Our current ground cherry start inventory came out of the greenhouse to harden off on Thursday 5/21. We recommend letting them hang out outside in their pots for a bit longer before planting them. Ground cherries are cold sensitive. Always be prepared with frost protection!
When growing them outdoors in Central Oregon, we recommend always growing them under the shelter of a mini hoophouse with plastic that you can lift up during the day for ventilation and close in the evening to retain heat. Alternatively, you can grow them in walls of water and use row cover as needed.
For seed saving, opt for open pollinated varieties. Seeds saved from hybrid varieties will likely not produce future generations of tomatoes with the same characteristics.
When ripe, the husk around the fruit becomes papery dry and the fruit falls off the plant to be picked up from the ground. Some people place a tarp underneath the plants to make harvesting easier, but either way the husks keep the fruit clean.
Goldie: Open pollinated. Estimated days to maturity in Central Oregon: 90 days. Bushy, spreading plants grow 2.5-3' tall and may need trellising.
Our current ground cherry start inventory came out of the greenhouse to harden off on Thursday 5/21. We recommend letting them hang out outside in their pots for a bit longer before planting them. Ground cherries are cold sensitive. Always be prepared with frost protection!
When growing them outdoors in Central Oregon, we recommend always growing them under the shelter of a mini hoophouse with plastic that you can lift up during the day for ventilation and close in the evening to retain heat. Alternatively, you can grow them in walls of water and use row cover as needed.
For seed saving, opt for open pollinated varieties. Seeds saved from hybrid varieties will likely not produce future generations of tomatoes with the same characteristics.
When ripe, the husk around the fruit becomes papery dry and the fruit falls off the plant to be picked up from the ground. Some people place a tarp underneath the plants to make harvesting easier, but either way the husks keep the fruit clean.
Goldie: Open pollinated. Estimated days to maturity in Central Oregon: 90 days. Bushy, spreading plants grow 2.5-3' tall and may need trellising.
