What kind of wild physalis plants grow in massachusetts? Are they of the ground cherry sort?

I have always wanted to cross a good ground cherry with a good tomatillo, have just never gotten around to trying it. Some tomatillos make pretty good eating and are large, whereas the ground cherries are very good, but small. I would think that a cross would help bring out the best in each.

Ground cherries and tomatillos are in the same genus. So, a cross might not be very difficult. I've never actually heard of it happening, though.

I've never heard of two edible nightshade fruit species being crossed and producing poisonous fruit. I'm not sure why it would (especially with ground cherries and tomatillos), however, that doesn't mean it won't happen (it just means, I don't know why it would). I have heard a lot of people express concern as to whether it would happen, though. Now, if you're crossing a poisonous fruit with an edible fruit, I would definitely be concerned.

This post was edited by Shule on Fri, Nov 28, 14 at 2:05