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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comYesterday I had 5 male zucchini flowers and no female flowers; today there are all female flowers with no pollinators. Some of yesterday’s male flowers have a bit of pollen on them and I wonder if it is still viable.
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1 Comment To "Can yesterday’s male zucchini flowers be used to hand pollinate today’s female flowers?"
#1 Comment By BushDoctor On 07/03/2018 @ 2:29 pm
Yes, and you can keep this pollen for longer in the refrigerator. I have to do this all the time, as I usually only do one plant at a time indoors. You can either save the whole flower, or just clip the stamen out and keep that.