Drying seeds
You can get the seeds for the desired Physalis species (attention: the fruits of the lantern flower are not edible!) In every well-stocked seed shop, in garden centers or on the Internet. But instead of spending a lot of money on it, you can also obtain the seeds yourself. You can use the fruits from your own garden (or your neighbors' garden) as well as the berries bought from the supermarket. It is only important that the fruits are fully ripe. You can recognize the ripeness by the strong orange-red color.
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- Planting physalis yourself - you will soon be able to harvest delicious Andean berries
- Propagate physalis very easily yourself
- Physalis are in season all year round
Obtain seeds from physalis fruits and dry them
And this is how you get the desired physalis seeds from the fruit:
- Cut the ripe physalis once in half.
- Carefully pulp the seeds from inside the fruit.
- Use a toothpick or something similar to do this.
- Remove the pulp from the seeds, lukewarm water is best.
- Spread the seeds out on a kitchen towel and let them drain.
- Then take a new kitchen towel and spread the dried seeds on it.
- Let the seeds dry for several days.
- Wrap the dried seeds in a small bag and store it in a dark and cool place.
You can use the physalis seeds obtained in this way in the following year either to pull them forward from February / March or for direct sowing outdoors.
Alternative sowing
However, the collection of semen described above is actually not necessary. In principle, it is sufficient to drop some ripe (previously a little squashed) fruits on the desired planting location or to cover them with a little soil. The physalis sown in this way in autumn will germinate quite reliably. But be careful: This method is only suitable for the winter-hardy varieties such as B. the lantern flower. The warmth-loving Andean berries, on the other hand, cannot tolerate frost, which is why their seeds are better able to survive the winter dry. Another option is to simply pack some fruit on top of the compost - this gives off a lot of heat through the fermentation process and therefore makes the seeds germinate well.
Tips & Tricks
Try the little-known pineapple cherry (Physalis pruinosa) in this country. This Physalis species from North America is not quite as tall as the Andean berries and convinces with small, pineapple-like tasting fruits.
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