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The listing, Unusual Ground Cherry Seeds (100+) has ended.

Each ground cherry contains many seeds, you get fifteen of the fruits so at least a hundred tiny seeds! You'll only need a few of the seeds to get started but you may want to give some away to friends...

Some of the photos are mine, some taken off the internet.
FROM THE INTERNET: "How to grow ground cherries:
They are easy, easy, easy. Plant a small plant in a sunny spot. Give it plenty of room. In Wisconsin, fruits start to ripen in late July, and continue until frost. I suspect ground cherries will be like dill. You only need to plant it once. Next year volunteers will sprout all over the garden. Right now that sounds appealing to me. I will let you know if I change my mind next year.
HOW TO HARVEST:
Ripe ground cherries fall off the plant and land on the ground. Hence the name. The papery husk keeps it clean. Simply pick up the yellow ripe fruit. These “cherries” are easy to reach, so this could be a good job for short people.
At first, we did this about every three days. Now we harvest every day.
First we made a simple, right from the garden salsa. Then we added them to mixed fruit salad. Now we keep them in a bowl on the counter and eat them out of hand. We hope to harvest enough for jam or chutney soon."

You will receive over 15 ground cherries. Just mash, dry, and get seeds out. (some of them you'll receive may already be mashed and mostly dried. Dry the seeds thoroughly, store in cool dry place until spring. Plant in early spring when danger of frost is past or plant inside in pots and move outside later. Mine had ripe fruit by July even with our drought, we're in zone 6/7.

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Questions & Comments
Original
Will you have more? I am only on Tues thru Fri and can't bid on these!
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Sep 29th, 2011 at 11:16:50 AM PDT by
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yes, when these end I'll relist more.
Sep 29th, 2011 at 11:38:51 AM PDT by
Original
Awesome! Thank you.
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Sep 29th, 2011 at 12:01:48 PM PDT by
Original
I bought some of these a few years ago at a Farmers market...very tasty. Sure wish Chicago had a longer growing season.
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Sep 30th, 2011 at 11:53:14 AM PDT by
Original
They should grow just fine there, they'll just produce in August instead of July.
Sep 30th, 2011 at 12:22:58 PM PDT by
Original
We have a small yard and it is overrun with trees, prarie plants, and a raspberry bush. How much space do they take? How long to grow?
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Sep 30th, 2011 at 1:26:39 PM PDT by
Original
Your best bet is to google them and find out all about how to grow them in your area. I'm not an expert. It tells in the description when to plant and when to expect a harvest to begin.
Sep 30th, 2011 at 4:35:50 PM PDT by
Original
Thanks.
Sep 30th, 2011 at 4:42:25 PM PDT by
Original
Lol i have a horse pasture just swimming with these things. i had no idea what on earth they were or where they came from lol
Oct 1st, 2011 at 10:35:50 PM PDT by
Original
I bet the horses love them!!
Oct 2nd, 2011 at 5:23:47 AM PDT by

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