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  • Gherkin plant!?

    Hello,

    I have never grown these, they seem to be growing up and have little clusters of balls is this normal?

    ​​​​​​​Thanks

  • #2
    Welcome to the vine, we could do with a bit more information, do you know what type they are, did you grow them from seed yourself? Are they growing in a greenhouse or outside, are they in a pot, if so how big? This will help us to understand their growing condition and whether things are ok or if the plants are under pressure.

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    • #3
      Thanks for replying, they are outside in big wooden sleeper raised bed waist height. They are 4 ft tall, staked.
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      • #4
        Also, grew them from seeds myself.

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        • #5
          I guess it is a case of feed the plants and see what you get, maybe a seaweed or other tomato feed

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          • #6
            Thank you! I thought that might be the case!

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            • #7
              Keep us posted, I have only pickled small ridge cukes to make gherkins, so I would be interested how you get on.

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              • #8
                Are you sure that’s gherkin,the ball bits look strange,should have yellow flowers I think?
                Location : Essex

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                • #9
                  I’m afraid that the plants in the photo are definitely not gherkins. I’m not sure exactly what they are. Look a bit like huazontle.
                  Last edited by TrixC; 15-07-2020, 07:31 PM.

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                  • #10
                    That, I'm afraid, is fat hen, a common garden weed.

                    Gherkins, like all cucumber plants, have large (the size of a spread hand or larger) leaves and long trailing (or climbing) stem, all covered in bristles.

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                    • #11
                      Yes I’m with ameno
                      fat hen

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