Ground cherries are historic plants cultivated for small tangy fruits encased in distinctive husks that fall to the ground when ripe - hence their name. It can be easy to grow ground cherries (Physalis pruinosa) at home from seed for large crops of cherry-sized fruits with a pineapple-like flavor.
The seeds of ground cherries are commonly sown indoors in spring and plants can go outside after the frosts. Given enough sun, water, and nutrients ground cherries can grow hundreds of fruits that appear somewhere between a tomatillo and a cherry tomato each growing season.
