c/gardening · by Labonnie@feddit.de · 3ymy zucchini plant forms buds blooms for a day and then curls up and the flower falls off... first time planting zucchini. is this normal? 29 points · 7 comments · view on lemmy.world
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PlantDna@mander.xyz · 11 pts · 3y
That’s a male flower. On female flowers you will see a small zucchini attached to the flower.
Labonnie@feddit.de · 5 pts · 3y
Oh.... Do they not bloom at the same time?
admin@thegarden.land · 5 pts · 3y
Yes but it’s common for the first few to be male, then you will get a mix of male and female. Plant looks great I think you’re going to get great zucchinis. Just keep them away from me I don’t like zucchini 😆
PlantDna@mander.xyz · 4 pts · 3y
I agree that a few males bloom first. Not the I don’t like them part 🙂
jbz@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 3y
Sometime they can bloom with a little offset on the same plant.
That's why it's good to have a few plants to create interactions between them.
Female flowers can also be fertilised by hand.
aquapete@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
You can self fertilize your plant. Take a small brush or qtip and take some pollen from an open male flower and brush the inside of the female flower.
Hindufury@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
They'll self fertilize in time