Sprouted quickly

I have fond memories of these in my mother's garden and was so excited to find seeds

Seeds germinated well

I absolutely love these ground cherries, or as we call them “garden candy”. Not only do they do really well in my zone (NC zone 8a) but they are super prolific. They volunteer in my garden every year and are so sweet and tasty. Fun fact: they are a wonderful trap crop for pickle worms. I have not had any issues with pickle worms over the last few years that I’ve been growing these because they love them so much. It’s great that they pop up all over the garden so that I can still harvest some for us.

I started two seeds in a hydroponic system on November 29, and both seeds germinated within a few days. They have now been transferred to soil indoors and are thriving! I'm looking forward to tasting the fruit within the next few months.