Growing zucchini

Question

I have one plant that I bought at Walmart . It is growing and blooming but I do not have any zucchini yet. Seems like the blooms fall off but no veggie. What is wrong?

Answer 1

This is a super common problem, believe it or not - and it's completely normal. There are a couple possible reasons: male blooms and poor pollination. The male blooms aren't an issue, and this article will tell you why:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/zucchini/why-zucchini-blossoms-fall-off-the-plant.htm

You can also pollinate the blooms yourself by going from one to the next with a Q-tip and rubbing the Q-tip on each bloom, all around the plant with the same Q-tip.