Cape Gooseberry (Golden Berry) Seeds

Yes. A pot at least 30 cm across on a sunny, sheltered patio or in a greenhouse suits it well, and makes it easy to move under cover in autumn while the last fruits ripen. Give the stems a cane or two for support.

The husk dries out, turns papery and straw coloured, and the berry inside is a deep golden orange. Ripe fruit often drops to the ground on its own. Only eat fully ripe berries: unripe fruit and the leaves are not edible.

It is a perennial in its native South America but is tender to frost, so in the UK most gardeners sow it fresh each spring. A plant cut back and kept frost-free over winter can crop earlier the following year.

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