Topic: Why is there never a man around when you want one?

[Marymary]

Two lovely female flowers on a round, green courgette and not a male in sight!  ;D

[mr plasma]

patience im sure one will turn up soon we usually do,try spraying it with impulse :)

[tim]

VERY early - & unusual. Mostly the male is first!

Could be that they will self-fertilise?

[saddad]

As Tim says odd, you usually get a flush of Male flowers before the females...
 ???

[Tee Gee]

Will this do?  ;D

[sand]

How romantic  :-*

[Marymary]

Please TG blow some of that pollen this way.  :)

I have always had loads of male flowers on all my courgettes first & usually waited ages for the first female.   Certainly is a weird year.

[Jeannine]

Well there is a book on the go written by a geneticist, claims males will redundant before too long, I forget the title,he apparently puts up a good case too.He says it has already happened it some species and it happening more all the time.So maybe we will become self pollinating too girls.   Mmmm even at my age I am not too excited about that idea.XX Jeannine

[lin]

Well, I have never noticed a difference between the male and female flowers, I just think... oooh! how pretty and then get tasty courgettes! Will look a bit closer when they flower and see if I can tell the difference... and Jeanine, self-pollinating sounds interesting to me, but a male always comes in handy! Lin

[carolinej]

No matter what the clever people say, there will never be a substitiute for good quality foot warming on a cold and frosty night ;)

cj :)

[prink13]

LAst year we had "Pumpkin Porn" on the site, now we have a "Courgette Dating Agency" - we really are a weird bunch!!!   ;D ;D

[mr plasma]

i do have a bush going to stud ;D

[Jeannine]

What is it's pedigree, is it entire and do you want first pick !! XX Jeannine

[mr plasma]

like its owner jeannine it is very vigorous ,looks good in a raised bed and produces well! :)

[manicscousers]

now, now, you two.. ;D

[Marymary]

Think I need speed dating cos the flowers are fading fast - there is a male looks like it will open in the next day or so but will it be in time ???????????????

[Lauren S]

LAst year we had "Pumpkin Porn" on the site, now we have a "Courgette Dating Agency" - we really are a weird bunch!!!   ;D ;D

Ha Ha...*Courgette Dating Agency*...;D

[Belinda]

Marymary - I'm not sure you need to worry about the fella being late, by the looks of your photo there are already courgettes forming just behind the flowers!

Way to go girls - who needs men!