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At the moment I have well curcubits flowering, unfortunately my little helpers have rearranged the lables so I am unable to distinguish between yellow courgette and bush-style pumpkins- gold nugget I think. Well I have very few male flowers and plenty of girly ones. I am wondering if girls can pollinate girls? (I've only studied human biology!) Also will a courgette pollinate a pumpkin to produce a fruit?
How much pollen is required, as I've been (desperately...) hand pollinating, it seems like only a tiny amount is transferred to one part of the female flowers....erm innards, is that ok?
Is there a particular reason why I get so many female flowers...perhaps I am meddleing with nature too much, are these females with no males ment to fall off till the males mature?
Will pollinating a female flower with an 'un(open)ripe' male work? Also it seems there is pollen in the insides of the petals is that correct?
Really ought to get a biology book I know! Such fun, Ive just discovered my 'watermelon' plants are producing courgette embryo fruit, bless my peeps.
moira
How much pollen is required, as I've been (desperately...) hand pollinating, it seems like only a tiny amount is transferred to one part of the female flowers....erm innards, is that ok?
Is there a particular reason why I get so many female flowers...perhaps I am meddleing with nature too much, are these females with no males ment to fall off till the males mature?
Will pollinating a female flower with an 'un(open)ripe' male work? Also it seems there is pollen in the insides of the petals is that correct?
Really ought to get a biology book I know! Such fun, Ive just discovered my 'watermelon' plants are producing courgette embryo fruit, bless my peeps.
moira
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