1/2" diameter berries have a delicious flavor reminiscent of pineapple. Bite-sized berries are so tasty that they may never make it into the kitchen, especially if you have children. Excellent for preserves, hot dessert toppings, salads or mock pineapple yogurt.
Plants are short (12"-18") but with bushy spreading lateral branches which choke out weeds. Fruits ripen to a pineapple yellow. Stores well in husks.
It thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil.
The Cossack pineapple ground cherries will mature in about 80-100 days after sowing. You’ll know they’re ready to harvest when the husks turn a golden brown and start to papery.
Harvesting: Gently twist the fruits from the stems. The husks can be removed before eating, or you can enjoy the sweet and tangy fruit with the husk for a unique textural experience.
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The Daruma doll is a cherished symbol in Japanese culture of good luck and perseverance, representing the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma’s long meditation. Its weighted, rounded shape ensures it rights itself when knocked over, symbolizing the proverb "fall down seven times, get up eight".
It is used to set goals and celebrate achievement and success. The owner paints one eyeball as they set their goal/make a wish, and once they accomplish the goal, the other eye is painted in.
They are popular gifts of encouragement.
More about the design:
On the bottom of daruma the letter Fukuiri is written, which means happiness. The eyebrows represent a crane and the beard represents a turtle's tail.
In Japan, as a proverb it is said that cranes live 1000 years and turtles live 10000 years, and they have been used in design since ancient times as a symbol of celebration.
For large size dolls, in the part corresponding to the ear, wishes are written such as family safety, fulfillment of wishes, and prosperous business.
