Bees are sometimes few and far between in urban areas. If you think this is the case in your own garden, you can try playing the role of a bee yourself by hand pollinating the flowers. The pollen of squash plants is very sticky and is formed in the center of the male flowers. You can try using a small paint brush to move some of the pollen from the male flower to the stigma of the female flower.
If that sounds too tedious, you can also just remove the male flower and gently roll its pollen onto the stigma of the female flower. Also keep in mind that squashes can only be fertilized by their same species. Encourage plenty of pollinators by having a range flowers around the garden and try a bit of hand pollinating.
I am not sure at all that zucchini need a pollinator to pruduce fruit, unless it is hermaphroditic, because I have one singlel plant in the backyard that I am absolutely sure is the only one in the area. It is producing a lot of fruit. I am having a yellow tip rot issue though. From what I have gathered, this is most likely a calcium deficiency.
I am going to give them some calcium, and magnesium and see if it helps. Zucchini plants produce both male and female flowers on the same plant so only one plant is required for fruit.
You are correct, Blossom End Rot is caused by an underlying calcium deficiency so your solution is right. The condition is highlighted by inconsistent irrigation possibly through sudden deluges of rain so be careful to keep your watering regime consistent for best results. I have plenty of flowers like everyone else, I just went out to look and see the male and female flowers. I see no female flowers at all, what do I do know, I shoul have a ton of zuchini by now??
I check every morn to see if I have female flowers so I can pollinate, and I rarely see the females. I bet my ratio is 6 males to every female. Obviously there were more than I realized because I got mere 4 squash, and probably 6 failures. By this point in the year, I should have at least 4 times this production. I have never had this problem before, of not getting female flowers, except early in the spring, and that is supposedly normal.
Maybe the weather is too cool and damp????? Any suggestions? Is it too late to start all new plants in the ground from seed? Hi Renee — Zucchini are heat-loving crops, so I would suggest starting more plants from seed within the next few weeks. But for the plants you already have, rather than watering shallowly on a daily basis, only water your plants once or twice a week, but aim for a deeper, more penetrating form of irrigation.
Deep watering and a few inches of straw or shredded leaves around the plants will stabilize soil temperatures and moisture levels, and hopefully lead to fruit production. My male zucchini flowers bloomed early, then shriveled and dried out before the female flowers bloomed. Is there anything I can do? Will more male flowers bloom so that the females can be pollinated?
I always lose the first one or 2 to pollination also. I guess the pollinators need a little while to sniff them down since we only have 2 squash and 2 zuke. Are both male and female flowers on the same plant? Yes, both male and female flowers are produced on each plant, but the male flowers appear a week or two before the females.
Give it some time; the female blooms will be there soon. Most likely poor pollination. Check out the tips in the article for ways to overcome poor pollination. My oarents are growing zucchini in pots and they flower and then the flower falls off. No zucchini so far. I planted my plants too close together in a raised bed.
The plants are large and the stems are all intertwined now. After a recent storm they have been kind of beaten over the edge of the garden bed which is about a foot high. Is it ok to let them continue along the ground? Should I try to support them somehow or is it too late for that?
You can definitely let them trail down the side of the bed. Just make sure you support the fruits if you plan on letting them grow pretty large. Otherwise, they may snap the vine with their weight. The flowers on 2 of my zucchinis fell off when the zucchinis were about 3 inches long during a storm. Will they continue to grow without the flower?
The flowers eventually fall off the ends of the developing fruit. This is the second year that I planted zucchini. The zucchini plant is small and flowers. Once the flower dies off the only thing left is a stalk. I am assuming that it is a pollination problem. Is there anything that I can do to help?
The male flowers, which only provide the pollen to the female blooms and do not themselves turn into zucchini, will simply drop off, leaving only a stalk behind. I was going for a few days and came back to wilted plants.
They perked up after watering but the next day completely wilted looking. Leaves are green but wilted. The main vine looks mushy, would that be a vine borer?
Definitely sounds like squash vine borers. You can slice the stem open lengthwise and squish them, then wrap the stem back closed again with a piece of old pantyhose or fabric.
One zucchini per plant each week sounds about right, though it is somewhat dependent on the variety. Production may decrease if you let the zucchinis grow too large. They like well-draining soil which sandier soils are , though they also tolerate clay-based soils quite well, as long as you add plenty of compost or other organic matter to help improve it.
It looks like something is cutting stems clean off. Hi there. Some of the leaves are now doing the same thing. Sometimes this happens. Always buy new seeds from a reputable seed source who isolates varieties to prevent accidental cross pollination. Warty zucchini often have tougher skin but still taste okay.
Hello, for the second year in a row im getting all male and no female flowers. The females grow a few inches the blossoms never even get close to opening and then wither and die off. What do you think my problems are? Not enough sun? My guess would be not enough sun, but it may be a varietal issue too. Always grow 2 or 3 different varieties, if possible, to ensure at least some of them will be good fruiters.
Hello, I planted two zucchini plants two months ago in large containers in potting soil for flowers and vegetables. The plants have barely grown! They have lots of sun and I keep the soil moist, never had a problem growing zucchini before, any ideas? Zucchini are notoriously tough to grow in containers. Make sure each plant has its own pot and the container holds at least 5 gallons of high-quality potting soil.
Fertilize with a liquid organic fertilizer every two weeks. Sounds like they might have been grown from seed that accidentally cross pollinated. This is why purchasing seed from reputable seed companies is key. Saving your own seeds is tough when it comes to members of the squash family because they cross-pollinate so readily. One of my zucchini plants is producing large eggplant shaped zucchini.
They start out round and just get bigger, growing into giant oval shape. What could be going on? If you saved your own seeds, its likely your new plants are a natural hybrid. The plant and the squash are out of control. Squash grow very quickly so you have to pick them almost every day. My squash are still pretty young and I just noticed recently that there are a ton of little bugs flying and sitting on my squash when I move them.
The squash is also starting to wilt. What is going on? Their presence often means the potting soil is too wet. Overwatering would also cause the plant to wilt. I find your site to be very helpful, I planted one zucchini sapling yellow And it loves to push out a lot of zucchinis and leaves. Some of the zucchinis come out a deeper shade of yellow, and seem more hard than the lighter yellow which you might more commonly see you in the store, and seem to be more soft.
I have assessed For calcium and water deficiencies but I add ground up eggshells and water early on in the season and this has seemed to help with production. What could be the cause of a darker yellow zucchini? This could be a varietal issue, or it could be due to the age of the fruits.
Sometimes, as they mature, the fruits get darker and thicker skinned. This is especially true of yellow crook-neck squash. Could be a chipmunk, squirrel, or groundhog. Even a rat would do that. I would surround the plants with a cage or fencing of some sort. I am glad I found this article. My zuzzchini leaves have small yellow or white dots. Small like pin pricks. NOt all over. Is some discoloration normal?
They do not wipe away. Some zucchini varieties do naturally have white or creamy white markings and patterns on the leaves. Loved this article! I am a first year gardener and made the misstep of planting all 3 of the seedlings from the tiny pot into the same space.
My questions: should I dig up the plants and try to separate the roots and transplant or cut back one or two of the three plants that are on top of each other? Or better yet, leave them alone! I know better now for my next planting. You can tell the flowers are male because they have a stem. Female flowers are stemless, and you may see a tiny fruit at their base. Of course, growing conditions may not be right.
If the plants are stressed, you may not get female flowers. Stressors include high temperatures, dryness and too much nitrogen.
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