Ripening Physalis/Cape Gooseberry?

[thingybobby]

I've grown a few Physalis plants for my wife.

They were set off inside and then planted into the ground of a cold frame and have mushroomed out of it.

Problem is that although there are lots of fruit, they don't seem to be ripening and I'm worried that they may not as weather turns?

Any ideas for helping them along to appease TOH???

[nick the grief]

I've grown a few Physalis plants for my wife..........

Sounds like a good swap to me

I guess they should have been grown earlier if you wanted to grow them outside. Move them bac under cover if you can is about all I can think of.

[JazzDuke]

My tomatillos in my cheap plastic greenhouse are equally slow this year. I grew them last year and seem to remember harvesting some by now. Don't despair yet though but do give them as much tlc (aka warmth, shelter, light) as you can muster.

[xspye]

I agree with Jazz, as much warmth as you can give them. Mine are in my polytunnel and although I've had a few ripe fruit there is masses not ready yet. I think the cold spells we've had this year have knocked them back a bit.
But don't give up hope yet, mine fruited well into october last year

[Earthbabe]

My tomatillos have been growing great guns and they went in quite late. I had to move them onto the herb patch to get the bees interested and they may have meant they were warmer and more sheltered. Also the herb patch has pea gravel on it so that may have helped warm the compost from the bottom. Which all adds to the warmth theory. They are still fruiting and ripening. I am pondering what to do with them other than a variety of green tomato chutney. I may do a sort of "salsa" type chutney (ie make it up as I go along) unless anyone has some suggestions.