This fruit is in season right now, do you still recognize it?

Cape gooseberry (scientific name: Physalis peruviana L.) is a perennial herbaceous plant. It gets its name because the fruit is wrapped in a layer that looks like the frame of a lantern.

As autumn arrives, all kinds of fruits begin to ripen slowly. Right now is the season when cape gooseberries ripen, with bright red fruits hanging on the branches, very beautiful, and the autumn scene is almost overflowing across the whole screen.

The small cape gooseberry has a sweet-and-sour taste and is rich in vitamins and minerals. People usually pick it to process into jam, or use it as medicine to treat sore throats or colds and so on.

Today the editor will tell you how to grow cape gooseberry.

The sowing time for cape gooseberry is generally chosen in spring or autumn. Sowing now is very suitable, and sowing is also very simple. Before sowing, we need to soak the seeds in clean water for about 24 hours, and then scatter the seeds in a flowerpot or in open ground.

Cape gooseberry does not have high requirements for soil. If sowing in a flowerpot, we can choose loose, breathable, well-drained humus soil. If planting in the ground, there is no need to deliberately look for soil. For ground planting, you can choose seed sowing or seedling planting.

After sowing, we need to cover the seeds with a layer of soil, then water thoroughly, and in about half a month the seeds will sprout small shoots.

Cape gooseberry likes a cool, moist, well-ventilated environment. During the growth and sprouting stage, sufficient light must be ensured; insufficient light will affect the plant's growth and development.

After sowing, cape gooseberry will only bear fruit the following year, harvested in mid to late August, and can be harvested continuously until early to mid September. Fully ripe fruit tastes better. Friends who are interested can plant a pot on the balcony.

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