Why Are My Zucchini Flowers Falling Off?

Why are my zucchini flowers falling off? Should I be worried if my zucchini (courgette) flowers are all male? In this video, I help you understand why your zucchini flowers might be falling off or dying. I show you how to distinguish male vs female flowers, discuss the life cycle of a zucchini plant, and tell you what to look out for to determine if your plant is healthy or not.
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[@TheAnalyticalObservers]

I wake up early, and all of the male flowers are open, but the females are closed for business, my squash plants look healthy and happy, but im super concerned

[@NowGardening]

Do you see pollinators in your garden? If so, i wouldn’t worry yet. I have squash growing from female flowers that I’ve never seen open. Also, there’s a delay between when the male flowers show up and start attracting pollinators to when the female flowers are “ready”. There’s a lot that happens in our garden when we’re not around!

[@SashasGarden38]

Thank you because my heart dropped when I went to check on one of my zucchini plants and my first male flower fell off 🤦🏾‍♀️ Helpful info🌱

[@NowGardening]

Glad it helped. Once the zucchinis get started, you’ll be amazed how fast they grow.

[@SashasGarden38]

@@NowGardening Yes I'm so excited. Thanks for the response 🌱🤗

[@KeeganUrbina]

I thought my kitty was knocking my flowers off, glad to know it wasn’t 😂 she loves to play in my garden beds ❤ and she’s to cute to be mad at

[@NowGardening]

So cute. No need to be made at her 😍

[@gmorales2455]

Thank you so much for this information. You answered my question that I been searching for on the internet. I have many male flowers bloom then it died the next day.

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for your message. Hang in there; you should have zucchini growing from the female flower soon!

[@Maria-zw1yn]

Some of my courgette flowers (female) have fallen off the but I still see a courgette growing. Why does that happen? Should I pick that courgette or let to grow?

[@NowGardening]

Leave the courgette to grow. The female flowers that fall off happen because they didn’t get pollinated. Not to worry as long as you have some courgette growing. In nature in general, plants produce lots of flowers but not every flower becomes a fruit.

[@marysmith4811]

But it can't be a pollination issue when the zucchini fall off WAY before the flower even opens. These get to be about an inch big, with a tiny flower, then drop. Same with the round zucchini variety. I have one now that has five little round zucchini about a centimeter in size, and today, I just saw that one is turning yellow! I'm starting to take it personally...LOL!

[@annalisa6135]

This is going to be a problem for me, as I do not wake up early. If I’m up by 11am, that’s an early morning for me because I’m always up late. Wish there was a way to make the plants work according to my schedule. But alas, God is sovereign!

[@annelienmoffat3844]

Thank you so much for these handy tips...i was wondering if im giving my plant too much water...will be patient!

[@sjewitt22]

Great video thanks, But why do the flowers close back up? isn't that a waist of energy, why not stay open all the time? Thanks again.

[@jyotisavant3564]

I am from India, just started getting female flowers, but one of female flower fell off, please help

[@jyotisavant3564]

Didn't bloom

[@NowGardening]

Hi Jyoti. Sorry for the late reply. I’ve been away. How is you plant now? It’s not unusual for female flowers to fall off if they’re not pollinated. Hopefully, some of the flowers will be pollinated and you’ll have many zucchini overall.

[@keralaherbalcare5807]

Thanks for sharing this awesome knowledge on zucchini flowers falling off. Yes everything matters

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment 💚

[@drawingmoo4109]

Thank you so much. Doing vegetables in my garden for the first time ever, you're making it far less scary ❤

[@NowGardening]

That’s great to hear. I’m glad you’re learning from my videos. Here’s to many harvests ahead! 💚

[@chelseajamieson8439]

Thank you for this video! I was convinced an animal was chewing off the flowers, so was glad to hear that it’s normal for some to fall off.

[@NowGardening]

Yes, absolutely. I found flowers that had fallen off just this morning right along side 2 full grown zucchini. Hang in there and you should see baby zucchini growing soon! Let me know if you have any other questions. Take care

[@bellefowler6104]

Im so relieved. I accidentally started growing a squash plant in my compost bin and Ive been trying to take care of it. I got scared when I saw all the ants inside the flowers and the flowers falling off.

[@NowGardening]

Good luck with your squash plant. Usually the ones that self-start are the strongest. I expect you’ll have fruit growing within a couple of weeks!

[@annalisa6135]

Last year I saw a lot of ants in my zucchini bed. I had already been losing bloom after bloom with no zucchini all spring and summer but by the end of the year around early November, I got the biggest zucchini I’ve ever seen. The thing was 14” long and weighed about 6 pounds. I made a lot of Chinese food!

[@annalisa6135]

What does self-start mean?

[@seanellabarnett6087]

​@@annalisa6135it means it naturally germinated, grew by itself

[@slightly2stoopid]

I have a zucchini that is about 6 inches long dark green with the flower still on the end and it looks like the zucchini itself started growing out of the flower end itself. It kinda looks like broccoli and seeds coming out of it. I've never grown zucchini before and this seems not normal. Can anyone tell me why this happened

[@NowGardening]

It's absolutely normal for the flower to still be attached to the zucchini.. Normally it will fall off, but if not you can remove it when you harvest the zucchini. The zucchini will grow from the main part of the plant as if it's a stem growing from behind the flower and pushing it out as it grows. I hope that helps!

[@slightly2stoopid]

@@NowGardening but is it normal for the inside of the flower to have seeds and other stuff growing out of it at the open end. It's like the inside side of the zucchini is growing out of it with seeds being pushed out of it. I just noticed my cucumbers are starting to have a bunch of small buds around were the flowers are starting to bloom some have two flowers in one spot. I had a problem with aster yellow disease last year with my coneflowers and pulled them all. I feel like my garden maybe being affected by this now too this year

[@debbiecruickshank4016]

Thanks

[@NowGardening]

My pleasure

[@alexpachecodemarinoslucas8384]

Good morning, it's always good to have pesticide-free fruits and vegetables

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for stopping by, Alex. Yes, it's a challenge to avoid pesticides, but so far I've managed with natural fertilizers just fine. I occasionally lose a crop, but that feels like a natural part of gardening to me.

[@KeeganUrbina]

Thank you so much for this. I’ve been wondering if it was just me doing something wrong.

[@NowGardening]

Glad I could help!

[@meganklein656]

Thank you for sharing! You are so easy to listen to. :)

[@NowGardening]

Thank you. I’m so happy it was helpful. Wishing you a great zucchini harvest 😊

[@Riyagardeningchannel]

Great information 👍👍 beautiful sharing freind

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for stopping by. Happy gardening 💚

[@09lilmiss]

It’s been about 5 weeks since I planted my zucchini seeds and they seem ok, they are beginning to flower but not producing many leaves. And the new leaves are white, doesn’t look like powdery mildew, it’s just the way they seem to be growing. Any idea why?

[@NowGardening]

I’ve seen white spots on zucchini leaves that can be natural variation and not powdery mildew, but I’ve never heard of leaves being all white. Magnesium deficiency can also cause leaves to be a pale color. I admit I’m mystified! If it’s powdery mildew, it will spread to the stalk of them plant too once it advances. Do you see that?

[@og.hetera8433]

Thank you

[@NowGardening]

My pleasure. Good luck with your zucchini plants

[@Tiny_Stays_High]

you helped me a lot !! i thought i was not going to see any zucchini ! thanks 🤠💯💨💨🌱🌱

[@NowGardening]

I’m happy to hear that. The funny thing with zucchinis is that once they get started, you’ll be harvesting every day!

[@staceyjohnson4186]

You answered all my questions, I watched your seedling video also..thank you

[@NowGardening]

Oh great! Thank you for your comment. I’m so happy this was helpful

[@andybilakshow260]

I get a kick out of people removing ants from their gardens. I watched the Nature channel where ants are great pollinators~!

[@NowGardening]

They really do the a great job pollinating, although I keep an eye on them because they also like to farm aphids on my crops (which is not helpful at all).

[@andybilakshow260]

@@NowGardening Maybe people think "ants" are only great pollinators on the Nature channel and not in their own gardens🤣

[@deanettelinville6010]

Than you for this helpful information! I am using an Earthbox to grow my zucchini in for the first time. The plant is huge and beautiful and had started to bloom. Sadly we had a major hail storm and it really did a number on the plant. There are leave broken off, leaves ripped or holes in them...do you think the plant will still survive and produce? I had one baby zucchini on the plant and it was only about 3 inches long, but it rotted at the end and stopped growing even before the hail storm! Thank you for sharing this information! I love to learn about vegetable growing!

[@NowGardening]

Hi Deanette! I’m sorry you got hit by a hail storm. Our weather has been crazy this year too. Last year one of my zucchini plants started having issues, and I cut off the bad parts and it still produced, although it was delayed compared to the others. Some damage to the leaves from hail shouldn’t affect the plant much, but zucchini are temperamental. You should know within a couple of day if it’s going to survive. If it survives, it should produce. Although if the zucchini were already rotting on the vine before the storm, that usually indicates a calcium deficiency (google “blossom end rot”). Best of luck! 💚 Val

[@deanettelinville6010]

@@NowGardening Thank you for your help!

[@rowenaphilbeck1919]

Great info. Thanks!!!

[@NowGardening]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pammiganesa3942]

Very helpful video ☘️ thanks ☘️☘️

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment 🙏🏻

[@beautifulmemorieswithdrdeepti]

thank you for explaining well , now I know why my plant flowers problem.

[@NowGardening]

My pleasure. I’m happy it was helpful for you. I hope you get a great harvest!

[@beautifulmemorieswithdrdeepti]

@@NowGardening thank you dear🤗

[@juniorbanks5145]

Great video Val!

[@NowGardening]

Hi, Junior. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment 😊

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Yes, i. E just seen your video, and you answered a LOT of unanswered questions in my head!

[@NowGardening]

I’m so happy to hear that. I can really nerd-out over the science side of gardening!

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[@NowGardening]

@@bipbip6626 How true that is! It's like searching "sore throat" on google and you end up thinking it's terminal! Also, a warm Bienvenue to you! Here in Toulouse we have the opposite : many British living in France :)

[@loritwing6150]

Thank you! This helped.

[@NowGardening]

Great, thanks for your message 😊

[@gogreenwithjyothi853]

Nice information

[@NowGardening]

Thanks for stopping by. Happy gardening :-)

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[@NowGardening]

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[@NowGardening]

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