Gherkin plants

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Gherkin plants
« on: April 13, 2009, 21:22 »
The gerkins are in the greenhouse in a plastic greenhouse,they are week and about 8inches droopy but have flowers and baby gerkins growing!!What shall i do as they are too week and small for this?i made an inpulse buy of these at the garden center in those little pots and managed to keep them alive!!
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Re: Gerkin plants
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2009, 21:26 »
Keep the plants warm ....and pinch the flowers off untill they are a bit stronger....well that's what i would do :)

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Re: Gherkin plants
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2009, 22:11 »
Wear trousers & keep your hands in the pockets!

Typical garden centre trick. Sell them early, then you have to go back for more at the right time.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?


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