Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Dumb Squash Question
Does it take two squash plants to get fruit? I bought one yellow crooked neck squash plant at Home Depot last month and potted it up. This week it grows 2" fruit (squash) with a flower on the end then it withers and dies. Guess I've never tried it with just one plant before and was wondering if that's what it was (and even that was 20 years ago). John |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Tex John wrote:
Does it take two squash plants to get fruit? No. I bought one yellow crooked neck squash plant at Home Depot last month and potted it up. This week it grows 2" fruit (squash) with a flower on the end then it withers and dies. Guess I've never tried it with just one plant Was it a male or a female flower? You'll need both if you want fruit... -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
"Victor Martinez" wrote in message news:PzRle.6061 Was it a male or a female flower? You'll need both if you want fruit... One week, the flowers did not grow on the ends of tiny squash; this week they are. Seems to be an all or nothing affair one way or the other. John |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Tex John wrote: "Victor Martinez" wrote in message news:PzRle.6061 Was it a male or a female flower? You'll need both if you want fruit... One week, the flowers did not grow on the ends of tiny squash; this week they are. Seems to be an all or nothing affair one way or the other. John John, both male and female flowers grow on the same squash plant. Male flowers bloom first, an adaptation that helps make sure there will be a chance for little squashes when the female flowers bloom. The flowers are not growing at the ends of your squash; it's the squash that are growing from the ovaries of the female flowers. All or nothing, you are correct. It's called sex. David |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Are there virus resistant squash seeds? Virus killing my squash! | Gardening | |||
Dumb question about Amano shrimp | Freshwater Aquaria Plants | |||
Possibly dumb tomato and pepper question | Edible Gardening | |||
Dumb Question... | Gardening | |||
Dumb Question... (in this newsgroup? What are the odds?) | Gardening |