Inca berry (forum)

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I have bought some dried berries, called Inca berries in our organic shop. I sowed then in trays today. Now I really wonder weather these Inca berries are nothing exoic and only the usual Cape Gooseberry?
The seeds look similar and yes the dried fruit could be a Cape Gooseberry.

Time: 23rd September 2011 11:57am

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
Yes judging by the Incaberries webpage they are Physalis peruviana... good marketing name for the everyday cape gooseberry!! ✔✔

Time: 25th September 2011 11:41am

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amanda says...
Clever plant invented it's own anti F.Fly 'organza bag' a long time ago.... :D

Time: 26th September 2011 9:20am

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ringelstrumpf says...
Unfortunatley (or fortunately) this doesn't help me as we live in cool climate. I like the physalis they taste good. Maybe it's at least a different variety.

Time: 26th September 2011 10:31pm

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
I have a couple of different varieties which haven't fruited yet - will save you some seed for something new to try when I see how they turn out.

Time: 27th September 2011 8:37am

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John Mc says...
Hey Phil, what do you think about those "giants"? I wonder how they got that name? So far, as far as I can tell, the fruit is indistinguishable (man, that's a long word) between the "giant" and my local variety. Actually, the whole plant and characteristics are, to me anyway, identical.

Time: 27th September 2011 8:53pm

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
Yes to me they haven't shown any variation on the norm.. seems like people are desperate to jazz up the common old cape gooseberry anyway they can. I do happen to have seed of an elongated variety that is reported to have much sweeter fruit than the standard physalis - will see how it goes. K from Sydney posted that his "Giant" plants did live up to expectations however.

Time: 27th September 2011 11:08pm

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ringelstrumpf says...
actually there are some varieties, in Colombia. It can be grown there at altitude, I have to look up the varieties.

Time: 28th September 2011 12:28pm

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