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Unusual Fruits Seed Collection

Three fruits rarely found in the shops, to grow yourself

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Key benefits

  • Three fruits rarely found in the shops, to grow yourself
  • Alpine strawberry, early French melon and cape gooseberry
  • Compact enough for a patio or small greenhouse
  • Open-pollinated, non-hybrid varieties
  • Gift box with growing tips and recipes inside

Three fruits you will rarely find in the shops, all compact enough for a patio or a small greenhouse, packed in a gift box for the gardener who has grown everything else. Alpine strawberry 'Baron Solemacher' gives small, intensely perfumed berries from early summer into autumn. Petit Gris de Rennes is a sweet, orange-fleshed French heirloom melon that ripens early enough for a UK summer under glass. Cape gooseberry hides sweet-sharp golden berries inside papery lanterns. All three are open-pollinated, non-hybrid varieties.

Sowing and growing

  • Alpine strawberry (Fragaria vesca): sow on the surface indoors February to April at about 20°C; germination 2 to 4 weeks. Hardy perennial, about 15 to 20 cm tall, fruiting June to October.
  • Melon 'Petit Gris de Rennes' (Cucumis melo): sow indoors mid April to May at 20 to 25°C, 2 cm deep; germination 5 to 10 days. Tender annual, best in a greenhouse or cold frame, harvest August to September.
  • Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana): sow indoors February to April at about 20°C, 5 mm deep; germination 1 to 3 weeks. Frost tender and grown as an annual, about 70 cm to 1 m tall, fruiting August to October. Eat only fully ripe fruit: unripe berries and the leaves are not edible.

What you receive: a Piccolo Seeds gift box holding three seed packets, Alpine Strawberry 'Baron von Solemacher', Melon 'Petit Gris de Rennes' and Cape Gooseberry, with growing tips and recipes inside.

Browse our full range of fruit, vegetable and flower seeds, find more ideas in our gifts for gardeners, or explore unusual crops among our exotic edibles.

How to use
  1. Sow alpine strawberry on the surface indoors February to April at about 20°C.
  2. Sow the melon indoors mid April to May at 20 to 25°C, 2 cm deep.
  3. Sow cape gooseberry indoors February to April at about 20°C, 5 mm deep.
  4. Eat only fully ripe fruit, as unripe berries and the leaves are not edible.
Delivery and returns

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can these fruits be grown in pots?

Yes, all three suit containers. Alpine strawberries are happy in a 20 to 30 cm pot or window box, the melon in a 30 cm pot or growbag under glass, and cape gooseberry in a 30 cm pot on a sunny patio or in a greenhouse.

Is this a good gift for a beginner?

Alpine strawberry and cape gooseberry are straightforward from seed and need only a warm windowsill to start. The melon is the more ambitious of the three and does best with a greenhouse or cold frame. Each packet has growing instructions on the back.

When should I sow the seeds in this collection?

Start the alpine strawberry and cape gooseberry indoors from February to April, as both are slow to get going. Sow the melon later, from mid April to May, so it is ready to plant under cover in late May. The box keeps well, so it can be given in winter and sown in spring.

What is your returns policy?

Changed your mind? You can return pots, gifts, accessories and other non-plant items. Email hello@growtropicals.com with your order number within 14 days of delivery, then send the item back within 14 days of telling us. You pay the return postage.

Items must come back unused and in their original condition. If an item has been used, we may reduce your refund by the value it has lost, and for used items this can be the full price.

Live plants cannot be returned because you have changed your mind, but they are covered by our Live Arrival Guarantee.

If something arrives damaged, faulty or wrong, email us with your order number and photos and we will put it right at no cost to you. Full details are in our returns policy.

When will my order arrive and how much is shipping?

Choose your delivery speed at checkout. Express orders placed before 1pm are dispatched the same day, otherwise the next working day. Standard orders are dispatched within 2 to 3 working days and Economy orders within 4 to 5 working days. Once dispatched, every order travels by 24 hour tracked courier.

Delivery is free on orders over £60 with Economy, over £100 with Standard and over £150 with Express. Below that, the charge depends on your basket total and is always shown at checkout before you pay. The full price list is in our shipping policy.

Orders without plants are dispatched Monday to Friday. If your order also includes plants, it goes out Monday to Thursday so the plants are not left in the courier network over the weekend. Delivery can take longer at busy times such as Black Friday and Christmas.

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