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Gardening

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13. males have no tiny cukes at their case - females do.

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 10:55 AM

Jul 2013

many modern varieties are bred to have essentially all female or mostly female flowers and have a tendency to self-pollinate.

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After 20+ years, I guess we're done with vegetable gardening [View all] IDemo Jul 2013 OP

are the bees dying near you? hollysmom Jul 2013 #1

That is so sad LiberalEsto Jul 2013 #2

In Boise, Idaho IDemo Jul 2013 #5

My cucumbers are not pollinating... dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #3

sad news...the heat is the culprit for lack of tomatoes most likely - NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #6

Lots of bumble bees near me. NutmegYankee Jul 2013 #7

How do you differentiate the male flowers on cukes? NutmegYankee Jul 2013 #12

males have no tiny cukes at their case - females do. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #13

I'm sorry about your garden. CrispyQ Jul 2013 #8

I'm ammazed at how many bumblebees I have around the garden. NutmegYankee Jul 2013 #11

I saw two bees and two wasps all season. That's it. No butterflies glinda Jul 2013 #15

We have bumblebees Aerows Jul 2013 #16