Posted by Paul M. Cook on August 24, 2011, 12:06 pm
My zuke plant, I only have the one, is acting oddly. So far it has started
4 zukes. Two I hand pollinated the others were bee pollinated. In each
case they grew to about 4 inches in length and then just stop. After 10
days I cut them all off as they had not grown an inch in a week. Last year
they grew an inch a day. What could be going on here?
Posted by Bill who putters on August 24, 2011, 12:21 pm
> My zuke plant, I only have the one, is acting oddly. So far it has started
> 4 zukes. Two I hand pollinated the others were bee pollinated. In each
> case they grew to about 4 inches in length and then just stop. After 10
> days I cut them all off as they had not grown an inch in a week. Last year
> they grew an inch a day. What could be going on here?
You may have ended up with a cull as your main plant. Thinning and
culling leaving the strongest is a big part of gardening.
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Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden
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Posted by Paul M. Cook on August 24, 2011, 1:43 pm
>> My zuke plant, I only have the one, is acting oddly. So far it has
>> started
>> 4 zukes. Two I hand pollinated the others were bee pollinated. In each
>> case they grew to about 4 inches in length and then just stop. After 10
>> days I cut them all off as they had not grown an inch in a week. Last
>> year
>> they grew an inch a day. What could be going on here?
> You may have ended up with a cull as your main plant. Thinning and
> culling leaving the strongest is a big part of gardening.
I only planted one. I do containers. I have this one in a 22 inch pot with
3 cubic feet of soil. The seeds came from my garden shop. The plant itself
is quite healthy and has many large leaves.
Posted by David Hare-Scott on August 24, 2011, 6:39 pm
Paul M. Cook wrote:
> My zuke plant, I only have the one, is acting oddly. So far it has
> started 4 zukes. Two I hand pollinated the others were bee
> pollinated. In each case they grew to about 4 inches in length and
> then just stop. After 10 days I cut them all off as they had not
> grown an inch in a week. Last year they grew an inch a day. What
> could be going on here?
What do the flower ends look like? I am wondering if you have atypical
blossom end rot.
David
Posted by Paul M. Cook on August 25, 2011, 6:32 am
> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> My zuke plant, I only have the one, is acting oddly. So far it has
>> started 4 zukes. Two I hand pollinated the others were bee
>> pollinated. In each case they grew to about 4 inches in length and
>> then just stop. After 10 days I cut them all off as they had not
>> grown an inch in a week. Last year they grew an inch a day. What
>> could be going on here?
> What do the flower ends look like? I am wondering if you have atypical
> blossom end rot.
The flowers are very large and perfect. I have three new ones on there now.
None have grown a quarter inch in the last several days. All are about 3
inches long. One is turning yellow.
Paul
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> 4 zukes. Two I hand pollinated the others were bee pollinated. In each
> case they grew to about 4 inches in length and then just stop. After 10
> days I cut them all off as they had not grown an inch in a week. Last year
> they grew an inch a day. What could be going on here?