Marrows - Female Flowers?
Hi
I have several marrow plants which have lots of male flowers, but no females (with fruits) - have I done something wrong or am I just be impatient? Many thanks Sue |
Marrows - Female Flowers?
You are being impatient. Many Cucurbitaceae will produce male flowers before
the female flowers. In the wild, such a strategy encourages out-breeding with other plants (and genetic diversity) but frustrates the impatient gardener expecting fruit. "Sue S" wrote in message ... Hi I have several marrow plants which have lots of male flowers, but no females (with fruits) - have I done something wrong or am I just be impatient? Many thanks Sue |
Marrows - Female Flowers?
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Marrows - Female Flowers?
On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 20:04:46 +0100, "Sue S"
wrote: Hi I have several marrow plants which have lots of male flowers, but no females (with fruits) - have I done something wrong or am I just be impatient? I have a related question that came up on another newsgroup -- how do you distinguish between marrows and zucchini/courgettes? -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk |
Marrows - Female Flowers?
On Wed, 07 Jul 2004 04:24:28 GMT, Steve Hayes
wrote: On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 20:04:46 +0100, "Sue S" wrote: Hi I have several marrow plants which have lots of male flowers, but no females (with fruits) - have I done something wrong or am I just be impatient? I have a related question that came up on another newsgroup -- how do you distinguish between marrows and zucchini/courgettes? Size matters. DC |
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