Courgette help needed

Sally A · « **on:** May 28, 2007, 20:28 »

One of my courgettes seems to be predominantly male flowers, ie flowers on stalks with no fruit growing behind. Do I have to do the nitty gritty with it, or should some female flowers and fruits come along.

For some reason, the thought of doing this brings dodgy music to mind!

richyrich7 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 28, 2007, 20:56 »

I don't know to be honest, mine always seem to have loads of male flowers and not so many female, I've always assumed that they produce more male flowers at the beginning of their fruiting season. :?

Sally A · « **Reply #2 on:** May 28, 2007, 21:01 »

Perhaps the male flowers are getting there first ready to pounce on the females when they emerge.

richyrich7 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 28, 2007, 21:07 »

Bit like inside a night club then ?

Sally A · « **Reply #4 on:** May 28, 2007, 21:26 »

hmm, have just tucked them into the greenhouse, prior to planting out, and gave them a bit of a pep talk; no diagrams yet though!

richyrich7 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 28, 2007, 21:29 »

or diaphragms

Sally A · « **Reply #6 on:** May 28, 2007, 21:33 »

that's the scary thing, I'm egging them on, whilst trying to keep my daughter away from things like that!

richyrich7 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 28, 2007, 21:37 »

Don't I just know what you mean, teenage son's :roll:

Sally A · « **Reply #8 on:** May 28, 2007, 21:42 »

Still, I suppose courgettes know what they're doing otherwise they'd be extinct.

Ice · « **Reply #9 on:** May 28, 2007, 21:53 »

Hi Sally A. I grew courgettes for the first time last year. They started off slowly and unpromisingly and by the end of the season I was sick of the sight of baby courgettes.

Just left them to it and mother nature did the rest. Lots of food and water though.

WG. · « **Reply #10 on:** May 28, 2007, 21:55 »

I might have known you'd be along soon, Ice. Any thread with smutty suggestive overtones, eh?

richyrich7 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 28, 2007, 21:59 »

Quote from: "whisky_golf"

I might have known you'd be along soon, Ice. Any thread with smutty suggestive overtones, eh?

Ice · « **Reply #12 on:** May 28, 2007, 22:01 »

Excuse me? :shock: I'm a laydee, WG. It never entered my feeble mind.

richyrich7 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 28, 2007, 22:03 »

Quote from: "Ice hockey mad"

Excuse me? :shock: I'm a laydee, WG. It never entered my feeble mind.

Ice · « **Reply #14 on:** May 28, 2007, 22:05 »

Ok, that's it, now where's the icon for gone off in a huff?

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