Lgardening·GardeningbyLabonnie my zucchini plant forms buds blooms for a day and then curls up and the flower falls off... first time planting zucchini. is this normal?View original on feddit.de29Comments7
PPlantDna mander.xyz4Hide 4 repliesThat’s a male flower. On female flowers you will see a small zucchini attached to the flower.11
NataliePortland replythegarden.land1Hide 1 replyYes but it’s common for the first few to be male, then you will get a mix of male and female. Plant looks great I think you’re going to get great zucchinis. Just keep them away from me I don’t like zucchini 😆5
jjbz replyslrpnk.netSometime they can bloom with a little offset on the same plant. That's why it's good to have a few plants to create interactions between them. Female flowers can also be fertilised by hand.2
aaquapete lemmy.worldYou can self fertilize your plant. Take a small brush or qtip and take some pollen from an open male flower and brush the inside of the female flower.1
That’s a male flower. On female flowers you will see a small zucchini attached to the flower.
Oh.... Do they not bloom at the same time?
Yes but it’s common for the first few to be male, then you will get a mix of male and female. Plant looks great I think you’re going to get great zucchinis. Just keep them away from me I don’t like zucchini 😆
I agree that a few males bloom first. Not the I don’t like them part 🙂
Sometime they can bloom with a little offset on the same plant.
That's why it's good to have a few plants to create interactions between them.
Female flowers can also be fertilised by hand.
You can self fertilize your plant. Take a small brush or qtip and take some pollen from an open male flower and brush the inside of the female flower.
They'll self fertilize in time