Thank you so much for the seeds! Here is mine!
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I know I should separate them but the thorns were killing me!
but you must.
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I didn’t know they had edible fruit or what is their name. I’ve been pulling them out of my garden for several years and finally got them eradicated. Now I find out they are edible.
Graftman
If you are in zone 7, I believe you are talking about
Horse nettle, (solanum carolinensse )
It looks very similar "in pictures " to the plant being discussed here.
Horse nettle has a green – yellow berry , that is poisonous!
These are different plants.!
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I still have Naranjilla seeds (Solanum quitoense) to share if you want to grow the more useful cousin.
Hillbilly,
That makes sense, I wouldn’t have thought that plant would have made it here by natural means.
Lordkiwi, will the seeds keep until next spring? I think it is too late to plant them now. I could start them in Feb with my peppers and tomatoes.
The seeds keep quite well, the ones I sent out where 1 and 3 years old. I am also saving seeds from the fruits I got from the grocery. They are slow to germinate so I suggest starting them in January well before your tomatoes and peppers. Just PM your address.
Have you had any fruit set? I transplanted mine to a less shady location and they decided to put on some more volume.
No fruit set yet.
Several clusters of flowers.
Soon I hope
Mark my words coming soon to a Wholefoods near you. Lulo are great. You can’t eat them out of hand but that juice is so delicious.
I got some ripe Lulo from a diffrent neigh hood grocery earlier this year. Sadly I did not take a picture of the fruit split open. Those where more ripe and 90% juice. These Lulo are less then fully ripe and maybe 30% juice.
makes a great addition to home made yogurt
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These guys dont seem to spoil all that quick. Anyone want a Lulo care package? I can stick as many as will fit in a small flat USPS box and send them out. Just reimburse my costs.
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Mine did not set fruit.
Many flowers , none set.
Will try to keep it going inside this winter
Mine did not grow much this summer. I left it out to freeze, it had spider mites and I was not willing to bring them inside. Maybe I will try planting another seed soon so it will have a longer growing time.
