Trinidad perfume with yellow leaves

[Babru]

I just picked up a 6 inch tall Trinidad Perfume chilli plant from my local Dobbies for 43p (was £5.40 believe it or not, for one plant!). It has golden coloured leaves, and I'm wondering if it's supposed to be this colour, or might it have a deficiency of some kind?

I also got a physalis for the same price, called a James Wong Inca Berry on the label so they could charge a high price, never grown that before either. A bit of fun to see if I get any fruit.

[veggiechicken]

Ooooh, I'm growing Trinidad Perfume, must be the first time I've been able to reply to a chili question.
Mine were yellower than the other 2 I'm growing but its not so obvious now that they're bigger.

[Scarlet]

James Wong renamed a few things....Inca berries are cape gooseberries to you and me. They fruit really well if under cover or we have a good summer. They will over winter in a GH too.

You could give your chilli a little diluted tomato feed if it's really yellow.

[Babru]

Thanks VC and Scarlet. My plant is quite a bit smaller, maybe it'll darken, but I'll give it a feed alongside the tomatoes.

The summer we're getting so far, the cape gooseberry will do well to produce anything, but fingers crossed.

[veggiechicken]

My Cape gooseberries tend to crop in winter more than summertime. Its nice to have fresh fruit in January - even if it is only one or two!

[Babru]

VC, does your cape gooseberry survive in a cold greenhouse then? My greenhouse drops below zero in winter, I assumed that would be too cold. A few winter fruit sounds enticing

[annie8]

Do love the bargain bin. Am always picking up half dead plants and trying to save them.

[veggiechicken]

Yes, cold GH. Its a perennial and will keep going for several years, getting taller and floppier! Needs support/tying together. My first one reached the ridge of the GH. It resprouts from old wood and selfseeds if you let a fruit fall.

Thread about them at https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...lis_92888.html