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Why are some of my squash blooms deformed?
Is that normal or is it something that I have done to cause them to form that way? It looks as if it's only the female blooms that are doing it.
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At first I thought this may have been an issue with pollination. Maybe incomplete pollination, but I'm not quite sure. There's definite deformation of the actual flower. Weird. I feel like I've seen this before though, in my own garden, and I wanna chalk it up to environmental factors. Like I saw one like that midseason, then normal production before and after.
Are these the first off the plants?
Can you show us the rest of the plant, and tell us where you're growing? What area are you from?
Are these the first off the plants?
Can you show us the rest of the plant, and tell us where you're growing? What area are you from?
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I took some more pictures my squash today
The mark on the stick are inch marks
My crookneck
The mark on the stick are inch marks
My crookneck
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My Zucchini
The marks on the stick are inch marks
The marks on the stick are inch marks
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I think your plants are going to outgrow this. I see normal female flowering fruits on both of the plants! Your beds look BEAUTIFULLY WEED FREE! I like your mulch! You're plants look nice and healthy, as well.
I'm pretty sure this has happened here before. Almost like a leaf stalk and a femal flower fused.
I'm pretty sure this has happened here before. Almost like a leaf stalk and a femal flower fused.
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Lindsaylew82 wrote:I think your plants are going to outgrow this. I see normal female flowering fruits on both of the plants! Your beds look BEAUTIFULLY WEED FREE! I like your mulch! You're plants look nice and healthy, as well.
I'm pretty sure this has happened here before. Almost like a leaf stalk and a femal flower fused.
I agree, your beds look fantastic!! What is your mulch, just straw?
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I didn't grow them from seed. Just got the Bonnie plants. I think next year I'll try and grow them from seed.jal_ut wrote:Weird. Just watch it and see if things improve. If not, I will suggest your seed was some weird hybrid cross. Where did you get the seed?
Squash need a pollinator. Do you have bees working blooms in your garden?
Yeah I have bees in the garden I was chasing one down from bloom to bloom hoping to get a picture but.... The little guy wouldn't stay put long enough.
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You might plant some seed right now?
I planted squash and cukes about 8 days ago then it rained for four days, and nothing has came up. I could be replanting too. I am wondering if the seed rotted. Such is gardening. always a new experiment. No telling what the weather will do, nor what pests the wind will blow in.
Hey, keep that camera handy, you will get that bee.
Have fun!
I planted squash and cukes about 8 days ago then it rained for four days, and nothing has came up. I could be replanting too. I am wondering if the seed rotted. Such is gardening. always a new experiment. No telling what the weather will do, nor what pests the wind will blow in.
Hey, keep that camera handy, you will get that bee.
Have fun!
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Ok so long story with my peppers kinda. The frame to the bed needed to replaced and I decided not to plant the peppers till it was. Well it took the guys at work a month to get around to doing it. The peppers I had bought I placed in the shade for that whole time. I was so happy when they got the bed frame rebuilt I didn't consider factor till the next day after the leaves was already burnt.
The peppers also came from Bonnie plant company and I ended up replacing a few of them. The one that looks really yellow is a sweet banana and it's one I didn't replace. The peppers I pick are Habanero and I'm not sure if the y look that way bc I picked them early or not.
The peppers also came from Bonnie plant company and I ended up replacing a few of them. The one that looks really yellow is a sweet banana and it's one I didn't replace. The peppers I pick are Habanero and I'm not sure if the y look that way bc I picked them early or not.
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