If you aren't already growing ground cherries in your home garden, then now's the time to start. "Ground cherries are in the nightshade family that also includes eggplant, tomatoes, and potatoes," ...

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 ...

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.

Ground cherries (Physalis sp.) are easy to grow with minimal pests and diseases. Although you may not recognize a ground cherry, you might be familiar with a close relative: tomatillos! Tomatillos, ...

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 ...

The ground cherry plant, known for its tiny lanterns containing its fruit. Nicole Zempel shows off the low-profile ground cherry plant. Known for its "tiny lantern" leaves, it is toxic except for its ...

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 ...

I'm about to tell you about a plant that I think you should plant in your garden, a plant that you've probably never heard of, or may dimly remember from your childhood. That plant is a small, ...

Despite it calling to me, I’m following my own advice and not yet working out in the yard. Instead, I’ve been cleaning out the plant room to make way for propagating my dahlias and several varieties ...