Annual vegetable
Ground Cherry plant profile
Physalis pruinosa
An annual vegetable for full sun.
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When to plant
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
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- 1 in / week
- Planting depth
- 0.25 in
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Spacing
- 18 to 24 in apart
Common problems
Watch for these
Also watch for: hornworm.
Evidence trail
Evidence behind this profile
Original extension and institutional publications behind the planting, care, and safety facts on this page.
- Growing tomatillos and ground cherries
University of Minnesota Extension. Supports indoor seed-starting timing (derived) and outdoor transplant timing (normalized). Checked 2026-06-18.