Cape Gooseberry - Golden Berry Pineapple

Fruit

• Crops in : Harvest August to October

Description

A dwarf Golden Berry with branching stems and a bushy habit. Golden Berry Pineapple is best grown under glass, producing succulent pineapple flavoured fruits enclosed by a papery husk, looking like Chinese lanterns. Huge crop of fruits throughout late summer/autumn. Golden Berry Pineapple can also be grown outdoors in a sunny, sheltered site.

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds February to March on the surface of a good free draining, damp seed compost and cover with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Place in a propagator at a constant temperature of around 18-21C (65-70F) until germination, which takes up to 3 weeks

Growing Instructions

Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots and grow on steadily at 15C (60F). Plant out when 20cm (8in) high, allowing 2 plants per growbag or one plant per 30cm (12in) pot. Can also be planted outdoors once risk of frost has passed. Feed regularly with a high potash tomato food once first flowers are setting. Stake plants if necessary.

Kitchen Notes

Delicious raw, also as part of a mixed fruit salad or cooked for flans and tarts. Ripe fruits will store in their husks for several weeks if kept cool and dry.