{"product_id":"golden-berry-cape-gooseberry","title":"Cape Gooseberry (Golden Berry) Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCape gooseberry gives you a fruit the shops charge a premium for: glossy orange berries, each wrapped in its own papery lantern.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ePhysalis peruviana\u003c\/em\u003e, also sold as golden berry, is a South American relative of the tomato, and the fruit tastes like a sweet cherry tomato with a sharp, almost cranberry finish. Eat them from the husk, add them to fruit salads and jams, or dip them in melted chocolate. It crops well in a large pot on a sunny patio or in a greenhouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing and growing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow indoors February to April at 18 to 21°C, about 0.5 cm deep.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermination takes 7 to 15 days in warmth, sometimes longer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlant out 30 to 40 cm apart after the last frost, or keep in a cool greenhouse, in full sun with support for the lax stems.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater well, but go easy on feed: rich conditions reduce flowering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrows to about 70 cm to 1 m tall and 45 cm wide; a 30 cm pot is the minimum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFruit ripens from late summer into autumn, roughly 90 to 120 days after sowing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTender perennial, usually grown as an annual in the UK.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e a packet of about 125 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse our full range of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/seeds\"\u003efruit, herb and flower seeds\u003c\/a\u003e, give the seedlings a warm start with our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/propagation\"\u003epropagators and seed trays\u003c\/a\u003e, or explore more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/exotic-edibles\"\u003eexotic edible plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piccolo Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58915714597247,"sku":"PS1012","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/e5d37f433d8ab1fdbd1d5eb4b489e71ec27551872ccf705563a914a46a8b8aec.jpg?v=1792743715","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/golden-berry-cape-gooseberry","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}