SUCCESS! Grafted Golden Berry Update!

I don't want to jump the gun or anything, but so far this experiment has been a huge success! I hope this serves as a stepping stone on the path towards growing golden berries more successfully and organically in the southeastern US.
themulberries....

[@paul.1337]

I have I think "lanceleaf ground cherry" (or something) native ones that have popped up here ever since I was a kid. I've eliminated a lot of things I don't want growing in my garden beds, but always let one of those come back every year. I may try grafting a tomato or eggplant to one. I'm not sure if that'll work, but I'll find out. People graft all sorts of nightshade together.

[@paul.1337]

Googling just now it seems my native crappy one is the same one you're grafting onto, possibly. It could also be P. Virginiana? I tried one of the ripe berries last year when I found out they probably weren't poisonous and don't remember specifics other than not caring for it.

[@themulberries]

@@paul.1337 Give it a try! I saw some research and those grafts can be done, but eggplants and tomatoes were still rather incompatible and pepper to a lesser degree.
I got a solid ID on this rootstock ground cherry being p. angulata, but we have several other natives which probably includes virginiana. Some of them are a lot harder to tell apart, haha. Angulata is easier to ID because of the smooth stems and leaves with serrated edges.

[@novastar369]

Have you considered just having the golden berry underneath shade cloth or in mostly shade? 🤔

[@themulberries]

@@novastar369 That's probably the easier solution! Haha, I think I like the challenge similarly to hardy citrus. I want a low maintenance golden berry that we can just throw into the full sun!