A closeup photo of ground cherry pods, or husks. There are four visible in this photo. Two centred in the upper frame of the picture and two to the right along the edge of the frame. The husks are made up of four leaves that join to form a pod. The plant itself had broad leaves on stems that are green with reddish purple strips. The only edible part of the plant is the ripened fruit itself. All other parts of the plant have high levels of the toxin Solanine. This is bad for people and pets, so if you have children they need to be supervised around the plants and keep animal friends away from the plants too. Do some research, before growing them.
I thought I'd throw in a picture of the Ground Cherry on the plant. We have these growing among the Cherry tomatoes in our grow buckets. See Alt Text
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