{"product_id":"tuttifrutti","title":"Unusual Fruits Seed Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing and growing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlpine strawberry (\u003cem\u003eFragaria vesca\u003c\/em\u003e): 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelon 'Petit Gris de Rennes' (\u003cem\u003eCucumis melo\u003c\/em\u003e): 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCape gooseberry (\u003cem\u003ePhysalis peruviana\u003c\/em\u003e): 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse our full range of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/seeds\"\u003efruit, vegetable and flower seeds\u003c\/a\u003e, find more ideas in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/gifts\"\u003egifts for gardeners\u003c\/a\u003e, or explore unusual crops among our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/exotic-edibles\"\u003eexotic edibles\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piccolo Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58915708928383,"sku":"PS2009","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/7a11a4317b3037bbe5a1e16602931e8afc77cca570921ceeb223f6a889b4e2c7.jpg?v=1792743593","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/tuttifrutti","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}