🔵 Why are my squash blossoms falling off? | Male & Female & Blossom Recipe - Teach a Man to Fish

[@TeachaMantoFish]

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[@mariepaz1110]

Why Do Some Squash Get All Flowers And No Squash

[@TeachaMantoFish]

@@mariepaz1110 those are male flowers

[@mariepaz1110]

@@TeachaMantoFish Do You Need To Remove Any Male Flowers?

[@daArt708]

Hi came here from watching ms Tabitha brown and couldn't believe it but it was nice to know the blooms are edible. And I like how u have the tarp down around the plants...I will be using this in our future growing cycle. I'm new to gardening always looking for ideas. Happy gardening 🌈💞🌈🙃

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Nice! It’s fun doing the new skills research. We’ve got some basics videos in our gardening playlist too.

[@daArt708]

@@TeachaMantoFish will be checking them out and adding to my playlist 🌈💞🌈

[@wordswritteninred7171]

I did not know about eating the flowers! I am gonna give this a try, if I ever have this issue, or ever have plenty to sacrifice some. THANK YOU

[@TeachaMantoFish]

So tender

[@connitahill7478]

Me either! I have to try

[@saltlifegull4091]

I'm so jealous of your garden! Awesome, beautiful video! Loved the cooking section as well. Subscriber from NW FL.Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom.

[@BoxcarJerry]

Thanks for the video , I have just the opposite. I have males and no female flowers.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

I assume it got itself straightened out... LOL

[@debbiegreen7051]

Oh man I can really eat some of this right now. Looks like a great way to break my fast! I'm finally growing lots of squash. I love your channel.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

So happy you are getting something from the videos.

[@passion777able]

One day, I woke up and I had a huge blossom on my zucchini plant. I was delighted. The next morning I looked and it was completely GONE! I noticed the beginning of other spikes with tiny buds on the ends. How lucky, my zucchini was getting read for an abundance of blossoms. Three days later, I saw a blossom, with a tiny bulge at the base, a tinny zucchini was growing and another blossom was developing on another shoot. On day 6 after the first blossom vanished, my tiny zucchini fruit also vanished. The blossom that was also developing disappeared. What the heck is going on?? CHIPPY, an adorable little chipmunk I've been seeing on my patio and had been receiving a daily handful of shelled peanuts, apparently discovered my enticing zucchini and has considered it a delicious delicacy. SO much for me having zucchinis this summer. All I have is that one plant, planted by a stray bird or something because I didn't plant it. I was just tending it and watering it until CHIPPIE found it. It would have been nice to have a zucchini this summer.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

starlight gazer S-S-B maybe you could build a fence?

[@wordswritteninred7171]

Lol what a cute story! Maybe it was FARMER CHIPPY. And it was actually his plant, that he planted. And you just tended it for him.lol years ago, my female dog, who had a liter of two week old pups, had caught and brought into her bed, a chipmunk. I had two young boys at the time. And we had recently lost our hamster. Well, they were so excited over the chipmunk. After a few hours, of chasing it through the house, I finally caught it. We put it in the hamster cage, and kept it for a few days. I didn’t see any injuries. But wanted to be sure it was okay. And let my boys see it for a while. We fed it the rest of the left over hamster food we had. And when we saw it had packed it’s cheeks, we decided it was time to let him go. Well, that little chipmunk continued to come to our door and window, for the rest of summer. When we were outside, I would often see him, on the chicken coop. It was the sweetest thing. I am sure, he was responsible for many of the damaged crops in my garden. But my boys laughs and fun, of having him around, was worth the whole garden, and then some!

[@jaysoncolbert6187]

Shoot it and stake its body near the garden as a warning to others.

[@xoxcxsxm]

Delicious :P I am growing courgette just for the flower, you can't buy those from the market. My boyfriend is from italy and those are a delicacy there.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

They are so delicate and remain fresh for minutes once picked that I think the only way to get them is to grow them.

[@cyrenadelong1324]

Thanks for this amazing informative video! I have 5 zucchini and 6 squash. Yesterday my squash had 1 flower today there's 8! All male but there's a ton more male and female coming in behind them! I'll have to watch and see if I get pollinators! I'm thinking I need more flowers in with my veggies to attract them!

[@JavaRivers]

What a great showing of zucchini growth habit at the start!

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Thanks!

[@selvaperia8512]

Wow.. What a great video that cleared my doubts about Zucchini plants I have with the same problems of pollination.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Selva Peria I’m glad it helped.

[@stevet8121]

I'm having the exact same problem. All my young plants have female flowers only at this point. I see some male flowers coming but the female flowers are open now. Thanks for the video, I feel better now. Patience.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Steve T Bingo! And eat those young succulents before they fall off. You’ll only get the chance for a short period of time.

[@carldaniels4827]

when push comes to shove think about cross-pollinating a squash with zucchini, vise versa. only to produce for the labor of your hard work. also, if you hand pollinate use a clothespin to close up/seal the female flower so no other pollinators can add other pollination. nice idea to cook the young tender flowers and buds. thank you my gardener friend.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Great advice! Thank you as well my gardener friend. 😃

[@leslieboslar]

Such a beautiful dish I add my blossoms to fetticini

[@ronmacdougall9612]

Your plants look great,no bugs

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Lots of years learning to get to this point.

[@christiroseify]

That baby squash and onions looked really good...

[@TeachaMantoFish]

It is! It’s one of the first things we get from the summer veggies.

[@godisgood7417]

You’re a cool dude. I like you

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Godis Good thanks!

[@apunkcatinspace]

I really enjoyed your video. I'm in the woods in RI and I've never had much luck with cukes or zucchini/ But your yard looks a lot like mine and now inspired me to think that maybe I was too impatient with assuming I was having blossom rot.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Catherine Scott great! I try and tell people that it can take years to figure out what works in your soil. That requires failures to find what works.

[@stevenhall9349]

That’s got to be the cleanest garden I’ve ever seen, and know I know why my blossoms are falling off

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Steven Hall thanks, lots of work goes into it from the whole family.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

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[@bigsidable]

I go out early and catch the female open and use a Q-Tip to collect pollen and I rub it on the male flower when it opens. Plus I’ve been seeing my big black bee back in the garden. And I’ve seen smaller bees as well. Plus I trim some of the male flowers off so the plant thinks it’s ready to pollinate.

[@gailjohnson8296]

Thank you so much for the info. I thought I was doing something wrong!!!

[@TeachaMantoFish]

It makes me happy to know you got something from the video!

[@ske1830]

your plants did not have vine borers, what did you do to prevent that?

[@TeachaMantoFish]

A very small amount of permethrin at the very base of the plant where it enters the soil about an inch up. Stops ‘em cold.

[@daArt708]

🙂Glad to know taking notes Happy gardening 🌈💞🌈

[@sanmorgan8255]

For the past two weeks I have gotten only male blossoms on my straight neck squash. Using male blossoms in salad. Blossoms have a delicious flavor and help make a beautiful salad.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

How did it do this year?

[@lc41186]

can you make a video of how you made the squash rows so neat and tidy I also see you have very healthy leaves.

[@paulk5311]

some people pull a string to get straight rows. i see he uses some type of weed barrier but i do not see the need with squash or other large leafy plants. the huge leaves will shade out most weeds anyway. to each his own but i use hay to cover my soil to help retain moisture and to block weeds and grasses from overtaking my crops.

[@ronaldyeater3322]

Oh wow, we can pick the female with a little squash on it, last year waited til squash grows, the flowers fall off or rot, I pick more than half the males, leave some to pollinate, only second year growing. Am I doing it right? Lol. Tyvm

[@kimlachance2411]

Can I share a funny story? My sister decided for the first time to grow zucchini. I gave her two plants. She called me to ask how the male flower gets to the female flower (in order to "hook up") because they are too far apart. I can't tell you how much that made me laugh! lol I then explained a bit about "plant sex." I think she gets it now! lol Hope I didn't offend anyone :)

[@TeachaMantoFish]

LOL

[@carlylim]

That’s funny 😂

[@teresaellis895]

Lol...me and my sister talk squash sex every morning..I don't know if what I'm doing is working

[@cprove5751]

Blossom end rot and lack of pollination are two different things. Blossom end rot is usually caused by lack of, or lack of access to, calcium.

[@jujubee7351]

Can hibiscus get this , mind is not blooming and just stays off In the morning .

[@stevensavoca7605]

Learning by failure sucks but I will keep on till I can succeed

[@SFarlough]

That looks amazing

[@lindadaigle3205]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! I have mostly male flowers, but they are refusing to open! I’ll just have to wait, like you said.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Happy to share! How did it go this year?

[@paulk5311]

my crook necks started out with lots of females and no males. this has been going on for a couple weeks now. usually the male flowers show first but this is the first year i am growing crook neck squash. anyway now my straight necks are finally starting to flower and giving me lots of male flowers. i am just now getting both male and female on my crooked neck squash and so far only one female on my straight neck. i do hand pollinate due to a lack of bees around here. this is also the first year i am trying growing my squash vertically.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Ever think about trying bee keeping? I just started and the garden is full of bees. I've got a video series on that too.

[@louannranne6049]

My mom would dip the cleaned flowers in a batter w Parmesan and fry in olive oil. To die for.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

I bet, I'm going to do a nice beer batter soon.

[@itsbittersweetest]

Do you think out the leaves for better ventilation?

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Only if they’re sickly or have stink bug eggs

[@debbiecruickshank4016]

Thanks

[@djyul]

Thanks for sharing! 20yrs exp?You professional for me!

[@TeachaMantoFish]

djyul 😂 thanks!

[@Bernie5172]

I used to grow about 30 acres of Zucchinis every spring. The trick to getting the first ones to set was to plant a 4 chain row a week earlier than the others. In your case just plant a few seeds along your row, a week or 2 earlier than your main planting Later on after a few weeks we would get 10 Zuchs of each plant.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Bernie Delaney brilliant!

[@ClissaT]

Takes an Aussie to come up with the simple solution! I still do the very same thing. When setting seed of all squash, pumpkins, zucchini, etc, set a few of each, then after they emerge, set the rest so they are a couple weeks behind the first ones for pollination purposes.

[@jann2759]

Will reducing foliage produce more flowers? Can I zip lock male flower pollens in a zip lock to pollinate when female flowers come up?

[@TeachaMantoFish]

There is a pruning strategy with many vegetables, I'm not real big on it though. I think for most people it becomes a room issue and the desire to reduce the footprint of a squash plant and still get production. I'be got lots of room in my garden so I don't do pruning.

[@jann2759]

Teach a Man to Fish I see thanks

[@patriot20000]

Re zip-lock....the pollen goes dark and dry pretty quickly even when closed up inside the flower, but no harm in trying in the future.

[@vanessabeaman8116]

Tell me your squash are beautiful what do you do to keep the squash bugs out? Love your videos

[@TeachaMantoFish]

I have good years and bad years. I burn over the winter, I till in December. Both of these help kill the eggs. I inspect the plunder side of leaves and remove egg clusters. I treat low on the plant by the ground with very dilute permethrin.

[@mikesutherland7958]

And once a week order it with Cal Mag calcium magnesium along with taking off 30% of the leaves every week and you will have both male and female flowers

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Somebody else made the comment about removing leaves too.

[@chasdurrant6646]

Is that regarding inside of a greenhouse or outside? Because there are more pollinators outside than inside right? What about my inside greenhouse getting enough pollinators? Can you explain that to Me?

[@TeachaMantoFish]

It doesn’t actually matter much outside. If there are not make and female flowers at the same time then pollination cannot occur. Inside is a bit more complicated, you have to have both male and female flowers AND pollinators.

[@barbarapatton2377]

I’m sorry that you’re having a female only problem I wish you lived closer to me because I’m having a male only problem all the males are open and ready and no females on the scene or they’re very tiny and not ready to receive so I wonder what we can do about that

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Barbara Patton Time, it will resolve itself in a week or so.

[@MignonB1]

I'm stuck with MALE only blossoms... what is the solution???

[@aestwitzypinkislife4042]

May I know what would happen if I pick all the female flowers

[@hookedonfishing2095]

Bag up that pollen and save it!

[@davidclark5138]

How long can you keep the male flowers in water or in a bid ziplock baggie. Or put a zip tie or string to keep the male closed up till the female is ready to open.

[@tomkrzyk8347]

Great video, thank you!

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Thank you, how did it go this year?

[@mejayjohnson7594]

Wow I'm amazed...I got all male flowers...I have very few female flowers...how did you get those females to grow like that?

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Mejay Johnson lock-o-the-draw, sometimes it just works out that way. I’ve got some other plants that are loaded up with open males right now and no females.

[@nickbachman663]

Besides eating the small unpollinated female flowers/fruits (if there are no male flowers), is there any benefit to cutting them off? Does cutting off the fruits that will not produce conserve nutrients and allow the squash to put that energy into growing more flowers, or does it not make make much of a difference? I only have female flowers right now and want to know if I should cut them off.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

I’m certain it conserves energy, but I’m not sure energy is in short supply in a young thriving squash plant. Pruning is actually a thing in squash plants too.

[@jakerawls5237]

I have lots of males squash flowers just don't know how to help the ones that don't have blooms to open in the morning for self pollination

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Did they get straightened out?

[@chantalskrilec6039]

I have a question about my burpless cucumbers. I have a ton of make flowers and have had maybe 3-4 females but they die off before doing anything. Will this apply to my issue to where it will correct itself over time ?

[@TeachaMantoFish]

There are many factors that could go into your situation. Pollination, water, calcium, nutrient balance and pH, uptake. I would recommend diving into researching you conditions and what you think may be wrong, then rule in or rule out each one. If you are new to gardening or in new soil, I always say the first few years are both the most challenging and also the most fun. Your successes are the most impacting in the first few years.

[@chantalskrilec6039]

Teach a Man to Fish thank you so much I have been doing some research and will try a few things :)

[@avrilfarrell8671]

Ive got 1 zucchini plant producing fruit but the other one has never had fruit, just stems and leaves

[@TeachaMantoFish]

I’m thinking give them time to mature and they’ll sort it out. The waiting sux.

[@cannyexplorer5357]

I am growing butternut squash and so far only have male flowers been three weeks since they first appeared. Help.

[@GenerallyGeneralLee]

Same with me. Another KZbin video says the males always come first (just like humans!) so simply wait a week or 2 when it's more co-ed, then use your Q-Tip to help things along if you don't see any bees or ants doing it for you.

[@jakerawls5237]

Hey I have little tiny squash whose flowers have died off I can't self pollinate them can I

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Only if they are female and you can find male blossoms

[@jakerawls5237]

What's happened is I have little tiny squash the flowers look Brown and died dying off I can't self pollinate those,?

[@jakerawls5237]

It's just that the flowers have died up but the squash is behind it

[@jakerawls5237]

Your videos are very informative

[@jakerawls5237]

Also have little tiny cucumbers do I have to catch them at a Open Stage or is it too late after that

[@nunyabiznes33]

Are the first flowers always female? I read it in a comment somewhere. Also, you can stuff the flowers with ground meat. That's how we usually eat the male flowers at least.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

I’m not sure, but I think I’ve only seen females.

[@skamravec]

That's interesting. I grow buttersquash and it has many male flowers but very little females. and on top of that, the females keep falling off before their flower even opens. I don't what's going on.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Is it still young?

[@skamravec]

@@TeachaMantoFish Yes, it is . Some say it falls off because it doesn't get polinated, but how can it get polinated if the flower on it isn't fully developed yet?

[@meggo329]

Thank-you for showing a recipe I totally would have thrown it out 👍 this is my first year growing zucchini plant. I'm using a container the stem isn't flush to the soil should I add more soil or will that rot the stem. I have a good amount of male and female flowers. I hand pollinated today🤞 with two males I saved in the fridge (that sounds creepy). I saved the open male today and put him in the fridge as I have two females locally to blossom tomorrow and the other males may not open.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Don't add more soil. The stem is pretty ungainly looking on squash as it is. Wind can be a problem too, I've had squash and zuicchini broken at the stem in high winds on the mounded up row. The weigh of a few growing vegetables helps to stabilize that. Happy Gardening!

[@antoniorobles3498]

Great video bro seriously. May God bless you for showing that video 🙏💯

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Jose Robles Wow! Thanks for the high praise. Hope I do all my videos that well for ya.

[@mrstn123]

What variety of squash and zucchini are you growing? They look so nice and upright. Mine always want to sprawl everywhere. I’ve tried to train them but little luck.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Straight neck

[@mandeepkaur-ui7kr]

I hv all the female falling bt no sign of male hw long should I wait or any suggestions plz

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Give it about 2 weeks, it should correct itself. I know, sometimes it seems like an eternity.

[@vickismall6859]

I only have male flowers so far. Two weeks now. Ugh. I’ll keep waiting

[@harborgirl8877]

Sooo, does that mean the male flowers will never fruit? Their total function is pollination? I have been getting only male. The flower beautifully, then fall off.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Yup, never will bear fruit. As the plant matures you’ll get both.

[@harborgirl8877]

@@TeachaMantoFish, Thank you!!! I have been trying to start a pepper garden. I am learning. Thank you for your video’s!

[@donnamangano4098]

I had the opposite problem this year. I had dozens of male flowers and only two female flowers. With twelve huge zucchini plants it only yielded 2 zucchinis. So disappointed.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

How did it go this year?

[@rollmeinrice]

That's the problem I have this year too! TONS of male flowers, very few female. The few female flowers I do have aren't getting pollinated! I have pruned the plants like crazy to expose the flowers... I've attempted to manually pollinate but no matter what time I go out there the flowers are closed up. I went out there today and there were dozens of blossoms all over the ground. I've pick dozens of rotten little squash stubs.... I mean I still eat a squash or two a day, but it's still sad.

[@patriot20000]

@@rollmeinrice I cut the male flowers open and see if there is viable pollen. If they are too small and tight the pollen won't be ripe. But sometimes if the flower is a bit bigger there is viable pollen (I use a q-tip) to collect. I cut open the female flower which also needs to be a bit bigger to accept the pollen. But there is no harm in trying if you're going to lose the little squash anyway.

[@rollmeinrice]

@@patriot20000 I've pulled the males open, but wasn't sure if you could open the female without damaging them. I'll try it!

[@patriot20000]

@@rollmeinrice I cut the petals with a scissor in order to leave a bit of petal to (hopefully) entice bees to it, along with pollinating it myself. If the pistil isn't open I still rub the pollen on hoping it will still take or that a bee will bring it in later if the squash hasn't shriveled up. Always worth a shot. I finally have 4 yellow squash growing from two potted plants by my pollinating them.

[@Ladycaju]

That joke 😂😂😂 was good

[@barbarapatton2377]

Secondly my problem is I’m already having a little squash Boers inside the stem or inside of even the leaf stems have you figured out a way to prevent that do we know where they come from and how to keep them away

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Spray a little dash of permethrin or pyrethrum the last inch where the stem goes under ground, careful not to get on leaves or blossoms. It will kill good insects too. It will last about 4-5 weeks and you will not get SVBs (Squash Vine Borers) ever again.

[@barbarapatton2377]

Thanks

[@FemmefitalefitclubTV]

Looks yummy!

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Did you try cooking them?

[@doris5625]

I have only male flowers. What would happen if I picked them off?

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Nothing

[@doris5625]

@@TeachaMantoFish 😂😂😂😂😂

[@godisgood7417]

Brilliant

[@TeachaMantoFish]

How's it going this year?

[@arundhati1008]

I seem to have mostly male plants - lots of blossoms - no zucchini! A few females. Yesterday I looked inside a female blossom, there were loads of ants. Is that what is causing the pollination problem and how to get rid of the ants?? Thanks for any advice!

[@TeachaMantoFish]

No, ants actually have very little negative impact on a garden. In fact, they can provide protections from some bad insects. How long have you been seeing blossoms?

[@arundhati1008]

I've had blossoms for at least the last month, but no squash, maybe one very small. It is a zucchini plant. I've pruned leaves a few weeks ago so more airflow. It's in a raised bed.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

arundhati1008 that is a bit long for a plant not to mature. I would give it another week.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

arundhati1008 make sure they are getting adequate nutrition.

[@donaglosser4272]

Can’t you use a qtip, rub it in the male flower and then rub in female flower

[@TeachaMantoFish]

If you have both flowers you shouldn’t need to manually pollinate.

[@donaglosser4272]

@@TeachaMantoFish I know but if there’s no bees ? Wouldn’t it work?

[@TeachaMantoFish]

@@donaglosser4272 yes

[@GreenKonzult]

your name "teach a man to fish made me to subscribe" asap

[@carolschedler3832]

Have you tried pollinating with male cucumber?? Unless you are saving seeds. But you might have one of the self pollinating varieties that doesn’t need the male? Good luck!

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Hmmm, I’m not sure that would work.

[@laurarowland7926]

I have all males ..but no females..we have had 1st real hot humid days & then it rained for a couple of days..waiting for things to dry out a bit..be safe & blessed🙏✝️

[@TeachaMantoFish]

How's it going this year?

[@laurarowland7926]

@@TeachaMantoFish I got male and female flowers,but we had so much rain that the fruit starts & drops off..I keep trying anyway..have a great day!!

[@briangreen256]

I can't find many bees this year. I'm having to self pollinate my squash

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Take up bee keeping, easier than you think and fun.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

I’ve got a playlist on a newbee like me

[@TeachaMantoFish]

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[@zenaharding581]

I just discovered I'm im having pollination issues with my zucchini. Thank you for showing how you used them because I wasn't sure what to do with my baby zucchini that are turning yellow and the flowers have fallen off. Now I'll be sauteeing them to go with dinner ^.^

[@TeachaMantoFish]

I’m glad you found it.

[@elizabethkorver9246]

Zena Elam Beatles are eating mine. Sad Help

[@zenaharding581]

@@elizabethkorver9246 I know marigolds help with some insects.. not sure off the top of my head what else helps.. onions help too..

[@barbarapatton2377]

When it comes to hand pollinating I have found that in opening the mail blossom or maybe it’s wide-open that there is hardly any pollen in there at all I’m wondering if other bugs and Beatles have already removed the pollen so when I want to do hand pollinating there’s nothing left

[@zenaharding581]

@@barbarapatton2377 when I had looked at my Male flowers, i didnt see the pollen, but when I swiped it with the q-tip it turned bright yellow covered in pollen ^.^

[@cassandrap7152]

I have the opposite problem. Only male flowers have been opening the last three-four weeks. I have not see one female fruit. I see plenty of bees but no female flowers for them to come to 😣

[@TeachaMantoFish]

It will get its right as it matures.

[@goodmeasure777]

So I came from another channel, and he was putting clothes pins, on his male flowers, because he had no female flowers. So, is that to say, male flowers, will fall off, thus no pollen when females flowers open? I guess the point of that other video, he wanted to use clothespin, to keep males from opening all the way. Geez, I never knew you had to have a PhD in gardening, lol. So much for planting a seed, pouring water, letting it get sun, lol. So much more to understanding how nature works.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

How did it go this year?

[@jeffnay6502]

I have the opposite problem I have more male flowers then female fruiting flowers.

[@xilenclev7524]

Im new to gardening so please bear with me... does a single plant produce only one gender of flower or does it have the potential to grow both? If so, can you use that male pollen for the female in the same plant... or would that be called plant-incest and is frowned upon? My question sounds silly, i know. Haha

[@TeachaMantoFish]

xilen clev not silly at all. Each plant produces both male and female flowers. They will self-pollinate with no issues. Thanks for watching! 😃

[@xilenclev7524]

@@TeachaMantoFish thanks a bunch

[@SearchfortheMeaning]

I've been getting small flowers that open, die and fall off. Are those male flowers?

[@TeachaMantoFish]

It sounds like it.

[@SearchfortheMeaning]

@@TeachaMantoFish Ok great and thank you. My plants were store bought still very small. They have since had growth and like I was saying, even some flowering. Thanks again!

[@ray2258]

Cooking video was it or gardening?

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Ray mir yes

[@Missysnaturals]

Not getting pollenated. You can do it by hand when you know you have female blossoms. You a q tip

[@TeachaMantoFish]

True

[@dedesmith613]

Your just growing leaves.prune the leaves and the energy will go to the vegtable.take the male plant open it and hand pollinate it will save time in the long run instead of waiting for failure.

[@paulk5311]

i think you mean the female flower. there is no male or female plant.

[@js5866]

I have three to four times male flowers to female flowers. Visit a neighbors garden and get some male flowers from them. One male flower can pollinate many female flowers

[@TeachaMantoFish]

That's the better problem to have.

[@ptolemyauletesxii8642]

MMMM.... Butter and oil flavoured with a touch of onion and courgette.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Did you cook more this year?

[@ssergeant9682]

I only have male flowers. trade ya!

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Amazon Link to Weed Barrier Featured in the video and is the best out of everything I have tried: amzn.to/2DA1nQF

[@rgtcchannel]

I have the exact opposite problem. Too many males and not enough females. The few females that have appeared seem to die off within the first few days soooo I don’t know what’s going on.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Roxana Canales it will correct for certain. It’s exciting when you find the first female blossom. Keep checking.

[@Crazy-Horse-Tx.]

I am dealing with all males. And have no bees for my other plants.

[@headingoutside]

I have the opposite problem-all males on most of my plants, and tons of them. I've been cutting a lot of them off to encourage the females, but so far no luck.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

You'll get there, the plant will right itself and your squash avalanche will begin?

[@jacquiemcevoy4509]

I have no males on 4 yellow squash and dozens of females.. so your saying just wait? I don’t even have closed males like you have .. this is super frustrating ..

[@TeachaMantoFish]

jacquie mcevoy yes, the plant will mature and get right. In the interim, eat ‘em.

[@jacquiemcevoy4509]

Teach a Man to Fish okay thank you

[@donnarichardson5834]

2 separate pans not necessary.

[@jesse-raybear-baldwin]

If your neighbor has male blossoms already open and they are within two miles of you, it's the perfect rationale for getting yourself some honeybees. Let them work for you. Just one caution, they don't work for free. 😜

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Jesse Baldwin Someday that is a new challenge I’m going to take up.

[@lovingjesus5184]

Mine appears to only be producing male flowers. I don't see any female yet. I see a cluster of green in the middle of the plant that maybe and hopefully they'll be some females coming up.

[@PineGeri]

I have just the opposite..all males and no female flowers!

[@TeachaMantoFish]

How's it going this year?

[@PineGeri]

@@TeachaMantoFish much better…although been away from garden for almost 2 weeks on vacay. Cukes and zucchini are on automatic water system and automated barn fans in greenhouse. Will have to manually pollinate this year. Last year was open garden, but now in a greenhouse.

[@mickdom27]

I have only one plant and All male flowers

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Given time it will usually right itself.

[@notsohandytim5090]

Well, you may not know how to grow squash, but you sure know how to salvage it.

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Squash is an easy home run!

[@michaelbeaulieu2475]

No bees?

[@TeachaMantoFish]

I've got bee hives no, they are all over the place. Check out the videos

[@JavaRivers]

I've got a similar mystery with all of my cucurbits, and I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Flower buds fall off, followed by the fruit going yellow, wrinkled, & mushy before the end turns brown. This happens before the flowers even open, so there's no chance for pollination.

[@joanneleong5332]

Search the internet for "Blossom End Rot".

[@jefferythole8988]

Why do female flowers fall off before they even open?

[@TeachaMantoFish]

Jeffery Thole 🤔 hmmm that’s one I haven’t seen yet.

[@cbass2755]

I’ve got nothing but males. I sel pollinated 4 times and that’s what I git. Now, nothing but males….terrible year

[@jaysoncolbert6187]

My squash is trans, so for me I have to take 1 "male" and 1 Male and they produce a we/they/were which I eat with sea salt.

[@olhemi1]

🙂👍☕

[@mikesutherland7958]

Brake 40% of the leaves off of your plant and you will get mail flowers

[@TeachaMantoFish]

I've never heard of that one

[@davidmiles533]

I had some immaculate conception this year. No farms around me... no gardens and I got 4 nine inch zukes before a single male opened. All I can think of is ants got into a male and it was developed enough. Serious sir... butter and oil? At the same time? May I suggest a broiler or bbq or even a toaster oven on broil? Salt??? I get pepper and garlic but salt? Well I guess to each their own😉

[@TeachaMantoFish]

David Miles 😂😂😂 You’ve got blessed zucchini! I bet you had some bees wander in. They range in a circle 4 miles across. Oh yes, salt salt salt... 😉