Bea's Dicke

Season Overview

Description

The fruits of this variety are very large, flattened and slightly grooved, almost like a small pumpkin in shape. They are orange-yellow in color. The taste is very juicy. When fully ripe, the fruits taste fruity and sweet. This variety comes from a small fruit and vegetable farm in Kaiserstuhl (South Baden), where it was bred over 15 years of strict selection.

Growing tips

Sowing begins at the end of January in a warm and bright place. Temperatures around 25 degrees Celsius are ideal. Physalis are light germinators, but also grow quite well underground. The seedlings grow slowly at first and must be kept moist at all times. They can then be pricked out after 3 weeks. The physalis can then be planted outdoors after the Ice Saints. The shrub will set fruit around three to four months after sowing. It is advisable to "plant" a support at the same time. You can recognize ripe fruit by the brown discoloured and dried out husk. If you already have a physalis in the garden, you can cut off your own cuttings for next year after the harvest. These should grow from a leaf axil and be around 10 cm long. Then simply plant them in a pot. Place the cuttings in a bright and warm place over the winter. Another option is to sow them directly into your garden when they are harvested. To do this, crush the fruit between your fingers. Drop them in a suitable location. Do you want to overwinter your physalis? Then I recommend planting them directly in a tub. Before the first frost arrives, place them in a frost-free spot - preferably in a greenhouse or foil tunnel. Pruning in the fall ensures a bushy, branchy plant.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Wet

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Seeding distance

80 cm

Row spacing

80 cm

Seeding depth

0 cm