Cucumber Plant, No Male Flowers

Question

Hi, I’m growing japanese pickling cucumbers, and I’m hand pollinating them. The problem is that i only got 2 male flowers in the beginning, and nothing but female flowers ever since. Am i doing something wrong? I don’t think it’s the parthenocarpic kind because the female flowers don’t get pollinated and just shrivel up and die.

Answer 1

In this case, you may want to plant several plants in the future. This can help with the ratio of male to female flowers. Other than that, it will be up to the climate. Here are some articles that will help:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cucumber/hand-pollinating-cucumbers.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cucumber