Courgettes not fruiting

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Courgettes not fruiting
« on: June 19, 2011, 16:18 »
I have two courgette plants each of which have many flowers and look very healthy.  However there is no sign of them becoming courgettes.  do they need to be pollinated?  If so, how?

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Re: Courgettes not fruiting
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2011, 16:20 »
Many courgettes often just make male flowers at the start, a bit of patience is all that's required.

The females have a small courgette behind the flower and only these will make fruit. Pollinating these can help.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: Courgettes not fruiting
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2011, 16:42 »
Pick a male flower, peel off the petals and make sure the daddy pollen touches the mummy pollen. :lol:  (You know what I mean).  8)
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Re: Courgettes not fruiting
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2011, 18:47 »
According to Gardeners world low temperatures and lack of sun favour production of male flowers so this often happens in early summer. It also says drought has a similar effect though. So don't panic just yet.

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Re: Courgettes not fruiting
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2011, 20:02 »
my courgette plants are sulking but im sure they will get a grip and remember what they are for soon :)
when im with my 9yr old she's the sensible one

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Re: Courgettes not fruiting
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2011, 00:04 »
I'm happy to say that after weeks and weeks of producing only male flowers, my 6 courgette plants now all seem to have one or more female flowers coming, so hopefully my courgette glut should be starting soon :)

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Re: Courgettes not fruiting
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2011, 07:39 »
as DD says give it time, this is quite normal to begin with, before long you will be sick of the site of courgettes

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Re: Courgettes not fruiting
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2011, 08:52 »
Some of mine aren't even planted out yet  :D


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