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    Gerkins (Cornichon) in or out?

    Last year I grew gerkins for the first time outside. They cropped but not as well as I thought they should, after the first flush the plants seemed to dry up. As I have a tunnel this year I wondered if it would be better to grow them in there?

    Advice please.
    Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet
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    I've got a few Gherkin plants on the go so would be interested to hear any comments too. Would rather keep space in the greenhouse for more melons and cucs.
    The more help a man has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.
    William M. Davies

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    • #3
      I had mine outside last year and watched them very carefully - they didnt crop very well. I stopped looking at them and they went bananas... So this leads me to conclude that they are shy and will crop when you stop looking for fruit! I stil have lots of them pickled so am not growing them this year! I am trying achocha instead!
      http://meandtwoveg.blogspot.com

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      • #4
        I always grow mine in the g/h

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          Greenhouse for me, I grow in growbags on staging and tie the vines to the high shelf above.
          Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

          Blog - @Twotheridge: For The Record - Sowing and Growing with a Virgin Veg Grower: Spring Has Now Sprung...Boing! http://vvgsowingandgrowing2012.blogs....html?spref=tw

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          • #6
            I grow some last year in the tunnel. Had a nice steady supply.
            Anything remotely tender and it's very hit and miss if outside.
            Sometimes you just have to scratch that itch and get dirt under your finger nails.

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            • #7
              I'm growing outside as haven't got a GH or PT. If I have room I'll keep one in the conservatory and make a comparison.

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              • #8
                Thanks Peeps, inside it is then and I can let the odd one make a cucumber.
                Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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                • #9
                  Perhaps I'll shoe-horn one into the greenhouse and the rest outside (and compare yields).
                  The more help a man has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.
                  William M. Davies

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Paulieb View Post
                    Perhaps I'll shoe-horn one into the greenhouse and the rest outside (and compare yields).
                    Me too...one each of large and a pickling one in greenhouse and one of each outside..let's see how they fare...
                    I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....


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