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I have 2 corrgette plants in big pots and all the flowers , and there must be at least a dozen between them , are male . Why ?.
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Hi Divvy,
They seem to start off with male flowers for the first couple of weeks and then the females come along.
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You don't expect the gals to hang around waiting for the lads do you??...that just wouldn't do!
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Bring them over to my house!Originally posted by divvy View Post
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ers_36466.htmlComment
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I have 2 plants - like you one is only producing male flowers, however the other one to date has only produced females - go figure!Comment
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ha ha, on first looking at the name of this thread i thought it was a question for blokes only. like yorkies.Comment
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flowers dropping off courgettes
I have 4 courgettes left out of 15 (slugs got the rest) don't know whether they are male or female but the flowers keep dropping of leaving just a stalk.Any ideas why?
texteditor.Last edited by texteditor; 14-07-2009, 10:28 PM.Comment
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Ok , stupid question , what do the female flowers look like . I'm sure all the ones Iv'e got so far are male . Just want to check.
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report it for being sexist
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here you go....Originally posted by divvy View Post
http://completegarden.files.wordpres...tification.jpg"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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Thought so , Iv'e just been out to water and ,............ Iv'e got my first female flower. I suppose I have to go out and draw the curtains now and help them along . !!!!!!!Last edited by divvy; 20-07-2009, 06:05 PM.
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An even dafter question is it the female plant that produces the courgette? And an even dafter question do I have to put a male plant next to a female plant? lmao
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Do they need low lighting and privacy.
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and soft music and wine
and yes - it is the female that produces the fruit, same as we do and not they don't need any help - not really sure what the males are there for (sorry guys)
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The lights are now dimmed, the drinks are prepared and now left them with some privacy *tiptoes out*Comment
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