anyone grown these?
huge plants, handful of tiny fruits, but what do you do with them?
inca berries
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Re: inca berries
Got a botanical name/img/wiki-link Dave?
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Re: inca berries
Here you go, Dave. Chapter and verse as long as Wong isn't wong about them.
http://homegrown-revolution.co.uk/desse ... a-berries/
http://homegrown-revolution.co.uk/desse ... a-berries/
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Re: inca berries
oh, right, cape Gooseberries, otherwise none as Physalis peruviana. I have grown these for years. They are delicious just eaten yellow and ripe from the casing and have a slightly pineapple taste to me. You could make a liqueur from them, I used some vodka, sugar and ripe berries in the same way as you would make sloe or blackcurrant vodka. You can make them into jam, they will keep for quite a while in a cool place, they just get munched on when they are in the fruit bowl. Any that don't ripen and stay green are utilised in my christmas table decorations. I cut down the foliage and keep the pots frost free and they pop up the next year by themselves.
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Re: inca berries
Often used as decoration in pretentious restaurants... (And then they give you funny looks if you actually eat them! :) ) I quite like them, though. I think slightly pineapply describes them well - but not as sweet. Didn't know you could grow them here!
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Re: inca berries
Just read this bit again, if you grow them in the ground they make masses of foliage and very little fruit, I grow mine in quite large pots which restricts the root growth, so they produce more fruits.dave45 wrote:anyone grown these?
huge plants, handful of tiny fruits, but what do you do with them?
I grow them in a polytunnel, but they will grow outside in a sheltered spot, near a wall is good as they benefit a bit from the warmth