whats this in my garden??

found a few of these :cnfs:
they about 2" x 2 " and hollow :cnfs:
I have no idea what they are :o

 

looks like someones just taken their dog to the vet....ouch!

I've seem something like this before, but they had a small orange fruit inside.

 

haha have checked the dog and they are not his :lol:

welll ive opened 3 , and 2 hollow and one has a seed like "thing" which is really just a tiny version of this "thing" lol

 

Never grown one so not too sure, it looks a bit like a physalis pod, but I think the fruit inside is supposed to be quite big. Someone cleverer than I will be along.

 

Partially decomposed Chinese Lantern (http://www.gardeningexpress.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductID=10158).

 

I hope so, it will be the first one I get right.

Physalis francheti.

 

oooh.... interesting my dear watson...

can i do anything with the seed inside :erm:

 

Only one way to find out. Plant it and see what happens.