On an earlier post I complained that my male and female squash flowers were not opening at the same time. For the most part, I have hand pollinated them and I am not very scientific about it. I usually grab a weed off the ground, stick it in the male flower and then stick it in the female flower. Up till now I have cross pollinated the two squash.
Finally, I went out this morning and look at what I found, a male and female right next to each other.
And low an behold, another squash plant had these two guys.
I guess, someone's in love.
Stars of the Garden 2024 – Part1
4 days ago
Awww, that's sweet! I think I'll have a budding romance in the zucchini patch this week. I hope they're compatible.
ReplyDeleteWell, it looks like your hand pollinating worked. I will have to check my melons and squash today. Now that I know the difference in blooms :) Very nice post!
ReplyDeleteI was also planning on hand pollinating zucchini. But 2 days ago I noticed 2 small zucchinis growing. No need for hand pollination after all.
ReplyDeleteI love this! :)
ReplyDeleteCute picture of the squash... I guess we are all hoping it is the season of love in our gardens!!
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