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Oh! I forgot to ask when she got home, thanks.ECUPirate wrote:
The ones in the back look like cucumbers instead of squash.
Good looking garden either way.
Rotting or falling off? Squash and zucchini produce male and female blooms and the female blooms are the ones that produce fruit. The males are the pollinators and will fall off without producing fruit.Redtenchu wrote:
She is having a problem with her squash (flowers?) rotting before they produce. Anyone know what she might be doing wrong, or steps that can be taken to fix this? I'll take a picture tonight when I get home if that'll help.
That must be it, we've gotten some squash in the past few days so I forgot to follow up. I'll let her know about the M/F flowers.ECUPirate wrote:Rotting or falling off? Squash and zucchini produce male and female blooms and the female blooms are the ones that produce fruit. The males are the pollinators and will fall off without producing fruit.Redtenchu wrote:
She is having a problem with her squash (flowers?) rotting before they produce. Anyone know what she might be doing wrong, or steps that can be taken to fix this? I'll take a picture tonight when I get home if that'll help.
I miss your fun facts!!!!Michael Wise wrote:Fun fact: The flowers are also edible. The more you know.
