06-08-2007, 10:52 PM
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Male / Female Flowers
Ken Lichtsinn wrote:
I have 8 acorn squash plants and so far only one fruit. I have been
pollenating them by going from flower to flower with a Q-tip twirling
it around inside the flower and then repeating going back the way I
came. I read several threads in this forum noting that sometimes
squash produce only female flowers and I read about how to tell the
difference. However, this is new to me and all the flowers look the
same. I suspect that they are all female but, since they all look the
same, I'm not sure. I took a picture (a 112KB .JPG) but it keeps
saying "Upload failed" so I can't attach it. The flowers do have a
bulb at the base and some are larger or smaller. If this is the case,
I guess I should keep looking until I find a male flower and try with
my Q-tip method to pollenate as many female flowers as I can. I did
see one bee when I took this picture and I'm getting a good crop of
cucumbers and tomatoes right close by.
http://www.beeculture.com/content/po...ndbook/307.gif for a look.
Lar
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