what is happening to my squash?

[coolqcumber]

hello all!

my first time having grown squash, the grey zucchini variety, the plant looks amazing. the issue is the fruits are getting to about 3-4 inches looking fine and not long after that they turn brown and just start rotting. as soon as I see this I obviously get rid of the fruit but I'm getting bummed out because every single one seems to be doing this.

is this a pollination issue? nutrient issue? any help would be appreciated.

thanks and happy farming!

[SPierce]

Sounds like a pollination issue; the flowers open early morning and bees aren't always around to be able to check them out try getting up early and hand pollinating?

[dave103069]

I agree with SPierce. Sounds like a polination issue. Like SPierce said. Get up in the early morning with a q-tip roll it inside the male flower to get the pollen on the tip and then roll the polinated q-tip in the female flower with the fruit..

[coolqcumber]

thanks for the advice! I will try this out.