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I've grow these successfully in a cold greenhouse for the first time
this year.

They are still flowering and the fruits are still setting, however with
the imminent arrival of night frosts I suspect everything will die soon.

As there are still a good number of large green "lanterns" on the plants
is there any way these can be ripened off the plant?

Thanks

Roger T

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Interested by your posting on physalis, as I have a small physalis plant in
my garden (30km east of London) that has produced lots of orange berries /
fruits.

Although the lanterns and fruits look very similar to those in Sainsburys
imported from Colombia ~ the ones from my garden continue to taste rather
bitter even when fully ripe.

I guess you could pick a few green physalis and try same method as for green
tomatoes ?

Ant.

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As there are still a good number of large green "lanterns" on the
plants is there any way these can be ripened off the plant?

Which Physalis?

If it's Tomatillo (Physalis ixocarpa), cook and eat them green or
yellow-green. Look for mexican salsa recipes. Alternatively:

- Slice and add to pizza before cooking
- Grill as you would tomatoes
- Cut in half and pop in a medium oven for about 15 mins.

More at http://www.netservs.com/garden/veg.htm#Tomatillo



Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

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I've grow these successfully in a cold greenhouse for the first time
this year.

They are still flowering and the fruits are still setting, however with
the imminent arrival of night frosts I suspect everything will die soon.

As there are still a good number of large green "lanterns" on the plants
is there any way these can be ripened off the plant?

Thanks

Roger T

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email r.tonkin@at@zetnet dot co dot uk

Most things seem to ripen quicker if you put them in a bowl with a banana
skin and cover. I know it works with tomatoes and is the reason you
shouldn't put bananas in the fruit bowl with your other fruit.

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I've grow these successfully in a cold greenhouse for the first time
this year.

As there are still a good number of large green "lanterns" on the
plants is there any way these can be ripened off the plant?


Most things seem to ripen quicker if you put them in a bowl with a
banana skin and cover. I know it works with tomatoes and is the reason
you shouldn't put bananas in the fruit bowl with your other fruit.


Assuming it's physalis edulis, I'm about to try the same thing with mine.
I have previously just moved them indoors and left them in the kitchen, and
they were edible if not quite as sweet as the sun ripened ones.

Roger might be interested to know that these are perennial plants: the tops
will die off in an unheated greenhouse, but the roots survive and can live
to fruit again another year.

Victoria
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gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
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