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(picture is of cape gooseberry) |
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Uses |
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Uses are similar to common tomato. Can be eaten raw, used in salads, desserts, as a flavoring, and in jams and jellies. Fruits are excellent when dipped in chocolate, and can be dried and eaten. |
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Plant Cultivation |
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Small shrub similar to the common tomato, can be grown as an annual
or perennial. Plants are usually small, only 1-3ft in height. They enjoy
full sun, fairly warm (but not hot) temperatures, and protection from
frost. In areas where frost or freezes occur, plants are easily grown
as annuals. Provide lots of water throughout the growing year, except
towards fruit ripening time. Grow in most soil types and will
do very well in poor soils and in pots. Plants are susceptible to many
of the same diseases and pests as the tomato. |
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Origin and Distribution |
| Native to Central and South America. |
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