pickled gherkins

[lynda66]

i love pickled gherkins, ..... maybe a stoopid question, but where do i get gherkin seeds from?? and what is a good variety ........ wilkies haven't got any so that's me stumped lol.

[glut]

I have never grown them before either, though I have ordered a packet of Bimbostar (yes really!) from Marshalls to have a go this year.

[Herbie]

I got some at Lidl. Back in a mo and I will let you know what they are called. Only 27p per packet.

[Herbie]

I got Cucumber Restina F1 and Cucumber Delikateb. The latter was 47p and the other 27p.
I checked the net and they are described as pickling land gherkin. Never grown before but at that price can't complain.

[lynda66]

ooooooo thanks herbie and glut ...... actually that's annoying, i've just been past lidl's do they grow outside?? or do they need to go in the polytunnel??

[Herbie]

ooooooo thanks herbie and glut ...... actually that's annoying, i've just been past lidl's do they grow outside?? or do they need to go in the polytunnel??

This is what it says on the packet:
Restina
Cultivation and Care:
Germination 6-15 days. Choose a warm habitat sheltered from the wind. Peas and sweet corn planted around the cucumbers are a good shelter from the wind. This variety is a F1 hybrid, provides secure and high yields even in rough habitats. It is the most robust and earliest outdoor cucumber. Ideally suited as gherkins pickled with seasoning or pepper.

DelikateB
Is similar but they suggest that you plant a row of dill next to it to stimulate root formation. Very productive and resistant.

[lottie dolly]

lynda,i can post you some if you wish,i got plenty,they are gherkin parisian pickling,grew some last year,only our sons like them,i even pickled the larger choped up ones,if you let them grow,they taste like a cue,only not as watery,am going to try them in a sarnie,might not be so wet lol,good till 2010

[Two_Sheds]

I grew some gherkins last year on top of my weed heap .. they got huge

[bobleponge]

I grew some last year as well Lynda, cornichons over here. I still have some in a jar all pickled in my kitchen.
I have loads of seeds left, so will send you some when I get home.
I grew them outside on the compost heap from memory.

[TonyF]

As Bob says, fairly easy to get hold of here, staple part of the diet it seems and all sorts of varieties.

[lynda66]

thanks bob an LD is all excited now ...... may have to find a good piccalilli recipe too yummyyyyyyyyyyy ...... i've never pickled anything before, is it easy??

[bobleponge]

With my cornichons I just picked em and chucked em in a jar of vinegar, along with a few pickling spices and some black peppercorns.
They taste goooooooooooood.

[lynda66]

i'm gonna pickle my egg excess too well if i get any that is lol it all sounds so easy bob, even i can manage that

[bobleponge]

Did eggs a couple of years ago Lynda when I had chicks at home, then gherkins and onions when I had them at home too. So easy, even I didnt mess them up.
Get cracking, or get growing at least.

[lynda66]

i shall set too forthwith (that's my word of the day) ..... well when i get gherkins and eggs and jars, and vinegar lol