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I am getting mostly male flowers on long stems and very few femail ones with courgettes on. Is there a reason for this. The plants are very healthy and are growing strongly.
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johntheeng -
be patient the tables will be turned .........S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
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As Bin's said ^,mine were like that for a few weeks but are now producing food
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I keep saying "come ooonnn" to mine too John, so don't despair just yet, they'll be along soon.Granny on the Game in SheffieldComment
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Mine were like that two weeks ago.... Tuesday I picked 8 (five green and three yellow!)
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I hear you have to ignore them and don't pressurize them too much. Ours were way behind as they got hit by late frost, but we went away for a week, came back and they'd gone mad. I may live to regret that late sowing of 7 more
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mine were like that for what i thought was ages but was probably 10 days. Today I picked 8 from 3 plants and I haven't dared go to the polytunnel, I know i'll find marrows.
Turn your back on them and don't peek for a few days
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Two marrows today in two days of not looking! Eeks! They're magic vegetables - might have to change my mind on my option on Zazen's poll.Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
Blog - @Twotheridge: For The Record - Sowing and Growing with a Virgin Veg Grower: Spring Has Now Sprung...Boing! http://vvgsowingandgrowing2012.blogs....html?spref=twComment
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thanks for all your replies and encouragement.johntheengComment
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Courgettes are shy and preferred to be ignored (unlike pumpkins who love to show off their babies and grow them at a tremendous rate of knots once the fruit is set)
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