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[@lilybruggeman5796]

Another great video, thank you!!! Due to the wet summer I also had a lot of problems with snails. I crushed eggshells and spread them along the sides of the beds. Because these are quite sharp, this stopped the snails. And the snails I found were fed to the chickens who consider them a delicacy.

[@Rachellane0906]

Thanks Ben! I planted my garlic in buckets but it never sprouted. Im going to try in a bed this year. Im excited to try hand pollinating my squash. Slugs and other pests really got at my cabbages. I plan on a more aggressive preventative approach for next season.

[@GrowVeg]

Hope you manage to grow garlic next time round. This video might help I hope: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJmpdINnqsqXr6Msi=yPxTWtc9XY23XO7F

[@springcougar1]

Terrible start to the growing season in South Wales this year. Fingers crossed though. Its videos like this that give me hope that all is not lost. Good luck everyone! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@saal0]

Same. Im likr “what harvest?” 🙂 ive had tons of peas at least

[@goldenfd475]

I agree I'm in the Welsh valleys and it has taken three sowing starts to get any germination and now I have actually got something in the ground on the allotment the plants are just not going anywhere. that's gardening for you!

[@tallan9698]

Ours on the Mid-Atlantic of the USA was very poor also. All the best to you!

[@irenedegrood137]

what a nice video again, I also have a vegetable garden with mini zucchini for the past 1 year; I saw someone on KZbin who said that if you have 10 fruits you should prune 5 to promote growth and also remove leaves. what do you think about that, have a good weekend

[@GrowVeg]

I do remove old, tired, badly damaged or mildewed leaves as the plants get older. This helps keep everything fresh. As for removing fruits, I've not ever done that. They just keep on coming. But I guess I do harvest them quite young, which keeps the plants producing keenly.

[@looneygardener]

I learned from this video that flowers don't have to be open to hand pollinate! Cool!

[@trishgreydanus7004]

Sopping wet here in Niagara, Ontario, Canada. Its been hot, humid and frequently raining - feels like the rain forest. We had a strange full week of over 30c and it was hard on the garden. Now the plants are thriving and happy but it is still fairly early in the season here so no big harvests yet. Just baby tomatoes and peppers still sizing up. Lettuce is getting ready to bolt and picking very small green onions.

[@sosgardening]

Send some of your rain up here to Toronto!! We've missed quite a lot of the storms passing through :( No big harvests here for me either but definitely getting a lot of growth!

[@jagibaba]

Aw Ben, you're just the best teacher. I love coming back gor more information but I also just enjoy the style of your videos. You have such a positive approach that it's thanks to you I fell in love with gardening so much and haven't gave up when things got a bit overwhelming. I enjoy gardening and your videos so much!!

[@GrowVeg]

Thank you so much, that's very kind of you to say. Happy gardening! :-)

[@karlchance3717]

Is it a sign of the times now that you need to pollinate your own outdoor plants? I myself breed as many butterflies and moths that I can. God help us....

[@glassbackdiy3949]

I had a pleasent surprise harvesting Garlic today, I'd had a poke around the stems trying to feel the bulb and not finding them, I forgot I'd added 2" of compost mulch after planting and the bulbs were hiding under the soil layer, they're huge!

[@firehorsewoman414]

Bet you had a heart-stopping moment there. I didn’t plant garlic this year, but did plant about 40 elephant garlic and lost every single one to something that ate them from the root up. Made me cry. So glad you didn’t have a tearful moment.

[@glassbackdiy3949]

@@firehorsewoman414 'skill cult' channel dropped a video recently showing how he uses Garlic to bait gopher traps, maybe that's what took your ele garlic, he shows two types of traps with some good instruction

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased there were some beauties hiding beneath the surface. :-)

[@paintedlady55]

What do you do with the slugs after you have removed them?

[@fjalar4856]

Thank you Ben for promoting the organic vegan fertilizer❤. Awesome video!

[@Kaimcm]

I’m so happy you posted this it really helps me out and love all your vids

[@jaytoney3007]

Here in Sylacauga Al, it has been dry and the temperature in the shade has been 39C-40C. It has been miserable! But the garden has to survivce and keep producing. I've had to switch to daily watering, twice daily for some plants. Fortunately, we've been blessed with rain yesterday and today-the first rain showers all month. I am regularly harvesting a lot of tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, lemon squash, peppers, and salad onions. I have watermelon and cantaloupe on the vine ripening, aand many of my herbs are flowering, spearmint, peppermint, catnip, cilantro, lemon thyme, basil, comfrey, and oregano. My henhouse is set up, and I am in the process of covering the chicken run with chicken wire. I can't let them free range. We have cats, and a puma that is hunting on our property. It got three of our cats this month! Until it moves on to other lands, it isn't safe to go outside at night without a loaded rifle. It has been seen in the driveway in mid-aftwernoon. In a few days, I will be planting a crop of fall potaoes, and in two weeks, I'll sow seeds for cabbage, carrots, and turnips. I can't wait for the cooler temperature of autum, and fall gardening. It is much easier to manage. Happy Gardening!

[@lew381]

Wow tour doing a great job mate Im in nottingham uk and have the exact polar opposite of problems. Its been so sodding cold here that most of the stuff is just withering also endless rain since november 2023. We hust had a week of 28c which in uk is very welcome so got ahead and put my cucumbers out and all my stuff outside but now we are forcast the next few weeks of it being 8 to 10c in the evenings! So the tomatoes. Squash and chillies im geowing are now going to stip growing. We have no insects apparently this year I havent seen one bee except ones literally dead in their tracks stuck to the flower they were pollinating so I am now a human bee with a paintbrush trying to desperately get a harvest. Also my boston terrier is being hunted by a cat LOL just thought id add that to reiterate the total polar opposite. All the best and good luck

[@HeatherWalters]

Cool, I'm in gulf shores and enjoyed our first rain yesterday too. Squash vine borers have taken everyone's cucurbits here. Jealous you have melons and squash!!!!!

[@jaytoney3007]

@@HeatherWalters I've had my battles with squash borers, and lost my crookneck squash to them. They didn't bother my zucchini and lemon squash. They are still producing.

[@GrowVeg]

So much bounty there Jay. Hope you survive the heat!

[@bobwilliams5506]

I am so thankful that I don't have a slug problem here. Pill bugs are my biggest nemesis. A bit of DE takes care of them.

[@TuttleScott]

slugs were bad here also. between them and some bad seeds my garden was very late getting going this year. good old squash never fails me and had a lot of tomato plants come up from compost I transplanted so all wasnt lost.

[@MrCazjd]

Not much growth or many things to harvest in my garden right now, we must live in two different places called Britain. Weathers been so poor nothing is grown. What’s going on? Worst year ever

[@nicothenatural]

Same in Idaho, USA. Our last frost is typically in May, we had one mid June. The season has been much colder than usual and my garden appears stunted from it. I have nothing close to a harvest, either.

[@FloralSmith-u7k]

Same here. Eaten by slugs.

[@debmacdonald1661]

East coast Vancouver Island BC... chilly and wet. Looking forward to some sunshine!!

[@stephaniehirst2600]

Same here north of England at least my cabbages are doing great not seen any cabbage whites this year😂corn,Tom's and most seedlings all seem to have stalled then grow then stall to so frustrating well behind.

[@MrCazjd]

@@FloralSmith-u7k yeh I’m out there every night picking them off

[@DanFree7]

Being a man, it's my duty to pollinate the flowers in the garden too 😉

[@twpsy634]

Don't let the neighbours see you!😂

[@hmgrant97]

Love the camera work, very cinematic

[@oliviastar3812]

Wish he'd say how he films actually and if he has any help.

[@GrowVeg]

Hi Olivia. We work with two excellent videographers who film all of this. There's lots of cutaway shots and different angles, which really helps. It means filming each video takes all day, but the results are definitely worth it. :-)

[@vsznry]

Its amazing how much damage plants can survive.

[@MyFocusVaries]

Your garden looks fantastic. We've had a cool spring so I'm still waiting for things so get moving, but I remind myself that things will still be growing through September so there's time! Thanks.

[@GrowVeg]

Definitely still time! Happy Gardening!

[@dwardodwardo643]

This is the way to hand pollinate squash, it dosen't need to be more difficult.

[@insanebe1]

I use slug nematodes to reduce Slug numbers, doesn't get rid of all of them but lowers them by about 50%

[@warwarneverchanges4937]

Id like to add that you can also around this time get very cheap seeds and seedlings as most shops make room for other products I went nuts recently getting 30 standard seed bags for about £6.

[@GrowVeg]

Very good point, thank you. :-)

[@Hypnowally]

After a slow start my allotment just got going. A couple of weeks behind but looking forward to some fresh produce. Great video 👍

[@ljgerken]

I had been looking for a fall season crop and bok choi is going to be the one! I had planted them out in spring just to deter the flea beetles, but now I can sow them for a fall harvest! Great tip. Thanks Ben!

[@lyndaturner6686]

It’s been a miserable spring and summer in Cornwall , but it’s not been as bad as I feared I’ve harvested two winter mash potato squash , this year I grew them in pots so I could put them in the sunniest part of the garden to catch as much as I could , so that’s a win , likewise my pot grown carrots have germinated really well, but my beans have been slugged in the raised bed however they are growing up , very few leaves but they are flowering now , so we must all take take the wins and not worry about the losses. I love your upbeat videos Ben they help me keep positive.❤️

[@GrowVeg]

Absolutely - that's a great mindset to have when it comes to gardening. :-)

[@MANNY100123]

Thank you very much! It's such a shame May was 90% rain for me so a lot of my plants are behind on growing! 😢Here's hoping for a decent harvest this year!

[@GermyGames]

Lazy gardening list. Item number 1: Get on the ground and hand pollinate squash... You have a different definition of "lazy".

[@GrowVeg]

Well it's a lying down job?!

[@just...A]

Slugs are really bad here with our cool and rainy growing seasons, they're completely eating up many of my plants. I'm confused by conflicting gardening advices like using mulch on the one side and keeping the ground clear of debree on the other side. If I'm mulching then the ground is not clear, it's covered by mulch and slugs are out of control. If I don't use any mulch slugs numbers are less but it's not good for the soil. Anyway, love your channel, thanks for the great content.

[@GrowVeg]

I know what you mean. Generally a mulch of compost/well-rotted manure is great as it doesn't really attract slugs. But some mulches, like straw, can sometimes hide slugs.

[@ZoYourOwn]

Some air fryers have a dehydrate setting too, I used mine to dry all my herbs last year 😊

[@GrowVeg]

Great tip, thank you. :-)

[@JohnsonTierney2]

My corn is about 6ft tall. I have tassels but no silks. Will I still be able to get cobs? Will the tassels last long enough for the silks to form? I’ve been so excited about my corn but if they don’t pollinate I will be so upset.

[@GrowVeg]

The silks should come along very soon if the tassels are already there, so maybe give it another week or two. :-)

[@PennyFarmer-w8g]

Thank you for letting me know I can tap my corn, just like I do with tomatoes. Wonderful. By the way, my tomatoes are really doing great! So excited, first time to grow tomatoes from seed!!!

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased your tomatoes are looking great. Hope you enjoy a superb harvest. :-)

[@realneighborhoodP]

i love this dude

[@GrowVeg]

Cheers so much! :-)

[@Garykoi625]

Ben, I would put rhubarb tops and nettles in a water barrel to make a feed and insecticide. Would you recommend it my dad swore by it? 😊 I do enjoy your videos 👏🐟

[@GrowVeg]

Yes indeed - rhubarb makes an excellent natural insecticide. :-)

[@territinsel]

Hang the herbs in an airy dry room will also dry them out.

[@lew381]

This is gold! Very cool man thankyou

[@janespond922]

Your videos are perfect! Informative, realistic, fun and well timed for me ,although I'm watching from Bavaria where it's been really hot. Still too many blasted slugs though! Many thanks Ben!

[@voyagerdeepspaceexploratio5023]

I wish there was anything to harvest unless you consider slugs a good harvest. Thats the only thing I get plentyful.

[@GrowVeg]

They have been a real challenge so far this year!

[@donaldthomson9411]

I think Scotland is just a bit too cold for basil to thrive. I’ve tried it with separated and repotted supermarket plants , they grow a bit , but not very well. The slugs this year are brutal. I lob them over the wall into my neighbour’s gardens as they aren’t really gardeners.

[@GrowVeg]

Yes, I think most basils grow best in a greenhouse/tunnel or on the windowsill.

[@Ollybus]

I have cultivated flying and swimming slugs for about 30 years now.

[@Spotofgardening]

Thankyou for the first advice, I have had 4 highly productive courgette plants...unfortunately they look like deflated balloons and go yellow at the end, will definitely give this a try as 've lost so much fruit!

[@sosgardening]

i'll definitely be trying the hand pollination with my zucchini's this year. Previous years i've been letting the bee's do the work but the balcony doesn't seem to get as many as the back and I want as many zucchini's as possible as they are amazing grilled!

[@Kitchenlabofficial]

Wow beautiful your garden fresh garlic and skinny very fresh

[@foxy7674.]

thank you, need some advice part of my garden is clay soil, and struggle to grow veggies there, I have now just putting up raised beds in the areas of clay, do you have any advice on clay soil, I live in the north of Spain Asturais

[@emkn1479]

We have added manure, leaf compost, regular compost and mulch and over time it really helps to improve the soil. Always keep it covered, too.

[@foxy7674.]

@@emkn1479 Thank you for your advice, I have put manure,leaves,greens,mulch,straw, sawdust none chemical and more, even dug in home food waste,

[@emkn1479]

@@foxy7674. it takes time but it definitely helps

[@GrowVeg]

It really is just a question of adding loads of organic matter regularly. It's as simple as that, though it can take time to have an impact.

[@ragnamb]

Her in North of Lillehammer the sesen is to short. Frost can come end of August maybe.

[@sheilat3839]

Now we have ninjas the latest kitchen gadget

[@HomerSparkle]

Summer still cancelled up here in Scotland - I've actually had my heating on all week, but at least the tatties are growing well. Unfortunately my begonias have been completely ripped to shreds by the endless winds. I think I'll just have to grow them indoors from now on.

[@GrowVeg]

Hoping you get some warmth soon!

[@nidge2822]

Yep it's been a bad start here in stoke to ,a lot if my elephant garlic has rotted so had to burn it but nit to be down hearted it's all part if nature

[@john__johnson]

Thanks for another great video Ben

[@dantheman6698]

ive got a courgette called "sure thing", supposedly it will fruit without pollination and be seedless.

[@GrowVeg]

Wow - will have to take a look at this one. :-)

[@John-xd7jg]

Things moving and growing well now 😅

[@ornellaap5029]

Interesting video thank you

[@Spivonious]

Ha, your corn is so tiny! I've got a plot of corn that's 6 feet high and growing (eastern United States). Love your videos and the Garden Planner app! I'm making much more efficient use of my space now.

[@GrowVeg]

So pleased you're finding the Garden Planner app helpful. I said the corn would be at least knee high by the 4th of July - I can confirm it is now above knee height - it grows fast!

[@janicewilson7896]

Hi just started watching your videos. A great help, thank you! Just wondering if any tips for how to deal with leaf miner? Having a real problem this year for the 1st time. I do take any affected leaves off plants, or sadly discard my lettuce etc. Really gutted!

[@GrowVeg]

I have big problems with leaf miner too. The only thing I find that helps is to keep a vigilant eye out and remove affected leaves and/or squash affected areas to kill off the grubs. But generally it's very hard to avoid them.

[@Samanthuelmoore]

I only just got my allotment this weekend!! Do you have any recommendations of what we can plant in the only bed we have workable? The plot is extensively overgrown 😢

[@GrowVeg]

I would concentrate on trying to bring the allotment under control - using sheet mulching and lots of organic matter. This video may help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5Klfqyvp9-bsKMsi=cpSJ7pG0461ODhm-

[@fionnaheller1873]

I am still moaning about the cold weather and wondering why on earth I plant out onion sets because those seem to use any excuse to run to seed. And every year I swear that I will not add said sets to my shopping basket. Some have survived though so not all is lost and the sown onions are doing well enough given the freezing cold snaps we keep having. Coats, hats and jumpers in July! I dry my nettle leaves in the Spring so I have a store to last all year, which I add to with other plants/herbs at the appropriate time. My store cupboard is filling up nicely with teas of all kinds, mostly medicinal. I harvest the older ones, comfrey etc to make more fertiliser. Thank you for your uplifting videos. Your enthusiasm is contagious.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much for watching. I hope you get a good crop fro your sown onions. :-)

[@CDeGus]

Quick question about coriander. I've had trouble growing them in the past, (they always die on me) so this year I threw the seeds everywhere 😅 They took off great and I had so much I could barely keep up. Then we had some heat waves and they started bolting and I just left them because I wanted the seeds. However, now I have these giant trees taking up a ton of space and I don't know what to do 😭 Do I have to wait till they die back to harvest the seeds or can I take them out now and let the seeds dry that way? I have the same issue with dill, please help.

[@GrowVeg]

I would leave them until the seeds are brown and dried on the plant, as this will give the best flavour. I know they can be a bit big and unwieldy, but the flowers are a boon for beneficial insects, and it isn't long from that point till the seeds are ready.

[@Hunting528]

When will you do the summer tour

[@GrowVeg]

In about two weeks. It's in the schedule! :-)

[@Hunting528]

@@GrowVeg thanks

[@valoriegriego5212]

Howdy, Ben and Rosie!👋Great tips!😃 Yummy garlic harvest!👍

[@AP-rz7ow]

Thanks for another optimistic video. Can you tell us what sieve size do you use to sieve your compost - 3mm?

[@GrowVeg]

It's a bit more than that - about 7-8mm

[@TheLiamSoamesy]

My cucumber plants look like my courgette plants 🤔 how can I tell them apart

[@GrowVeg]

Courgettes are usually heftier, chunkier plants with many more leaves in a clump towards the bottom of the plant, at least earlier on. Cucumbers are thinner and more snaky. As a very rough rule of thumb!

[@EggHeadJo]

Do you have a book or anything? Also remember to tag me awards it doesn’t notify me when you reply

[@GrowVeg]

Hi @EggHead Jo. I do indeed have a book, and you can find out more about it here: www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx

[@Idontwantachannel67]

😂 I actually grew some of the Napa cabbage, and to my horror the whole thing was a ‘manky beast’ to the core. Only was able to grow a decent one one year and never again. I gave up on those.

[@hkschubert9938]

Garlic huh ?! No vampires at your homestead then !!

[@sabatinacerrone8544]

Can the chicken manure pellets be put around all plants or just specific ones?

[@GrowVeg]

They're pretty versatile and good for most plants, but generally best around leafy crops and very vigorous growing crops.

[@VighneshwarIlangovan]

Sir , do you grow garlic from seeds or cloves?, because clove garlics rarely develop rust and it does look serious

[@GrowVeg]

I always start from cloves. :-)

[@tracyfun6918]

Great video my courgettes are just coming into flower and was wondering how to pollinate them,so bang on time posting this. Never grown them before,there the little round ones got my fingers xd I get some off the plants x

[@kamuroshow4884]

I hand pollinated my courgettes, now i have so many that my family is tired of hearing you want some?!! Got a little bit out of control this year.

[@donnabrooks1173]

Maybe you could freeze or dehydrate some for the winter?

[@cassieoz1702]

Good addition to compost. I can feed mine to chickens who obligingly turn them into eggs 😉

[@firehorsewoman414]

Dang it. Where’s the smell-o-vision when we need it.

[@hkschubert9938]

Great idea !! I plan to artificially pollinate all my veggies that way !!

[@EL-gu8fv]

I had to leave mine for a month, snd despite the rainy june, some have dried out completely.

[@jamesgrover2005]

Top Slug Tip - release the chickens!

[@L4Nigav]

and start eating your nettles too! the most nutritious plant on earth!

[@GrowVeg]

So true! :-)

[@Paravetje]

My mint plants survived outside in -29 celcius, I was pleasantly surprised.

[@GrowVeg]

That's very impressive!

[@Paravetje]

@@GrowVeg Yeah! They were covered in a layer of fallen leaves and snow though, so that must have protected them well enough. Edit: and they were in ground, not in a pot.

[@DongFarm7749]

Hello 🎉🎉🎉🎉 friend

[@dl6457]

Greetings to you😊Great information. Love watching your channel, always good information. Thank you🌻😊

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much. Hope you're having a successful growing season. :-)

[@RyDaMoOnline]

I got a double headed one on my courgettes! 😁

[@kevinanand3991]

Absolutely love the content brotha! Just finished watching the entirity of this video. At what email can I get in contact with you?

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks so much for your kind words. If you have any specific questions, please just drop me a new comment so I can pick it up and I will try to answer. :-)

[@kevinanand3991]

@@GrowVeg Of course! Gotcha, I actually had a business opportunity for ya 👀

[@wild-radio7373]

I am just LOVING your work!👍

[@Mastadex]

I'm dealing with potato bugs. Do you have any advice on keeping them at bay? They decimated my strawberries and nibbled on my radishes :(

[@GrowVeg]

Straw mulches can help, and picking them off. More here: www.growveg.com/pests/us-and-canada/colorado-potato-beetle/

[@janicealderson4329]

My garlic was rubbish this year so I just left most of it in the ground - awaiting some elephant garlic to plant this autumn. Shallots good as usual and leeks - slow start to summer here in France so tomatoes not ready yet - except for a few cherries. Love idea of supermarket herb cuttings. I like to let mine go to seed (after drying some stuff) and saving some seeds and burying the rest - that way double the catch! Lemon Balm also makes a great T with mint! My fennel is also rubbish and went to seed before a proper bulb formed. I didn't grow beans this year (just fab crop of broadies over winter) as slugs and then the heat frisles them up! No corn either just too dry and too many ants! I left some celery in and have let it seed for next year as it is not a good crop here generally to hot and tends to be tough. Becoming more difficult here to source decent potting mix especially potting-on it puddled and was rough things just didn't 'come on' with it!

[@GrowVeg]

Sorry to hear your corn has struggled. Those ants have a lot to answer for!

[@InspirationSessions]

Strange reading some of these comments from here in Bucks, SE England - sure it was a terribly wet and chilly spring but in recent weeks it’s been the opposite problem if anything, lots of supplementary watering of runner beans etc required and I also just lost a blueberry container due to heat damage!

[@GrowVeg]

Yes, it's been nice and toasty recently. Now hoping for a little more rain!

[@lilirehak5569]

This video is so chock full of fantastic tips. Thank you! Alas, my November garlic was very small. I know my. soil is not what it needs to be, but we're still eating the tiny things!

[@GrowVeg]

I bet they still taste amazing. :-)

[@IllumeEltanin]

Check out the Serious Eats article on drying herbs in the microwave. The method works very well for hardier herbs; it leaves them more green than any other method I’ve tried! And time wise it’s much more efficient.

[@GrowVeg]

Thanks, will take a look. :-)

[@nbeizaie]

Any suggestions as to how keep the mouse/rat out of the corn patch?

[@GrowVeg]

Not sure how you would manage that, other than making sure there's no other food/food scraps lying about nearby to attract them in, though I doubt that's the case. This lady seems to offer some suggestions which may help though: brooklynfarmgirl.com/how-to-protect-corn-from-rats/

[@nbeizaie]

@@GrowVeg I'll check it out! Thanks.

[@christophermee5214]

Like now watch later

[@christopherfelker5524]

What about nematodes

[@GrowVeg]

Nematodes are a good option for slugs, applied during the growing season. I may well try these next season.

[@jessegee179]

It’s looking lush, wonderful how plants suddenly go bananas 😂 I’ve just checked the yellow courgettes, they seem to be producing okay but I’ll try the pollination trick 👍 Some of the leaves were old wi5 mildew, so I cut them off, guess that’s okay?

[@GrowVeg]

Yes indeed - just cut off any mildew-affected leaves to keep plants clean.

[@jessegee179]

@@GrowVeg thanks! 👍

[@andychisholm3656]

I've got a double headed male courgette flower too.

[@GrowVeg]

I just harvested a double-headed fruit too!

[@randoooooooooooom]

love this

[@shelleyjones8552]

We're looking to get a dehydrator, which model do you have please?

[@deirdretrotman2104]

He has the same as I have, a four tray Excalibur. They are quite expensive but I got mine cheaper on EBay. Excalibur is the very best of the lot.

[@GrowVeg]

Yes that's right, a four-tray Excalibur. Expensive but very well built and should last for many years. :-)

[@janicearant6407]

I have too many male flowers and very few female flowers.

[@DebRoo11]

I have the opposite problem. All female and no males to pollinate with. Lots of rotting squash

[@GrowVeg]

This imbalance often happens at the start of the season. Mine seem to have loads of females but fewer males - but things should even out soon.

[@DebRoo11]

@@GrowVeg it just stinks to watch a female/fruit go to waste when it's so exciting to see them coming

[@notforwantoftrying1]

720p ???

[@GrowVeg]

Yes, so sorry about that - we didn't mean it to come out at such a poor resolution. Something has gone wrong and this won't be happening again!

[@matthewkurt2246]

Your videos are getting to be longer than necessary.

[@GrowVeg]

Sorry you feel that way Matthew, just trying to pack in as much content as possible - and hopefully not waffle too much! :-)