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Originally Posted by kd3
Medbury,
I responded to your pm, but for the discussion:
-Pineapple Tomatillo (P Ixocarpa) - small marble size quite small
-Ground Cherry (P Pruinosa) - small marble size quite small
-Cape Gooseberry (P Peruviana) - larger marble size
I cannot comment on taste variation as only the Pineapple tomatillo matured, but I will certainly grow them all out again, as the Pineapple tomatillos were very nice sweet, tropical flavour. kd
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I am surprised that the cape gooseberry did not ripen for you. Mine were golf ball to racket ball sized, yellow, and I started getting mature fruits in 60 days. I had a crappy cold summer too with an early freeze. If for whatever reason mine are an early enough maturing one I am happy to share seeds with you. I got my seeds from Baker Creek and I saved a ton of seeds.
These things keep forever on the counter at room temperature. I have one I picked in August still sitting on my window sill. Still as firm as the day I picked it up. (you dont actually pick them, you wait until they fall to the ground)
Tom