Re: [gardeners] Zuccini trouble
Ron Hay (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 22 Jul 2000 15:46:10 -0700
Hello, Karen,
I used to go out to the zucchini every day before work and take the pollen
from a male blossom (the one without the baby zuke on it) and transfer it,
using a q-tip, to the female blossom(s). Worked like a charm!
Ron,
Van Nuys, CA
Karen Felt wrote:
> Okay, so how do I pollinate them?
> Thanks so much for your response and for looking stuff up for me. What
> garden book did you look in?
> Karen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com
> [mailto:owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of Craig Watts
> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 10:11 AM
> To: gardeners@globalgarden.com
> Subject: Re: [gardeners] Zuccini trouble
>
> Recently looked in a garden book in regards to your wilting squash. To my
> surprise they listed the problem as lack of pollination.
>
> Craig Watts
> kingdomm@worldnet.att.net
>
> ----------
> From: Karen Felt <karen@supplyline.org>
> To: gardeners@globalgarden.com
> Subject: [gardeners] Zuccini trouble
> Date: Saturday, July 22, 2000 4:12 AM
>
> Hello i'm new,
> My zuccinis are having issues... the plants looks very healthy and other
> than wilting every once and a while from want of water, i have no idea why
> many of the growing fruit is turning yellow and wilting at the ends closer
> to the blossum and slowly moving up the fruit. Is it lack of water? Too
> much water? not enough dirt? (I have them in large pots) I have them in a
> soil with fertilizer and manure to give lots of nutrients... is it too
> much? Help! I love zucinni and they are withering away. This could
> bring
> me to tears if i don't solve this quick!!
> Karen