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- Q.When Can I Pick Zucchini Flowers? - Can I pick zucchini flowers when they first come out or will it keep the zucchini from growing?
- Q.Growing Zucchini - We planted zucchini plants and all was going well until a few days ago when we noticed some of the ...
- Q.Are Blossom End Rot Zucchinis Edible? - I'm a first time gardener and have discovered that my zucchini has blossom end rot. It's just a few of ...
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platinumginger on
June 25, 2016
27616Q.zucchini
I have two zucchini plants growing well but they both have just a few flowers with bases that look like they are going to form a zucchini, and lots of flowers on long stems that don't look as though they could bear a zucchini. Should I pick these off or thin them out? Thank you for your time. Susan
- Answered by
kh0001 on
June 27, 2016A.Nope, those are "male" flowers and you need them if you want to eat zucchini! Female flowers are the ones that have the little round "things" at the base that will turn into fruit, but pollinators need the pollen from the male flowers (that hang out on long stems with no round things anywhere on them) in order to pollinate the female flowers... which will then produce zucchini! Here's an article describing the differences between the male and female flowers: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/female-male-squash-blossoms.htm
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- Asked by
Anonymous on
July 7, 2016Q.How to handle zucchini pests
My zucchini plants have been infested with brown caterpillar like insects. The leaves and fruit are turning brown and rotting. Most of the plant is still healthy. What can I do to save it?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 7, 2016A.Neem Oil is a good treatment.
You can try picking off the caterpillars if they are highly visible to help out.Here are some links with more information.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm
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AJ'sammar on
July 8, 2016
10314Q.When can I pick zucchini flowers?
Can I pick zucchini flowers when they first come out or will it keep the zucchini from growing?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 10, 2016A.Here is an article that will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/harvesting-squash-flowers.htm
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sharon g on
July 9, 2016
14221Q.growing zucchini
We planted zucchini plants and all was going well until a few days ago when we noticed some of the zucchini are starting to shrivel up and some of the ends are rotten. This happened last year and all the zucchinis died. What are we doing wrong? They do get enough water. Please help!
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 10, 2016A.Blossom end rot is caused by a calcium deficiency.
Here is a link that will help you.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/zucchini/zucchini-blossom-end-rot.htm
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Anonymous on
July 24, 2016Q.are blossom end rot zucchinis edible?
I'm a first time gardener and have discovered that my zucchini has blossom end rot. It's just a few of the first ones to grow. One is very round, about three inches! Was just wondering if I could cut off the end and use it for zucchini bread?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 25, 2016A.Yes, you can cut away the bad end and use the rest of the zucchini.
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ecat1016 on
July 28, 2016
08322Q.zucchini
Every year we have had abundant results with our zucchini plants. This year we are finding the flowers either gone or on the ground beside the bush. We have not had one zucchini this year. What could be causing this?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 29, 2016A.This first flowers that form on your plant are male blossoms. These will open and fall off of the plant. The female flowers come later and if they are not being pollinated will also drop off the plant.
You can try self pollinating your flowers.
These articles will help you.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/female-male-squash-blossoms.htm
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hoge63 on
July 29, 2016
60118Q.Zucchini plants
I have huge zucchini plants with no zucchini. The tiny zucchini turn brown and shrivel.
- Answered by
kh0001 on
July 30, 2016A.Sounds like your zucchini plants are suffering from blossom end rot. Here is some additional information on what causes it (hint: it's a soil deficiency) and what to do about it:
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