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 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, ...

Every cherry you eat contains a pit that has the potential to sprout a new tree. If you love cherries, consider saving the pit for planting. While many gardeners choose to purchase young trees from ...

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.

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 ...

Get a headstart on your springtime harvest with indoor seed sowing now. Aside from the right tools, you'll also need the ...

While we’re talking about other backyard fruits, here’s a reminder about the Ground Cherry. I wrote an article on ground cherries a couple of years ago, and I still love these little fruits. For those ...

Is your backyard littered with dead plants and forgotten dreams? Do you couch rot while scrolling videos from Ballerina Farm? Are you a millennial grappling with the inevitable transition from ...

If growing tomatoes in your backyard garden is proving difficult, you might have better luck with one of the plant's cousins that's known to do better in sun.