[Dan78]

Im growing some sweet gherkins mainly for pickling.. My main plant is now about a foot and a half tall in the conservatory.

It seems they have some tiny gherkins growing already but also now have flowers forming after the fruit. I presume these arent needed? Shall i just cut off the flowers as the gherkins seem to be growing already ?

Should i treat these plants as cucumbers ? i know they should be picked around 2 inches long and should avoid frost at all cost but thats it!

cheers

[DD.]

Do not start cutting flowers off, apart from letting in infection, these are needed for pollination.

These plants are normally grown outside and the ones that I've grown in the past are huge, You may have a problem with support. Being grown inside you may have to hand pollinate, with is going to be very fiddly with these small fruit.

I won't be pedantic and say that strictly it's not a gherkin until it's pickled!

[Dan78]

ha ha thanks DD

It is getting rather big and starting to get a little top heavy so may be adding some canes soon!

Im hoping to get it outside at the allotment but need to wait till its a little warmer!