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    Male flower, male flower, male flower, ma....

    Female flower, female flower, female flower. No male flower.

    (Actually the first female did get fertilised and we shall have our first courgette of the season tomorrow!)

    On another topic I also spotted bumble bees pollen raiding my broad beans, as predicted by Two Sheds. Curious, if not exactly promising.
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    I've never had more than half a dozen courgettes off any plant I'd love to know what a glut was like
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    I tried jogging, but I couldn't keep the ice in my glass.

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    • #3
      I've just been looking at mine and they all look male flowers.
      Location....East Midlands.

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      • #4
        mine are all still male too

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        • #5
          Stop looking at them! They will come in their own good time.


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          • #6
            Originally posted by Bren In Pots View Post
            I've just been looking at mine and they all look male flowers.
            Do you make a habit of looking at male reproductive organs?
            Last edited by Snadger; 12-06-2010, 05:20 PM.
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            to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

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            • #7
              mine are all male flowers asweel atm. i did plan on having 2 plants so they could pollinate each other but my second plant died
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              • #8
                Originally posted by Snadger View Post
                Do you make a habit of looking at male reproductive organs?
                I've even been nipping some off
                Location....East Midlands.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Bren In Pots View Post
                  I've even been nipping some off
                  quite nice dipped in batter and shallow fried.

                  Its all male flowers at first and soon the female ones will follow and then you'll be knee deep in courgettes

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                  • #10
                    I must admit to being a bit perplexed. On my 5 plants that are flowering, all have been female flowers so far, all but one have been pollinated by the looks of things.
                    Pretty sure there is no one else close to my garden with courgettes and they are not F1 self fertile plants.
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                    Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.

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