Watermelon Flower Drop

The flowers on my watermelon vine are drying up and dropping.

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#1 Comment By Heather On 08/18/2011 @ 7:25 pm

This may be happening because they are male flowers or it may be a pollination issue. If the flowers that are drying up are male, it is nothing to worry about. This is natural and normal. If the flowers that are falling off are female, than there is a pollination problem.

This article is about make and female squash flowers, but it is the same for melons. It will help you identify if you have male or females: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/squash/female-male-squash-blossoms.htm ^[1]

If it is a pollination issue, you may want to consider hand pollinating. This article will help you with that:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/melons/hand-pollinating-melons.htm ^[2]

#2 Comment By hammer On 08/21/2011 @ 12:28 pm

Heather,thank-you for answer on the blossom’s. I’ll take a closer look at the plant. hammer

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