>> hello!
>> now, i know that i need to "help" my pumpkins fertilise their flowers,
>> just in case. and i know i don't need to "help" my zucchini whatsoever
>> <g> .
>>
>> but where do we stand on any of the other cucurbits? i thought i'd help
>> out the spaghetti squash, rockmelon & cucumbers, but the little blighters
>> see me coming & close up all their flowers, or something.
>>
>> should i be concerned & make an effort to pollinate the female flowers if
>> possible? (do i need to get up earlier in the morning? ;-) or can i
>> assume that being in the country with loads of bees & other bugs (not to
>> mention ants, which seem to like the rockmelon flowers...) it will all
>> work out anyway?
>>
>> tia for any help.
>> kylie
>>
> Ah the warm heart Cold fingers syndrome.
eh?
I always give the pumpkins a hand
> but the others seamed to do more than ok when I grew them. But we do have
> a tree of wild bees on offer.
> Jim
i'm hedging my bets i think & messing around with all of them (after i
posted this, my pooty blew up so i thought i'd just do my own thing & see
what happened). i know other people seem to have no trouble, but several
times i've had (for example) a whole cucumber plant that only ever grew ONE
fruit. there are many, many more bees here, which might help lift my curse.
not quite a treeful of wild bees, but we'll see!
kylie
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>> now, i know that i need to "help" my pumpkins fertilise their flowers,
>> just in case. and i know i don't need to "help" my zucchini whatsoever
>> <g> .
>>
>> but where do we stand on any of the other cucurbits? i thought i'd help
>> out the spaghetti squash, rockmelon & cucumbers, but the little blighters
>> see me coming & close up all their flowers, or something.
>>
>> should i be concerned & make an effort to pollinate the female flowers if
>> possible? (do i need to get up earlier in the morning? ;-) or can i
>> assume that being in the country with loads of bees & other bugs (not to
>> mention ants, which seem to like the rockmelon flowers...) it will all
>> work out anyway?
>>
>> tia for any help.
>> kylie
>>
> Ah the warm heart Cold fingers syndrome.
eh?