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Squash-flowers but no fruit

Sue PartridgeSue Partridge Posts: 79
in Problem solving
I have a butternut squash plant in a pot in my greenhouse. It keeps producing flowers but then they never develop into squashes. Please help!

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  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    Hi Sue many squashes produce lots of male flowers first then the female flowers come along, do any of the flowers have a lump behind them? No squashes usually means a pollination issue so if you have both male and female you could give them a helping hand  :)

    I have the greenhouse fully ventilated through the summer which lets all the pollinators in and once the plant gets going all is usually OK.
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • Sue PartridgeSue Partridge Posts: 79
    Thank you for useful advice.


  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
     :) 
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
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