Litchi Tomato Fruit

The litchi tomatoes pictured here were started by seed in March. Many are about 6' tall and much stronger stemmed than tomato plants. They taste like sweet tomatoes, but they have much more texture, like a cherry does. Below are several of them growing in organic miracle grow potting soil with added perlite.  They are water hogs and enjoy very wet conditions. They are much bigger than ground cherries or goldenberries.  The ground cherries however produce tons of fruit, and much earlier than the litchi tomato did. They also grow close the ground, compared to the upright litchi tomatoes.  The fruit of the ground cherry is almost like a tomato/strawberry cross. The goldenberries have been the last to mature, they grow upright with beautiful fruit shells hanging that contains purple streaks.  I haven't been able to figure out what it tastes like, but it's similar to the ground cherry, maybe a little less sweet. All of these plants are under the canopy of a tree and seem to do fine in the shade.  The more water they get the better, and they can easily wilt.

Litchi Tomatoes

Ground Cherry Fruit

Peruvian Goldenberry Plant

Ground Cherry Plant

Peruvian Goldenberry Fruit