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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s a male flower. On female flowers you will see a small zucchini attached to the flower.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh.... Do they not bloom at the same time?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 😆

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I agree that a few males bloom first. Not the I don’t like them part 🙂

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey, did you have zucchini grow in the meantime? For me it looked like it but then they are still tiny and stopped growing. Not sure what I am doing wrong

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes indeed. One zucchini that is about 20cm long and 4cm in diameter. Sorry to hear. My cucumber plant had one really good fruit but after that nothing.