"kathleen syson" wrote in message
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Although no expert, I have been successfully gardening produce of a
normal
nature - beans, peas, potatoes, tomatoes etc for a few years. This
year I
thought I'd have a go at courgettes. No greenhouse; but that never
bothered
the tomatoes (south facing garden in Derbyshire). I planted five
seeds and
lo and behold like topsy they just grew and grew and grew. I gave
one
re-potted plant to a new to gardening neighbour with greenhouse;
then sat in
my garden and watched as his plant thrived and produced its first
flowers.
Kept mine in a shed nice and warm by a huge window plenty of fresh
air,
light, love and care etc - they also started to flower; obviously
somewhat
later than my neighbour's. He gave me the first two courgettes from
his
plant and they were yummy! My flowers open, delight us with their
beauty
and then close up and fall off :-( anyone tell me why? can it be
possible
that all mine are the wrong sex? this is happening to each of the
four
remaining plants even though as plants they look wonderfully
healthy - my
neighbour is not giving his anything other than water and the
occasional
tomato feed, as I am. Near to tears now!!

Why are the plants in a shed?
Who is going to pollinate the flowers there?

Franz