cape gooseberries-grow them like tomatoes?

[pigletwillie]

We grow then in an allotment greenhouse. They are just cut down to about 6" in late autumn and regrow every spring. Inevitably there are a few self setters and these are passed onto other people.

They grow well in excess of 6' and fruit like mad. The seeds grow true to type too and we find them encapsulated in the latern after the fruit has rotted away when we clear away the brash after cutting them back.

Even if early growth gets frosted it grows back.

[mrs baggins]

its sprouted!!

since I started this thread I bought some seeds and planted them and last night I saw one poking through!!! Anyone would had thought a new baby had been born or something!!! Was all excited and going to try to nurture it now!

[dandamegs]

I couldnt resist either

Are there different varieties? Think I have bought 2 packets of the same

Sutton(500 seeds), Eden Project(22 seeds)

The Eden ones are named dwarf gold.

[mrs baggins]

I think there is a tall version and a dwarfer version but not sure what each ones are called but your Eden one must be it

[webby23]

cape gooseberry update?

since I started this thread I bought some seeds and planted them and last night I saw one poking through!!! Anyone would had thought a new baby had been born or something!!! Was all excited and going to try to nurture it now!

How's it going Mrs B? Did the nurturing work? Mine are going rampant in the g/h but have lots of greenfly and the outdoor ones have less greenfly but seem a bit more shivery, think they would prefer to be inside really but both lots seem to be flowering well. Hope we like the fruit after all this!

[terrier]

I tried growing them in pots out doors last year. They germinated and grew on easy enough but never grew very big and the fruit was very small. Definately want to grow some in the GH but no room this year, must put it on the to do list for next season.

[brooklynodog]

I`ve bought some of these today, from Unwins, "Little Lanterns" compact variety. Going to try them in the polytunnel.