Cape Gooseberry

Growing from seed

Start Cape Gooseberry indoors about 8 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in warm soil (around 20–25 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 60 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 100 days.

Companion Planting

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  French Marigold
  

  French MarigoldGreat pair

  • ❧French Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly that attack Cape Gooseberry
  • ❧French Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Cape Gooseberry
  • ❧French Marigold acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Cape Gooseberry
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  Clover
  

  CloverGreat pair

  • ❧Clover fixes nitrogen in the soil that Cape Gooseberry feeds on
  • ❧Cape Gooseberry draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Clover acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Cape Gooseberry
• Great pair

  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly and more that attack Cape Gooseberry
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil fixes nitrogen in the soil that Cape Gooseberry feeds on
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Cape Gooseberry

How to grow Cape Gooseberry

1. Sow8 weeks before frost
2. Germinates14 days
3. Space60 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~100 days

Water: Medium · Height: 90 cm · Soil: Well-draining, fertile