Description:
Name: Garden Huckleberry
Other common names: Ground Cherry
Scientific name: Solanum Melanocerasum
Color: Purple berries and purple flowers
Plant seeds: Fall or cold stratify for 1-2 months
Plant height: 36 – 48 inches
Plant spacing: 24 – 36 inches
Bloom time: Spring flowers with fruit maturing in August – September (75 – 80 days)
Hardiness zone: 3 – 7
Light requirements: Sun
Soil and water preferences: Average
Quantity: 100 seeds
Other: When cooked, such as in a pie, Huckleberries taste similar to Blueberries. They are also quite delicious and do not stain like Blueberries. The berries must be cooked before consumption.
Materials: Seeds, ziplock poly bag, labeled with color photo, plant stats, and planting instructions.
Jess –
Update: Planted these in the coco peat pods which are handy if starting out inside. Started 3/15 and just coming out of the ground. Very fuzzy! 🙂
Excited to plant these! Shipping was quick and protected in a bubble mailer. Will try to remember to update with progress of seeds! Thanks! 🙂
Kelly Cheney –
I received the seed very quickly and haven’t planted it yet.
Wrenyere –
Arrived super fast and well packaged
Michael Smith –
Seeds arrived quickly and look good- hopefully when spring comes they’ll produce!