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Cucumbers
Cucumbers
Posted by Elee (elsie@saber.net)
from Ca
on 2002-06-26 18:24:21
I had to reset them two times and finaly they grew but almost no cucumbers so far. Is this the year of no cukes?
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Same thing as the watermelon
Are you getting blossoms?
Posted by Kimm from 4a/5b-MI on 2002-06-27 07:19:03
Are there male and female blossoms?
Are there bees around to pollinate these blossoms?-
cucumber
Quoting Kimm: ------------
Posted by Elee (elsie@saber.net) from Ca zone 9 on 2002-06-27 13:34:50
-Are you getting blossoms?
-Are there male and female blossoms?
-Are there bees around to pollinate these blossoms?
there are blossoms and lots of bees.
I'll ttry more water. They are planted between a squash and a tomato.
Any way that may be a problem?-
Blossoms, no fruits
You may not have the right bees. Apparently there are only a couple of species of bees that will pollinate cucurbits. Also check your blossoms to be sure there are both male and female around, a female blossom will have the ovary right behind the blossom, between the blossom and the stem while a male won't.
Posted by Kimm from 4a/5b-MI on 2002-06-28 07:14:54
If both types of blossoms are there you may need to hand pollinate. Take a male blossom, peel off the petals, and waggle the Anthers around the female blossom so contact is made with the Stigma. One male blossom should be able to pollinate 5 females.
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