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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Manouche on July 28, 2010, 15:30:05

Title: courgette flowers loads
Post by: Manouche on July 28, 2010, 15:30:05
Well I've got good strong plants, well watered, good soil, lots of strong leaves and loads of flowers but not a fruit in sight.
The flowers grow but just appear on the end of a straight stalk.
Never had this problem in the past does anyone know whats wrong please. xxx
Title: Re: courgette flowers loads
Post by: Allotment-junkie on July 28, 2010, 17:12:55
I think it means they are not pollinating all Female may need a male ,, But Jeannine will be along shortly and she is the Goddess of Squashes
Title: Re: courgette flowers loads
Post by: chriscross1966 on July 28, 2010, 17:37:33
Flowers on the end of stalks is male flowers, nothing wrong with that they normally start a ew days before the females do...

chrisc
Title: Re: courgette flowers loads
Post by: Jeannine on July 28, 2010, 18:25:17
Be patient Manouche, just the boys waiting for the girls, they will be along shortly, they only pretend to be good girls, when they arrive they are very promiscuous. :o

XX Jeannine
Title: Re: courgette flowers loads
Post by: Manouche on July 28, 2010, 22:11:38
thanks guys will be watching with great interest and ill try to be patient Jeannine.
Title: Re: courgette flowers loads
Post by: Jeannine on July 29, 2010, 01:13:24
You can eat the flowers Manouche, stuffed or just deep fried in light batterXX Jeannine