I have two hills of three plants each. None of them are producing a squash, just flowers on long stems. If it is true that there are male and female plants, I apparently, for the second year, planted ALL males! Am I fertilizing them with too much nitrogen, preventing fruit set? I only used Miracle Grow granules when they were about four inches high.
The flowers dropping off is typical behavior for a squash plant. They will produce mostly male (non-fruiting) blossoms early in the season and will gradually start to produce more female blossoms as the season progresses.
If you do not see fruiting or if they drop off early, you may need to hand pollinatethe plants. These articles will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/pollinate-squash-by-hand.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/female-male-squash-blossoms.htm
Zuchinni produce male and female flowers. The big flowers on long stems are male ones. The female flowers are attached to what look like small zuchinnis and quite a bit smaller. Make sure the plants are not stressed and the ph is not to high. A high ph will keep phosphorus from being available and it is necessary for production.
Can I trim some of the leaves off my zucchini plant?
The leaf stem on overly sized leaves may be cut to the base if needed. Do not cut the woody-like stem of the plant itself. If there are any leaves that need to be removed from the woody stem, simply prune out the leaf tips instead, rather than the whole stem.
The leaves on my zucchini were eaten by a groundhog. They were doing well and would probably have large fruit by now. The leaves are chewed up. Should I cut them off? Will the plant still produce?
As long as the rest of the plant look fine and the roots are still intact, then it should be fine and continue to produce. You can remove the damaged leaves but treat the plant with neem oil to guard against pest or fungal problems. This article should help with the groundhogs: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/animals/get-rid-groundhogs.htm
I live in zone 6 Wichita, Ks. I planted two zucchini plants one is growing and producing around the ground. The other has a thick tall stalk with big green waxy split leaves with large yellow blossoms. It has produced nothing except flowers, and the plant is approx. 4 1/2 feet tall.
If you are getting plenty of flowers but nothing produces, then it is most likely due to poor pollination. Hand pollination often helps. Here is more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/insect-pollination-process.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/pollinate-squash-by-hand.htm
If you have blossoms with some that seem to drop off, then it could simply be due to the fact that these plants will produce mostly male (non-fruiting) blossoms early in the season and will gradually start to produce more female blossoms as the season progresses.
My squash and zucchini plants are flowering but no squash is coming off of them. What can I do?
This is typical behavior for curbit plants (squash, cucumber, melon). They will produce mostly male (non-fruiting) blossoms early in the season and will gradually start to produce more female blossoms as the season progresses. Give it some time and you will see it start fruiting. Here is how to tell a male from a female blossom: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/female-male-squash-blossoms.htm
I have some zucchini growing on my plants that look strange. The blossom end is not rotting, but is growing strange. Instead of the blossom falling off and leaving a little brown "bellybutton", it just grows fatter and looks like another zucchini is developing from the first. Kind of like uncontrolled cell growth. I looked online but all I can find is blossom rot, which it isn't. Thanks for any help!
This is sometimes referred to as twin or double fruitng. While not common, it does happen now and then. It's a condition where two or more blossoms, in this case female, fuse together and the fruit essentially grows as a siamese twin fruit.
Healthy plants. . . lots of flowers. . . NO zucchini??
This is typical behavior for a squash plant. They will produce mostly male (non-fruiting) blossoms early in the season and will gradually start to produce more female blossoms as the season progresses. Give it some time and you will see it start fruiting.
If you are seeing fruit but they are falling off, this article will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/zucchini/zucchini-fruit-fall-off-the-plant-before-they-are-full-grown.htm
Nikki......thank you...that makes sense......thinking to place some potted flowering plants around zuchini might encourage bees...thanks for your reply...:)