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Posted by THEFARROWS (U14522813) on Wednesday, 14th July 2010
I HAVE 5 OR 6 COUGETTE PLANTS WHICH SEEM TO BE GROWING NICELY. MY CONCERN IS I SEEM TO HAVE A FEW MALE FLOWERS ON MOST OF THEM BUT I CANNOT SEEM ANY FEMALES. NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS OF RAIN SOME OF MY MALE FLOWERS HAVE EITHER FALLEN OFF OR BEEN KNOCKED OFF. I JUST WANT TO SEE FEMALES GROWING SO I CAN AT LEAST HAVE SOME HOPE I WILL GET COUGETTES.
AM I BEING TOO IMPATIENT?, WILL THE FEMALES APPEAR?
Mine were like that at the start but they are fine now. I do pollinate them myself sometimes just in case!
I've found that courgettes usually start with male flowers, and it takes a few days for the females to appear. Like you I've often been worried in the past!
Lottie
My courgettes started by producing male flowers. I read that you should cut them off and now there are lots of female flowers with good courgettes.
I don't think you need to take off the male flowers, I've never done so and I've never had any problems with the harvest (once they've started!).
It seems a lot of fiddle for no apparent benefit- well, that's my experience.
Yes, they balance up after a while. Funnily enough my courgettes
(black ) always seem to produce female flowers first - I cut them off at first bloom and lightly fry them them in olive oil with garlic scapes for my first early summer delicacy. When the male flowers appear I leave the females to be pollinated.
You can also (batter and) fry male blooms for a delicious snack, waste not want not!
Thanks everyone. I guess i will just have to sit tight and be patient. Trust the Ladies to be late. (No offense). My wife thinks its funny that im waiting around for the females.
Scott
Yeah, don't worry Scott, Once they start producing you'll have more than you can eat.
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