as i don't like them! Not even as jam.
Title: Re: chinese goosberry (physalis)
Post by: helen on March 27, 2007, 17:56:45
oh yes! i meant cape gooseberry.....whoops
Title: Re: chinese goosberry (physalis)
Post by: bumble-dee on March 27, 2007, 20:18:45
hi helen,
i sowed Physalis "purple de milpa" on friday 23rd march.....they're up.....all 12 of them! ;D
just placed them on a (very) warm windowsill that gets plenty of natural light.
it says on the packet, 14-28 days! of course it could just be luck :P
why not try again?

Dee
Title: Re: chinese goosberry (physalis)
Post by: Si on March 29, 2007, 19:39:41
Mine always take a month Helen, so I'd hold on!
Title: Re: chinese goosberry (physalis)
Post by: jollyroger123 on March 29, 2007, 21:06:41
Mines were planted on the 10/03/07 and are about 3" high.  Just getting a true leaf