Drott's Yellow Ground Cherry Heirloom, Organic Available

The Seed Savers Exchange - ‘Drotts Yellow’ boasts a tasty, sweet, fruity flavor that sets it apart from other ground cherries. Its husks turn first yellow and then brown at peak maturity, when the half-inch fruits drop to the ground from large, sprawling, and highly productive plants. Exchange lister Thomas Jerde acquired this variety in 1986 when he bought a home in Minneapolis from the Albert Drotts family and discovered the ground cherry growing in the garden. 55 days from transplant to ripe fruit. Organic.

Characteristics: 

• Organic
• Prolific and super sweet
• Fruits grow to ½ to ¾ inch
• Fruits have a papery husk
• Sweet variety that stores well
• 70 days from transplant
• 50 Seeds

Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Plant out when the danger of frost has passed. Excellent results when grown on landscape cloth, which suppresses weeds and makes collecting the fruits easier.

Start indoors 6 weeks before the last frost

Germinate 14 days

Plant 12-18" apart

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