Ground cherry is one of the best tasting fruits in my garden, far better than sunberry fresh or prepared. I grow both. The only thing its peak ripeness is in the summer. Im in zone 6. Also, ground cherry likes sun with cool feet and they are a heavy feeder. I grow mine GC in a thick mulch leaf pile, keeps their feet cool and moist. My
chickens love them but only if I pick them and remove the husk first!?