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Want: ground cherry seeds

10 years ago

Would love to try these if anyone has some to share

Comments (10)

  • 10 years ago

    What kind are you looking for? Long or short season? I have Yellow Husk, Chinese Lantern Gigantea, Goldie, Aunt Molly's, and Giant Cape Gooseberry. I also have some really old generic ground cherry seeds, and some probably inviable Pineapple ground cherry seeds, and some really old Garden Huckleberry seeds. I also have fresh Litchi Tomato seeds, and some Wonderberry seeds.

  • 10 years ago

    Wow...I didn't know there would be so many...my grandmother said her and her siblings used to fight over them from the garden, so I just want to give them a try...I've never grown them. I would say short season, I am in SD zone 4. Do I send you a SASE, or is there anything you would like for a trade ( I don't have a list right now) The huckleberry and tomato seeds sound great too! What are wonderberries? Thanks!!

  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    Well, most people only know about one or two varieties of ground cherries, but I've done a lot of investigating. There are others I don't have that I want, too, like Yantar, and a certain other species of ground cherry without a variety name. Check out my want-list and tell me if there's anything on it you have to trade for them. If there's not, just send me a SASE and save seeds when you grow them. :)

    Keep in mind that Litchi Tomatoes aren't tomatoes (although they are in the same genus). They've got thorns and produce sweet fruits (although if not properly ripe, they may taste strange). Garden Huckleberries similarly aren't huckleberries, but rather something in the same family as tomatoes. Real huckleberries (AKA bilberries) are sweet right off the vine (and grow on perennial shrubs in pine forest like areas), but Garden Huckleberries require sugar to be sweet.

  • 10 years ago

    I have these if you are interested:

    Tomato 'Oranje van Goeijenbier

    minnesota midget melon

    Sweet dumpling squash

    magnificent melons


    in exchange for some:

    Aunt Molly's ground cherry

    Chinese 5 color pepper

    let me know what you would like to swap...thanks!


  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    I don't see an option to private message people anymore. How are we supposed to trade? Oh well, here's my email contact form. Or, you can message me on Facebook. You can contact me from either of those locations and then I'll send you my information. The trade sounds good, but realize that the Chinese 5 Color pepper seeds might be cross-pollinated. What are the magnificent melons? What's the history behind your seeds? Do you still want the Litchi Tomato and Garden Huckleberry seeds? If not, are you offering more varieties than you're asking for? If I were to pick two, I'd go with Sweet Dumpling squash and Minnesota Midget, although I may change my mind depending on what you have to say about magnificient melons.

  • 10 years ago

    Crisann12, would you mind commenting on your experience with the Minnesota Midget melons? I have purchased seed this year and am anxious to try them. I'll have to grow in a big pot, as my garden space is limited. Are there any growing tips you can share with us? My growing zone is 8a-7b.

    My thanks, .... Mary

  • 10 years ago

    Very small fruits, small plants, very early, and container worthy. I believe I've heard that it doesn't last all season, but I'm not sure. That's what I've read about Minnesota Midget. I've never grown it. I'm not Crisann12, though. :)

  • 10 years ago

    Shule...I will message you...I bought the Minnesota midget seed from a catalog...I have not tried them before :-)

  • 10 years ago

    Apparently, you can message people on Houzz, but it's disabled by default for some reason, except for people you're following or something. You can allow it and edit your gardenweb tradelists in the advanced settings.

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