"Billy Rose" wrote in message
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In article ,
"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

My understanding is that squash are not parthenocarpic. They are
monoecious
and if the pollen from a male flower does not reach the female flower
the
female will wither and die without forming fruit.

Confusion. Parthenocarpic means without seeds. Monoecious means the
plant has both male and female flowers. And if the pollen from a male
flower does not reach the female flower the female will wither and die
without forming a mature fruit.
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FB - FFF

Billy

In part yes, it means producing fruit without fertilisation which has the
consequence of producing no seeds too. For the squash to have fruit before
the flower it would have to be parthenocarpic. See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenocarpic
http://glossary.gardenweb.com/glossa...hole &s=terms

So where do you stand re the squash, is it flower, pollination then fruit or
fruit then flower?

David