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jal_ut
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That is what happens if the flower doesn't get pollinated. If there are no insect pollinators, it may be necessary to hand pollinate.
Last edited by jal_ut on Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:33 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Hi Marlingardener.
I have about fifteen yellow crookneck squash plants just starting to bloom with a fruit behind each bloom. Unfortunately none of the small squash will make it. They will all start rotting and fall off because the plants are not producing any male blooms. It seems to work this way every year. After they have produced and lost a few female bloom/fruits, they start producing male blooms and the female blooms begin producing full sized fruits. Near the end of the productive life of each plant, they start producing only male blooms. I can look all day and not find a single female bloom but the plants will be full of male blooms. At that point, I usually pull the plant and grow new ones. I don't know if it is the same with all varieties of squash, but I've observed it for years with my crookneck squash.
Ted
I have about fifteen yellow crookneck squash plants just starting to bloom with a fruit behind each bloom. Unfortunately none of the small squash will make it. They will all start rotting and fall off because the plants are not producing any male blooms. It seems to work this way every year. After they have produced and lost a few female bloom/fruits, they start producing male blooms and the female blooms begin producing full sized fruits. Near the end of the productive life of each plant, they start producing only male blooms. I can look all day and not find a single female bloom but the plants will be full of male blooms. At that point, I usually pull the plant and grow new ones. I don't know if it is the same with all varieties of squash, but I've observed it for years with my crookneck squash.
Ted