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Understanding Zucchini / Courgette
Hi Everybody,
Please understand that this is my first year with vegetables. (And I live in the southern hemisphere, where we are just getting into summer.) I have a pair of zucchini/ courgette plants, in the same 10-litre (2.5 gal) bucket. There have recently been a few flowers (light orange), along with several buds looking ready to bloom. My question is... some flowers have a thin stem, but a couple of them have a thick stem, which I am thinking might be a zucchini- in-progresss? They are a couple of inches long, dark green, slightly ribbed in a length-wise direction (i.e. the long direction), and slightly fuzzy. Is this an issue of male vs. female flowers? Should I expect these stem thingies to become vegetables? How do I see if pollination/fertillisation has happenned (there are plenty of bees, etc here)? If my gues is right, how many weeks untill I should harvest? Thanks in advance! All of your advice and info is appreciated! -V -- Guide To DIY Living http://www.self-reliance.co.nz (Work in progress) |
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