To tell the difference between male and female cucumber flowers, look closely at the base of each blossom. Female flowers have a small, immature cucumber (an ovary) directly behind the petals, which looks like a tiny fruit. In contrast, male flowers grow on a thin stem without this swelling and usually appear in clusters. Male flowers typically appear first on the plant and are more numerous, while female flowers come later and are fewer but essential for fruit development unless the plant is parthenocarpic.
Gynoecious parthenocarpic cucumber varieties are types that produce only female flowers (gynoecious) and can set fruit without pollination (parthenocarpic), so if you have trouble with fruit turning yellow and following off try growing some of these extremely productive varieties.
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Wow! So cool! 💚💚
I want real veggies not hybred Frankenstein food
Do these automatically self-pollinate?
Cool❤
Totally cool ! …I never knew any of this stuff ! …thanks for the education 😊