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my zucchini plant forms buds blooms for a day and then curls up and the flower falls off... first time planting zucchini. is this normal? (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by Labonnie@feddit.de to c/gardening@thegarden.land

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[–] PlantDna@mander.xyz 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s a male flower. On female flowers you will see a small zucchini attached to the flower.

[–] Labonnie@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh.... Do they not bloom at the same time?

[–] admin@thegarden.land 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes but it’s common for the first few to be male, then you will get a mix of male and female. Plant looks great I think you’re going to get great zucchinis. Just keep them away from me I don’t like zucchini 😆

[–] PlantDna@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

I agree that a few males bloom first. Not the I don’t like them part 🙂

[–] jbz 2 points 1 year ago

Sometime they can bloom with a little offset on the same plant.

That's why it's good to have a few plants to create interactions between them.

Female flowers can also be fertilised by hand.