NNYADP ground cherry, goldenberry research: Mixed results

Published 2020년 9월 1일

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The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program funded research on the harvesting and production of ground cherries and goldenberries, with mixed results. The ground cherry harvesting frame worked efficiently, but the trellising methods for goldenberries proved costly and required unrealistic prices to break even. The research also faced pest problems and identified the need for more research on pest management, cost reduction, and identifying shorter season varieties for goldenberry to be a viable crop in northern New York. You can find the project reports and more information on the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program's website.

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Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP)-funded research evaluating harvesting and production respectively of ground cherries and goldenberries produced mixed results. The good news: a harvesting frame built to efficiently collect ground cherries worked well. The unwelcome news: three methods of trellising of the upright-growing goldenberry proved too costly. The farmer-driven NNYADP funded the research conducted by Cornell University and Cooperative Extension vegetable specialists at a commercial greenhouse in Essex, New York, and under the high tunnels at the Willsboro Research Farm at Willsboro, New York. The complete project report with production and harvesting data and costs and a video are posted on this website. Ground cherry (Physalis pruinosa) and goldenberry (Physalis peruviana) are warm season annual crops that yield a yellow fruit popular as a healthy snack food. Golden cherry is currently grown and sold by farms in northern New York. It grows close ...

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