Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ground cherries (Physalis spp.), often called cape gooseberries, are native in many parts of the United States and often grow in ...

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 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.

Before corn was corn, it was a skinny grass that produced only a single row of kernels on each stalk. Long centuries of breeding turned it into a fast-growing plant with big, sweet, kernel-dense ears.

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 ...

All black-thumbed people out there, take note: The ground-cherry is your friend. I should know. I accepted the offer to take over The Chronicle's gardening column with a sense of impending doom. I'm a ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Commonly used to make preserves, jams, sauces, and pies, garden expert Melinda Meyers says the sweet, somewhat tart flavored fruit ...

I was first introduced to ground cherries a few years ago through our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). I had never seen them before. That alone was enough to prompt me to learn more about them.

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 ...

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 ...