02-19-2012, 11:39 AM
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Re: Physalis: ground cherry and Cape gooseberry
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Originally Posted by lkailburn
I've only grown it one year, was easy to grow, only trouble i seemed to have was getting the plant to consistantly ripen the fruit fully before dropping them. Most seemed to drop around 75% ripe. Still edible, but not as good as when they are that nice dark orange
-Luke
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I shared your problem with some folks that have grown quite a bit of cape gooseberry and received the following suggestion:
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There are many possible causes: nutrition, "wet feet", weather, abortion due to pest attack e.g. white flies etc. For a remedy I would try adding calcium first, e.g. burnt egg shells or dolomite. If calcium does not help then try kinetin, e.g. burnt crab/shrimp shells, seaweed, or commercial preparations such as "Bonide Tomato and Blossom Set Spray".
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