Troubleshooting: Squash Plant Only Producing Male Flowers! Why & What Can You Do?

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Is your plant only producing male flowers? Squash, pumpkin, cucumber, melon, and zucchini, all produce male and female flowers. Many times we are frustrated by the lack of female flowers or the abundance rather of male flowers. We will discuss in this episode why this is the case and what you can do about it.
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@iwannajob1 5 лет назад

I've started saving the pollen from the male flowers on a Q-tip, then when I see a female flower I dab the Q-tip on the anthers. So far, I've gotten better results than last year (lots of failed fruit). I don't grow very many squash (4 plants), so I have to help nature along.

@annusabharwal780 4 года назад

Do you keep it in the fridge or just outside till you see a female flower

@weilima5369 4 года назад

Do you keep it in a zip lock in it fridge or how do you keep it?

@rockymountainkitchen7834 4 года назад

I want to know how your store your Q-tips, too!

@Emiliapocalypse 4 года назад

Ah, thank you for your comment. I was having the only male flower issue and was wondering if pollen would “keep” on some kind of swab or paintbrush so that I could visit any females that do happen to blossom. Like the others, would love to know how you store your q-tips. Thanks again!

@FunFacts5005 4 года назад

that flower on a male squash are edible, here in the Philippines we eat that and add it in soup sometimes so don't waste your flowers just sharing

@sylviacarlson3561 4 года назад

I was talking to my cucumber plants saying, "When are you going to be giving me a cucumber?" Lo and behold.....I found two of them. I was so excited. I've gotten 5 or 6 and I'm sure there's more to come. Thanks for your video.....I have a real problem with getting even a single squash. Last year my zucchini had glorious leaves and huge blossoms all of which eventually fell off....nada.......I even manually pollinated the male and female and still nothing. Why is this so complicated? My squash has a bunch of growths on the bottom of the plants. I will pluck away some of the males as they advance and see what happens. Keep these videos coming. They are helpful.

@boboscurse4130 5 лет назад

Plants are so amazing. If I could start over I would do something in horticulture.

@jashortez 4 года назад

No need to start over. Start today!

@FeliciaCravens 5 лет назад

Squash must have really good PR guys - I have always heard that if you plant squash you'll be giving it away all season. I only planted a couple of them at the end of March, and I haven't got anything to show for it yet.

@sirengita3535 5 лет назад

Oh no its definitely true. Every year SOMEBODY i know though the grape vine will grow squash, usually zucc or cuc, and then be giving everyone huge baskets lol Based on how my first attempts, from seed, eaaarly season are going...if they get pollinated I'm going to have a zillion! The hard part can be feeding them enough, they are voracious. Ours are in containers though so maintaining the microenvironment is easier than a bed maybe?

@blackoak4978 5 лет назад

I can attest to cucumbers being like that. Had a veggie garden as a kid with cucumbers in good soil and full sun, and my brother, sister and I started eating them like apples because no matter how many we ate there were still some coming off the vine. Just started gardening again this summer, and started late, with poor soil and not a lot of sun, so they've been slow going. I have been fertilizing them and they look healthy, but I don't think they'll be as productive as the ones when I was a kid

@lulasalem1250 5 лет назад

Lol, I'm impatient, too. I sit and stare at my plants 3 or more times a day!

@Annastasia666 5 лет назад

Lula Salem same here! 🤣

@lulasalem1250 5 лет назад

@@Annastasia666 Finding a flower or veggie growing never gets old

@annusabharwal780 4 года назад

Same here. I go and look at them 4 times a day

@dreamcatcher6545 4 года назад

Me three.. I have to look at them first thing in the morning and last thing in the evening.. have to force myself not to go in between

@Emiliapocalypse 4 года назад

Haha so I’m not a nutcase then? (Well, not for this reason anyway 😅) I love going out to poke around my plants and seeing what they’re up to 🌱

@danjohnson7399 5 лет назад

I never learned the difference between a Male and female flower. A video on that with different but common gardening varieties would be super awesome.

@barbarabeckley8732 Год назад

He did show that at the start of this video.

@ssgundes1 5 лет назад

Omg I have been hearing about male vs female flowers on squash but I never understood it until you explained it sooo well!

@glendoki 5 лет назад

Your timing is impeccable! I needed to prune my summer squash when your pruning video came out, my tomatoes needed attention when your tall tomato video came out, and this week I suddenly went from abundant to sparse fruit in my squash because I forgot a two-week fertilizer cycle. Plus your positive energy and enthusiasm is contagious. You've quickly become my favorite RU-vid gardening tutor!

@christyhernandez8625 4 года назад

After I prune the leaves I always get more zucchini. They need more air flow and sun, so they can be pollinated. To many leaves block air, sun and the pollinators.

@robertyoung5010 5 лет назад

104 here on Saturday. Heat index of 116. So LOTS of late night watering. This year 90% of our plants are from your company. Doing great! Thanks

@LauraBeeDannon 5 лет назад

Northern California? We hit the 100's already too.

@tanyagray9097 3 года назад

I love how when I Google a gardening question it will always direct me to you and you always have an answer on here. Thank you Luke!

@Myrtle2911 4 года назад

Cool video! I'm veggie gardening for the first time. I had no idea squash had male and female flowers. Currently, my potted zucchini has several female flowers, so I'm hopeful. I have a ton of bumblebees in my location!

@katiewright4425 5 лет назад

This video couldn’t have come at a better time. I have been perplexed as to why my squash and zucchini were only producing flowers that fall off and leave stems. Thank you so much for this video!

@dahliayee9689 5 лет назад

I was just starting to look for answers why I have 6 male flowers and 1 female flower on my zucchini plant. 😂This video is in the nick of time to answer my question. Thanks!

@missshean9538 2 года назад

I like how you explain everything so direct to the point. Thank you so much ! keep it up!

@blackoak4978 5 лет назад

Very helpful (I hope, lol). Pretty sure my cucumbers are just immature. They are a nice healthy green, not wilting, and growing reasonably quickly. I was concerned that it might be nutrition (because the soil is horrible), but I fertilize weekly, and the tomatoes are doing fine. Then I thought it was not enough sun, but they have pretty dark green leaves. But since these are the first flowers produced, I'm going to assume it's just immaturity because I started them from seed pretty late. Picked a few of the male flowers, so hopefully that will help

@KonjikiKonjiki 5 лет назад

I am constantly blown away by the helpful, specific information provided on this channel!! I started gardening a few years ago and have a lot to learn. V grateful for MIgardener's great resources here.

@babyroot3479 5 лет назад

This explains a lot for me thank you! My young Zucchini plant was producing fruit but shortly thereafter they would yellow and wrinkle up. Now I know why. They're not getting properly pollinated.

@lizdietrich6801 4 года назад

You’re such a nice guy with great personality which makes your videos so enjoyable! 🌱

@kellyy4525 3 года назад

Super helpful. My blossoms keep falling off and I had no idea what was wrong. Great information! Thank you.

@TyGreen726 5 лет назад

Great information. My cucumbers are flowering and on a few plants I observed mostly males. Thanks again 😊

@MasterovD.Skies42_411 5 лет назад

Perfect timing. The sun down here in AZ is almost burning my butternut squash and cucumbers. All of your videos are incredibly informative. Gonna get some shade cloth and start plucking some male flowers.

@gabrielavega2633 4 года назад

“Ripen. TODAY!!” Me to my tomatoes just barely beginning to blossom

@flippitydooda7996 4 года назад

Gabriela Vega that’s how I feel too!😂😍

@amynguyen7 4 года назад

Yay. I feel better now after watching this video. Patience is definitely not a virtue I've mastered. LOL. Thanks for sharing.

@JodBronson 4 года назад

Male Flowers always come out first. Once the female come, it only have one day to get pollinated. So the Male have more chance to pollinate the Female.

@mooretimeinthekitchen7635 5 лет назад

Brilliant explanations. I'm trying to grow squash for the first time this year and didn't even know this was an issue!

@blackoak4978 5 лет назад

I only knew the difference because of a different video he did on manual pollinating. When I went to pollinate a few I realized they were all male and did a little freak-out, lol

@ninav9795 4 года назад

Enjoyed very much! Knowing the differences of male and female flowers! and so much other stuff.

@biffjohnson7107 4 года назад

This is my first time gardening, and my squash look amazing (as far as I can tell, lol). I wish I could share pics.

@Emiliapocalypse 4 года назад

That’s one of the several downsides of RU-vid. There are so many comments that would really benefit from being able to share photos. I’d love to see your squash plants 🌱

@gailwallace3695 4 года назад

Wonderful information! Thanks for describing male and female blossoms!

@JuxstLer 3 года назад

Been watching your channel for few years now & still ever time I see MI Gardener I think: Michigander/Gardener. Should be MIchiGardner

@JuxstLer 3 года назад

MIchiGardener* something like that ; )

@JuxstLer 3 года назад

Never too late to change it.

@tammiedudley829 5 лет назад

Thanks for your squash knowledge Luke - I was just getting ready to YANK UP all of my squash plants and give up on them. After watching this video and you describing everything that goes on with squash it was like you were watching mine grow (or not) lol. Now I know - patience is key - so I won't yank them! As usuall - Luke to the Rescue! Please keep trhe vids coming, we learn so much! Hugs to you and Mrs. MI Gardener from a TN beginner Gardener.

@sirengita3535 5 лет назад

I relearned this year with a pink brandywine tomato to NEVER give up on a plant if you want it...we got it at a nursery, it was in bad shape and i honestly thought after the first 2 months it was going to die. I really hoped it would live and we babied it and just this month its EXPLODED and i didn't even realize until this week it was the same plant!! I assumed my fiance had pulled it out and rearranged with a healthy plant 🤣

@simplyraeann3711 5 лет назад

Luke I agree! Gardeners seem to be all the inpatient people in the world. Why do we pick a hobby that involves patience?

@anashomestead5919 5 лет назад

I have never had this problem in gardens I have had over the years in my lifetime, but I have heard a lot of people in videos over the past few years talk about it often. So, I stopped in to give this a listen. Thanks for the video, it was pleasant!

@ryanchampney2637 5 лет назад

Same here, my squash zucchini and cucumber plants are always big producers

@sirengita3535 5 лет назад

This year we are gardening along with you (kinda) and its crazy! I seriously used to watch gardening videos like yours with these MONSTEROUSLY huge plants that look prehistoric and thinking i had to live somewhere crazy to get this result...we tried cauliflower and zucchini this year and thanks to your amazing gardening advice i see these every day! Nothing could have prepared me for how gigantic these plant leaves get, my rabbits love it too :)

@crochetgottaloveit 4 года назад

I am having this problem with my cushaw squash not producing female flowers. I went ahead and fertilized them and watered them . But I never thought to pluck off some of the male flowers. Will do that this evening. Thanks much for making this video and the info!

@charlestessier7843 3 года назад

I grew up a farmer’s grandson, not on a farm. Your video gave me the real score on what these flowers really are. Among French Canadians , starting with my mother and her parents, I was hearing the term “ fausse fleur”(literally meaning false flower) when it came to male flowers and had the reflex of removing them all for fear of not getting any fruit. Lets me know that this is a completely normal and natural thing that’s going on. Thanks.

@lindakrieger6667 Год назад

All my squash did this this year. Beautiful plants, pollinators.

@emilyhorton661 4 года назад

I have 5 cucumber plants in a raised bed growing up to 6 feet tall and I have not a single female flower. I hand pollinate so trust me I’m searching for them. Any advice? Also thank you. I’ve learned so much from your channel.

@Dasani_water_drinker 2 года назад

You have too many vines using energy. Cut off excess vines and trim 4 inches off the ends of vines. They will produce females but you gotta examine every day to pollinate cause the window is less than 24 hours

@helenbeks5374 5 лет назад

I love how excited you are about gardening. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@veronicaw4460 4 года назад

This is exactly everything I needed to know for my squash plants that are so far only producing male flowers, having stress from too much heat from sun, and getting wilty by noon. I also liked the other video about keeping cool weather plants like lettuce and spinach cooler in hot weather to keep them producing. I can use the info from that video to help keep my squash from getting heat stressed. I love how comprehensive your content is and all the great explanations of the "why" of it all!

@kmcpickl Год назад

Thank you for the information. It's been driving me nuts about the flowers but no fruit. Our first time, well second time and the same results, but now there's hope. Thanks again.

@djwarrior1421 4 года назад

Guilty of little to no patience. This is my first attempt at gardening. I figured I start with only one type of veggie as a way to learn. I picked squash. Boy, I am learning. This is a great channel.

@robynmize4713 5 лет назад

TY... you were the first person that addressed sun. My partially shaded plant has produced zero squash in 3 months.... now i know why. I will restart in a new location now. Thank You Again.

@andrewkeegan3008 5 лет назад

Right on time....I've had like a gazillion male flowers and only ONE zucchini - after two months!

@gina9171 5 лет назад

Me too

@heresthething....4685 5 лет назад

Make fried squash flowers! Really delicious.

@donnatravis3826 5 лет назад

I was also getting discouraged because my zucchini (indoor aero/hydroponic) has so far only produced male flowers. This was a perfect video for me because I was considering removing them (2) in favor of leafy greens. I will now try to apply more patience - and the flowers taste good too.

@deepadevaiah1911 4 года назад

I love the way you explain everything in a detailed way... Just the right video for me. Have dozens of male flowers and no female flowers at all.

@pongjainamsomboon4531 3 года назад

I've had tried to cut many male flowers, then I realised when I had a female flower I didn't have male flower.

@colleenepage 4 года назад

Great information! Just what I needed to know as I watch for female blossoms on my pumpkin patch.

@Minnesota_Mama_Bear 5 лет назад

Thank you for the great information. I needed this knowledge!

@MyLittlePwny7 4 года назад

immature plants = male flowers mature plants = female flowers really makes you think

@bumblebeefern9140 5 лет назад

Was I the only one singing the “Reproduction” song from Grease 2 in my head? Thanks for your content Luke! Very informative as always🤗

@ashleytewksbury1751 4 года назад

Nope, but I am now haha!

@stephsinger5163 4 года назад

Haha ! Reproduction 🎼🎤 reproduction

@allyeverett5018 4 года назад

Yes!

@marcianoarguelles3299 3 года назад

A big thank you from Kansas. I truly appreciate all the knowledge you freely share.

@MerlynNarumi 3 года назад

Very informative video especially for me coz I have a Japanese pumpkin 🎃 in the pot I enjoyed planting

@joanngreen4283 4 года назад

Ok, gonna try to pull out more male flowers. Such a strange reaction this year with plants. Helpful info and I too will save the pollen from them in case I get female flowers.

@185Diannah 4 года назад

I'm a first timer in growing a garden and have all these beautiful squash flowers but no fruit. This video was very helpful.

@suwansiricroce8395 5 лет назад

Love your t shirt, Luke! And this video is a good stuff! Thank you. :)

@Miss449686 5 лет назад

Great video--thanks for sharing. I never knew why my squash produced so many male flowers. My mom always picked a few for fried blossoms.

@keribradberry8292 3 года назад

Thank you. This has always been a mystery to me. I planted a new to me Cucuzzi squash this year and I'd really like to see the fruit. Now I have some ideas to try to help this along.

@jwallin57 5 лет назад

Thanks that helps a lot. 9-1 ratio male to female sounds like northern michigan for sure!

@ricebeansrockroll882 5 лет назад

*takes notes*

@doloresreynolds8145 3 года назад

How true....

@Bigenemies 4 года назад

Thank you for this! Just watched and learned so much as always!! Also recieved many of your MIGardener seeds in a seed swap here in San Diego, California!! They are thriving here!!! 😁

@pagelivingbeautifully8252 4 года назад

Love how you explain a bit of the plant science. Really makes sense when you understand how the plants function. Thank you Luke!

@jlh2737 5 лет назад

What's that t-shirt about and where can I get one? By the way, my dude referred to you as my "gardening crush" the other day. Thanks for your videos!

@E_R_I_K 5 лет назад

My garden is young yet as I plant memorial day weekend every year in NY. I had this exact issue last year. Thanks for the info and advice 👍

@JenMarco 4 года назад

Thank you! I’m so impatient. I’m an instant gratification person and this is my first year gardening. I’m going to go pluck some men now.

@JodBronson 4 года назад

LOL

@JodBronson 4 года назад

Remember, Male Flowers always come out first. Once the female come, it only have one day to get pollinated. So the Male have more chances to pollinate the Female.

@riotarbo1762 5 лет назад

Excellent timing for this video! The few plants that survived the constant rain here near St. Louis are only giving me male flowers. It's our first year gardening and this threw me off. I don't remember this happening in my parents gardens when I was growing up.

@jessicafloresalba5582 4 года назад

Me either! I moved down to FL and gardening is a much different challenge than the good ol Midwest.

@melanphilia 4 года назад

Love the way how excited he is about his garden Definitely I feel encouraged to take care of my soon to be pumpkins 😊 Thanks for great tips Cheers!

@barbt.1171 4 года назад

Thanks for this video about only male flowers on a squash plant. I was aware of they produced more male flowers than female but not of the ratio or the reasons why? Have wondered why and now it makes sense. Again, thanks.

@mski435 3 года назад

Amazing facts. That was very helpful my friend. Explains why my cucumber production is so minimal. Lol “ production” heck I only have two plants

@DrValerie800 4 года назад

Thanks Luke; I have always wondered how come my zucchini had so many male flowers! I grew ONE zucchini indoors, hydroponically and it was doing great. It produced about 6 male flowers before 1 female flower. BUT, the male flowers all died before the female flower came out, and it was alone. Frustrated, I grabbed one of the (dead) male flowers, opened it and did my best to fertilize the female flower. IT WORKED! I had a beautiful baby zucchini that got about 3" long. Then one day, when I went to check on it, it was GONE! Then I noticed something had been chewing up the leaves. Searching for bugs, I found none. Confused and disappointed, I sat on the couch to contemplate what to do. During my sitting, I saw a huge black & white, furry bugger casually chomping on my plant...I called him Stan...it was my cat. Apparently cats like zucchini, both leaves and fruit. The next time a female flower popped out, I did the hand-fertilizing again, and was rewarded with another baby fruit. This time, it disappeared even quicker, as did the surrounding leaves...in spite of having put a plastic netting fence around it. Stan just leaned on the fencing,, laying down on it to reach his snack. He ate so much of the leaves, the plant just gave up and died. Oh well...guess my hydroponic garden will just have to wait until I have a bigger place--and a separate room I can lock the cats out of.

@Dasani_water_drinker 2 года назад

I'm doing an aerogarden patty squash too and the exact same thing happened to me. 1 female flower and nothing since. Cutting off excess leaves and flowers and setting male flowers aside. But my tomatoes, lettuce, marshmallow, plantain are doing great in the AG.

@lf4061 Год назад

Sorry for your frustration but, lol, that was a hilarious story 😂

@DrValerie800 Год назад

@@lf4061 IKR? Cats can certainly keep us on our toes and entertained!

@crystalwebster654 5 лет назад

This video was perfect timing. My plants are still kind of young but I was checking on them two days ago and noticed male flowers on my watermelon and zucchini. All I thought was, " Why does it always have to put out so many male flowers and no females." Now I know. Thanks for the great info.

@lauriemclean1131 5 лет назад

The Designer of these plants really knew what He was doing. 😮

@eddiefoy3701 5 лет назад

Good old Mr. Natural Selection at His finest.

@davemorgan9511 4 года назад

Source!

@Letsgocamping143 5 лет назад

Just had a yellow squash no male flowers and 7 females flowers. Finally I got one today.

@PaleGhost69 5 лет назад

Growing squash is always a sausage party.

@AtlantaHospiceRN 4 года назад

😂

@SageandStoneHomestead 4 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@DebRoo11 4 года назад

@@Ittybittythetwofacedkitty the shorts are dangerously short on a white leg 😂

@VickersJon 4 года назад

Except the females have the sausage in this case.

@angelsworld1733 3 года назад

Lol

@renaeselix5648 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for these!!! I bought seeds and fertilizer from you this year.... so happy to have found you !

@swdw973 4 года назад

On shade cloth. I live in Colorado at 6300 ft. The UV strength is about 13% greater than sea level and we have long summer days (Not as long as Michigan though :D ). We also get stretches of 90+ days in July and August. My garden did much better once I used 20% shade cloth hung permanently

@tinamarieb49 4 года назад

Love your enthusiam! You make me happy and excited about my own garden. Thanks!

@shannonvass3761 4 года назад

Thanks!! You are the best!! I always look for you on RU-vid with any of my gardening questions. I learn so much!

@Undercoverbooks 2 года назад

Thanks, this answered a lot of questions for me.

@sammijoywilson1068 5 лет назад

Thank you, I asked this question. I am really glad to get this info.

@idahohoosier8989 2 года назад

Thank y'all. Blessings, julie

@poolman8676 4 года назад

Awesome video and most importantly no music! You're a very knowledgeable. I think my problem is they're just too young still and I planted way too late in the season. It's been over a hundred degrees here in the Mojave desert of California everyday but I do have a lattice over them and drip system twice a day. Ripen today! Lol

@SarahSarah-nu8ce 5 лет назад

Love your information! Your garden is just incredible, and something to shoot for! Keep the vids coming please.

@MBrusaZappellini 4 года назад

Thank you! I always,learn a lot from all of your information and I really appreciate your enthusiasm for gardening! I’m excited to try a few things to help my zucchini (definitely stressed from our Arizona heat ). I’m using a new section of our yard for my veggies this year, and I now know that I’ll have to amend the soil more specifically next winter plus prune our nurse tree . Once the quarantine is done and it’s safer to be with people again I’m planning to take some gardening classes at our local ag. School at the University. Something to look forward to!

@charles5398 5 лет назад

Went from 70's to 100 the past couple of days in So Cal. Gotta get my shade up!!!

@blackoak4978 5 лет назад

Bet your peppers are loving it

@paulmc9203 4 года назад

Excellent - and very encouraging! - Presentation! Many thanks Luke.

@Julzzzsatx 4 года назад

This is my first year growing pumpkins. I have 8 grand kids that are going to be very disappointed in their grandma I'm afraid. 11 weeks ago I planted. I have huge vines that are green & healthy. I have male flowers every where but not one female. I heard it needed potash to make the females grow, so they got their first dose yesterday. After watching your video I'm going to go pluck off some male flowers. Any other advice is greatly appreciated. They survived the Tx heat of 105 degrees I think they are a hearty patch. Great video thank you!!

@d.b.walkerfleetlogisticsll210 4 года назад

it is fascinating how they grow they are very smart

@Endtimescoming 4 года назад

It takes a male flower and a female flower to produce viable fruit, you see when a daddy flower loves a mommy flower very much.....

@ksero1000 4 года назад

CAAAAAT!!!

@RafaelQuiles 4 года назад

Haaaa!!!

@learntocrochet1 4 года назад

LOL Ha Ha Ha Tee Hee Hee!

@triniflavourdiva 4 года назад

Hahahahaha

@dana102083 3 года назад

..and then divorce.

@HippychickTruthseeker 5 лет назад

I made my first fire pit/garden bed upload today. I was nervous, but I did it🤣👩‍🌾 On the way to vlogging my little garden heart out. Thanks for the inspiration! I got zucchini in my new garden bed too! This will help! Thanks!

@MIgardener 5 лет назад

I will have to check it out!

@thescatteredgardner4827 3 года назад

Thanks for this video. I have 4 healthy happy cucumber plants and they are all producing femails and then I have 2 plants in 1 5 gallon bucket and it is yellow and sad. So, based on your video. I am going to add more nutrients!!Thank you so much!!!

@Search4TruthReality 4 года назад

What's considered too hot for pumpkins? We've been at 80 to 85 degrees...plenty of sun...good green color on all the leaves. A few of the small ones (like yours) are yellow. The larger plants have produced loads of male flowers and I can see just two female flowers with fruit...we deep water every two days. I reckon I should pluck a few of the male flowers. Thanks for the tips!

@bettys7726 5 лет назад

Perfect timing. I just thought about this today! Loads of flowers and only 2 female. Another great video!

@kellymiller6585 5 лет назад

I’ve been stumped! Thank you!

@suminba642 5 лет назад

Timely information! Thanks for doing this video to help new gardener like me!

@blubbice4308 5 лет назад

Will there be any videos on your new Butterneck squash variety?

@texasgigi3684 4 года назад

Very informative. Mine squash plants grew 4-5 squash (total) and then stopped. I just want to cuss them, every time I stand there in the 90 to 100 temps. My Daddy never had these problems. We always had tons of squash!!

@unravel523 4 года назад

Oh Luke, I have a mature plant. She is only putting female flowers on- trying to save pollen from the occasional male, but it doesn´t work. Next year I will plant a younger one now I know this

@JanetBabyTherese 4 года назад

I love the comment. “The plants coming into puberty”! Great video Luke!

@lyndabrunk2277 4 года назад

Great video! You explained a lot of my problems and how to deal with them. Thanks!

@tammyrusso4340 5 лет назад

Very good. Must be reading my mind on this subject

@sirwilliamofpennylot 4 года назад

Thanks for the info, temps here have been around 100 to 114 degrees for days in a row. Then because of the high temps I think I am over watering. great vid, keep up the good work.

@jessiehaislet3625 Год назад

I pruned and I moved a basket of petunias near my pumpkin plants. They brought pollinators and I now have female plants and pumpkins. Be sure to plant wild flowers to bring pollinators to your garden.

@jason83ist 4 года назад

I thought I was helping my squash plants by moving them under the porch roof. It's been stifling hot . I have shade cover and I'll put it out tomorrow. What if your growing in a bucket o r tray? Should you ever move a squash plant to a better location? I over crowed my original seedling and now they are crowing each other out of space? Great video's and information on gardening.

@christines376 4 года назад

I overcrowd all the time, just trim off all the leaves that are below the newest flowers. Improves air flow and also sends energy to future growth. Not sure what zone you're in but if it's 7 or lower, you don't need to shade them. 8 might be the same, but not sure.

@lydiastoute5747 4 года назад

Ok, so I have a 6ft long luscious beautiful green healthy well watered squash vine in full sun for a fair amount of hours a day, at least 6hrs(I live in the tropics). I have it growing in a half drum container, planted since March . It's a beautiful plant, well fertilized, no spots no pests no stress. Yet so far I've had a total of 25 male flowers and not a single female. I pull the males off and it sends out even more... my neighbor however, he plants his squash after mine and he harvested a burlap sac full yesterday and I'm very jealous. I'm tempted to yank the thing out the ground... patience wearing thin.