Giant Cape Gooseberry – 20 Seeds

Giant Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana) is also known as Inca Berry. This gooseberry variety produces fruit which is about 2 to 3 times bigger than regular cape gooseberry fruit. The plant is a tender perennial which can grow up to a height of  about 1m. Gooseberry is very easy to grow from seed and it can overwinter outdoors in mild areas or when grown in favored positions such as next to a sunny wall.

Growing Giant Cape Gooseberry

Indoor Sowing: Late Winter.

Direct Sowing:  Spring.

• Start  Gooseberry Seeds indoors 6 – 8 weeks before the end of frost season.
• Best planted at soil temperatures between 10°C and 25°C.
• Cape gooseberries can be grown fairly easily from seed.
• Don’t give up on them – the seeds take longer to germinate than those of many other plants.
• Plant seeds into damp potting compost and water carefully and consistently.
• Seeds need to be kept in a warm place in order to germinate.