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Courgette question.

JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 1,039
edited June 2019 in Fruit & veg
hi, I am growing courgettes for the first time this year (one yellow and one green) my first flower was female and obviously did not get pollinated as the mini fruit has weathered. I now have new flowers (male and female) but never seem to have two on the same plant on the same day. 

So so my question is will they cross pollinate between the two different plants? Also as each flower only lasts a day should I be cutting them off once the male flowers have closed
Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.

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  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    A Courbet question? Here's a painting by Courbet (self-portrait). ;)
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    You could have used L'Origine du monde for extra impact @Papi Jo
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    amancalledgeorge said:
    You could have used L'Origine du monde for extra impact @Papi Jo
    Yes I could, but did not want to risk offending fellow gardeners and being reported to the mods. o:)
  • JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 1,039
    Lol didn’t realize the stupid French error correct had struck again!
    Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    It amused us all @Jacquimcmahon great painter too ;) 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • GardenGrower11GardenGrower11 Posts: 312
    Jacquimcmahon said:
    hi, I am growing courgettes for the first time this year (one yellow and one green) my first flower was female and obviously did not get pollinated as the mini fruit has weathered. I now have new flowers (male and female) but never seem to have two on the same plant on the same day. 

    So so my question is will they cross pollinate between the two different plants? Also as each flower only lasts a day should I be cutting them off once the male flowers have closed
    Answer is yes, they can cross pollinate between the two different varieties of courgettes. That's assuming you have enough pollinating insects to visit them. You can also do it manually yourself, by removing a male flower and dabbing the relevant parts together with the female flowers.
  • JacquimcmahonJacquimcmahon Posts: 1,039
    Thanks, no shortage of happy pollinators so hopefully they will take care of spreading the love for me. 
    Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
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