I've not grown them, but from what I've read they'd do better outside now - they need insects to pollinate them. Find them a sheltered sunny spot and they should be fine.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
First time I have grown them, and they have nearly taken over my greenhouse. Loads of fruit now, although they did take a but of time to get going. However now I have enough to supply the whole village
Germinated the seed in a heated propagator , no problems there. Potted into 3'' pots and grew on, then potted into 3L pots, all plants doing well . No large fruit yet but the flowers are there and the little cucumber like fruits are in place, just need them to swell. I have about 6 weeks to the growing season left before I cover them with polythene to see if I can get them through the winter.
Mine have taken over the conservatory, even though I have pinched them out a lot, but the leaves are now going yellow and a lot of the fruits seem to have simply stopped growing, while others just start, go black and then fall off. Do they need more water? I water them morning and evening.
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My problem is that the fruits develop but don't get any bigger than a sunflower seed and then fall off!
I don't have a greenhouse /conservatory so growing on my kitchen window sill
Any advice appreciated
L x
I've not grown them, but from what I've read they'd do better outside now - they need insects to pollinate them. Find them a sheltered sunny spot and they should be fine.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
First time I have grown them, and they have nearly taken over my greenhouse. Loads of fruit now, although they did take a but of time to get going. However now I have enough to supply the whole village
Germinated the seed in a heated propagator , no problems there. Potted into 3'' pots and grew on, then potted into 3L pots, all plants doing well . No large fruit yet but the flowers are there and the little cucumber like fruits are in place, just need them to swell. I have about 6 weeks to the growing season left before I cover them with polythene to see if I can get them through the winter.
Mine have taken over the conservatory, even though I have pinched them out a lot, but the leaves are now going yellow and a lot of the fruits seem to have simply stopped growing, while others just start, go black and then fall off. Do they need more water? I water them morning and evening.
Maybe you need to hand pollinate the flowers or leave your greenhouse door open to let the insects do the job for you.