When can I finally harvest tasty physalis?

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• When can I finally harvest tasty physalis?
• Physalis mature in Germany late
• How do I recognize mature physalis?
• How are physalis harvested?
• Some suggestions for further processing
• Tips

Physalis are often dried after harvest

When can I finally harvest tasty physalis?

The round, striking orange-yellow and packed in a natural strawy shell Physalis (or, correct, Anddenbeeren or Kapstachelbeeren) are available almost all year round in the supermarket. For some years, the plants have also been grown in German gardens increased, after all, they are easy to care for and provide many delicious, healthy fruits. But when can you actually harvest the berries? Here are our tips on the topic.

Physalis mature in Germany late

If you also want to grow physalis, then you should sow the plants very early in the year - at the latest in March. Only three to four months after sowing, the shrub will start to reap - which means you can reap in this early sowing only in August, more likely in September. The Physalis comes from the subtropics and is therefore used a much longer vegetation period than usual in Central Europe. You can expect about 300 fruits for each plant, provided you have the proper care.

How do I recognize mature physalis?

Immature physalis recognize that they are more or less green. The berries are ripe, though

Physalis should be eaten as soon as possible. On the one hand, unripe berries are not very tasty, on the other hand they can, if too much of it is nibbled, lead to symptoms of intoxication. Incidentally, unlike the other Physalis species, you can also harvest the fruits of the tomatillo in green and process them like vegetables.

How are physalis harvested?

Many a gardener swears that physalis are only ripe when they fall off the bush alone. But you have to like that. Instead, you can just try out a fruit to see if they are actually ripe. The case provides in the assessment good clues, also shimmers through the strong color. If the berries are ripe, you can simply pick them off. Before eating, you should remove the cover, but it is not absolutely necessary to wash off the sticky layer. Unripe harvested fruits do not ripen.

Some suggestions for further processing

If you have no ideas about what to do with your Physalis harvest, here are some suggestions:

Tips

Even in the cool winter quarters, green fruits often ripen, so you can fall back on the physalis fresh from the shrub even in the cold season. Incidentally, the berries of the lantern flower, which is widespread in Germany, are confusingly similar to a standard physalis, but are nevertheless poisonous.