)Problem is I was going to do a bit of AI when the males were ready, but I'm going away for a few weeks. Will they pollinate naturally - insects etc?
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Courgettes and AI
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Peatie
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Courgettes and AI
My femaile courgette flowers are showing beautifully and ready to "go", but the males are a but slow to show (I know, I know!! )
Problem is I was going to do a bit of AI when the males were ready, but I'm going away for a few weeks. Will they pollinate naturally - insects etc?
Peatie - Pierre for a couple of weeks 8)
)Problem is I was going to do a bit of AI when the males were ready, but I'm going away for a few weeks. Will they pollinate naturally - insects etc?
Peatie - Pierre for a couple of weeks 8)
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Are they outdoors? In that case they should do fine... I've got a special variety for indoors growing that doesn't need insects for pollination.
It's strange though, that the females are there before the males - it's supposed to be the other way round (for obvious reasons), and so far it's always been like that on my plants, too.
It's strange though, that the females are there before the males - it's supposed to be the other way round (for obvious reasons), and so far it's always been like that on my plants, too.
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Mabe it's a Scottish/Calvanist thingina wrote:It's strange though, that the females are there before the males - it's supposed to be the other way round (for obvious reasons), and so far it's always been like that on my plants, too.
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It gets in the way of children's education ;-)
It gets in the way of children's education ;-)