Ground cherries (Physalis spp.), often called cape gooseberries, are native in many parts of the United States and often grow in fields and alongside roads. Ground cherries have large, deep green ...

If you aren't already growing ground cherries in your home garden, then now's the time to start. "Ground cherries are in the nightshade family that also includes eggplant, tomatoes, and potatoes," ...

The ground-cherry might look at first like a purely ornamental plant. A member of the genus Physalis, it bears papery, heart-shaped husks that resemble Chinese lanterns. (The plant popularly known as ...

Every year I try something new in my veggie garden and this description caught my attention: What tastes like a cherry tomato injected with mango and pineapple juice and looks like an orange pearl ...

Every summer I come across a locally grown edible that I had never cooked with before. This year's discovery is the ground cherry, one of the most peculiar and intriguing summer treats I can think of.

One of the joys of gardening is the ability to experience new things each growing season. Sometimes it’s a new cultivar or variety of a plant that you have grown for years. Or perhaps new colors on ...

Aunt Molly’s ground cherry preserves may have occupied a privileged spot in your great-aunt’s pantry, but you’ll be hard pressed to find them nowadays. Ground cherries (Physalis pruinosa) are an ...

At Wattles Farm, the community garden in Hollywood, Gina Thomas pointed out a cluster of tiny, husk-enclosed ground cherries hidden among the foliage. Some were no bigger than marbles. “It comes from ...

9 a.m. Saturday: Chef Marc Sommers of Parsley’s Custom Catering, working with ginger. Morningside Farmers Market, Atlanta. www.morningsidemarket.com 10 a.m. Saturday: Chef Asha Gomez of Spice to Table ...

The start of Chile's new cherry export season is delivering strong results in the U.S., where exporters are pursuing a ...