Pull physalis from the seeds yourself
Usually, physalis are grown from seeds, whereby the late-ripening plants should be brought out on the windowsill in February, at the latest in March. To do this, fill a little substrate (commercially available potting soil is sufficient, physalis is not particularly demanding) in small pots or seed bowls and make a small, only a few millimeters deep well in the middle with your finger. Drop a few grains into there and cover them loosely with just a little soil. Cover the pots with cling film or put them in a small indoor greenhouse. They should always be kept moist with a spray bottle (do not water with a watering can!). The location should be bright and warm.
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Repot young plants
The young plants that grow from the seeds need a larger pot as soon as they have around two to three leaves. A pot with a diameter of approx. 10 to 12 centimeters should be sufficient. Fill the plant pot with fresh substrate (again potting soil) and carefully prick out the young plants. Squeeze them lightly and sprinkle them with water again. From a height of about 10 centimeters, you can fertilize them every two weeks with a liquid complete fertilizer, rhododendron fertilizer is best. Adult plants, like tomatoes, need support (e.g. a plant stick).
Bucket or field?
Physalis is quite sensitive to frost, which is why you should only put the young plants outside after the ice saints. It is advisable to keep the plant in a bucket, because this way the plant remains transportable and you can also move it quickly and undamaged to the winter quarters in autumn. Container plants should always be fertilized, but physalis planted in the garden usually do not require additional feed.
Pull physalis from cuttings
Little is known that physalis can also be grown from cuttings. To do this, take fresh, young shoots from old plants either in autumn or in spring. These should be about 10 centimeters long and grow out of the leaf axils. Up to a third of the shoots are placed in fresh substrate and always kept moist.
Tips & Tricks
The (quite expensive) seeds can also be obtained very easily from a purchased fruit: cut the physalis and remove the pulp with a knife. Now you can let it dry like butter on a piece of kitchen paper and then only need to collect the seeds. Alternatively, the fine grains can also be removed individually with the help of a toothpick.
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