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Gill Matthews · 17-07-2007, 09:28 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

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Jenny,

Thanks for that info. Well my plant knowledge isn't that advanced.
I may assume that it has been the male flowers that were finished and they
were ready to be knocked off.
The trouble is that there aren't any other flowers so it seems they have
(how can I put this politely) liberated their potential to the wind!
The idea supports that fact the remaining stem is just plain when I was
expecting there to be the young marrow forming at least at the base of the
flower.

I just hope my marrow plants are hermaphrodite and not homosexual!

Thanks again

Nigel

The type of flower on courgettes ie Male or female seems to be temperature
dependant. female flowers are identifiable by the small "courgette" at the base
even before they have opened and donot seem to form until it has warmed up a bit.
I would think marrows may be similar

GillM