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Ground Cherry growing in a garden

How to grow ground cherry

Physalis pruinosa

When to plant ground cherry

Start seeds indoors
7 weeks before your last spring frost to 4 weeks before your last spring frost
Transplant outdoors
at your last spring frost to 2 weeks after your last spring frost
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The windows above are relative to your frost dates.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Annual
Spacing
18 to 24 in apart
Planting depth
0.25 in
Sun
Full sun
Water
1 in per week

Common problems

Ground Cherry by hardiness zone

Planting dates for a typical location in each zone:

Sources

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