313 - Pollination Problems: What to do when you see flowers but no fruit on squash, zucchini, and cucumbers
The Beginner's Garden with Jill McSheehy
Jill McSheehy
4.4 • 734 Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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This week we're talking about what to do when you see flowers on your squash, zucchini and cucumber plants but no fruit are forming. There are several easy and quick problem solving steps to fixing the issue so I hope you enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey you guys and happy June. I hope like me you are just loving this time of year in the garden. |
| 0:08.1 | I'm recording this pretty early in the morning. Today officially is the beginning of summer break for my kids. |
| 0:14.3 | So they're still asleep in their bedroom. So if I'm talking a little bit quietly, you can see why. |
| 0:20.2 | But I've actually already been in my garden this |
| 0:22.0 | morning, not working per se, but I have been in my garden doing something that I'm going to be |
| 0:27.7 | talking to you about today. And that is I was looking for some open squash female flowers to be |
| 0:36.5 | able to hand pollinate. |
| 0:38.3 | Why I do that at the beginning of the season is what we're going to be talking about today |
| 0:43.3 | and that's a problem that can happen with squash, zucchini, cucumbers and that is what happens |
| 0:50.3 | when you get the female flowers but the fruit are not developing. This is a very common |
| 0:56.5 | issue in the early spring, and it's something that beginning gardeners may not even realize is |
| 1:01.5 | happening. And that's why I thought that this would actually be a perfect time to talk about this |
| 1:06.4 | to see what causes this problem if the squash, zucchini zucchini and cucumbers that you're hoping to get, |
| 1:12.9 | why are they not developing into fruit, and then what you can do about it. So whether you're a |
| 1:18.1 | beginner or you've had some experience, I hope that this episode will give you the information |
| 1:22.1 | you need to hopefully get to the goal of what you've done with planting all these plants, |
| 1:26.9 | and that is getting a harvest. |
| 1:29.5 | Welcome, I'm Jill, and 10 years ago I started my first garden as a new stay-at-home mom |
| 1:35.0 | looking to cut grocery costs and grow my own food. Over the years, with many failures and |
| 1:40.3 | successes, I stumbled my way into becoming a gardener. And six years ago, I started this podcast |
| 1:45.7 | to help others grow their own food as well. By tuning in each Tuesday, I hope that you leave |
| 1:51.0 | inspired and with practical tips and that gardening will change your life as it did mine. |
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