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Gardening

freemay20

(243 posts) Mon Jul 8, 2013, 07:06 PM Jul 2013

NC Zucchini

Having trouble. The plants are huge with many huge blossoms. The blossoms die off, Veg starts to grow and then the problem occurs. It seems the veg gets about 3 inches long and just turns to mush. So fricking odd. Any suggestions??

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NC Zucchini (Original Post) freemay20 Jul 2013 OP

Sounds like they don't get pollinated - likely due to low bee incidence. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #1

bees freemay20 Jul 2013 #2

NRaleighLiberal

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1. Sounds like they don't get pollinated - likely due to low bee incidence.

Reply to freemay20 (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 07:24 PM

Jul 2013

You can try hand pollinating - take a male flower (long thin stem) and brush the pollen against the center of the female flowers (with the small developing squash)

freemay20

(243 posts)

2. bees

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 09:23 PM

Jul 2013

We have a lot of bees in the yard and garden. I purposely let the clover take over in a large area near the garden to attract them and it has worked. They are all over. I see the small Zucchini starting to grow, they are firm, but when they get to 3 - 4 inches, they turn to mush.

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