Pollination - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T06:05:06Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/pollination?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A203030&feed=yes&xn_auth=noyep definitely time to look u…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-04:4778851:Comment:2058192011-09-04T18:44:51.130ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
yep definitely time to look up some squash and zucchini blossom recipes.
yep definitely time to look up some squash and zucchini blossom recipes. They were started the first o…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-04:4778851:Comment:2058142011-09-04T17:00:02.653ZPatrick Fentonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PatrickFenton
They were started the first of May. Only male blossoms.... No female.<br></br>
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<cite>Homefire said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/pollination?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A205812&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment205812"><div><p>Hi Patrick,</p>
<p>When were they started? Could low autumn light be slowing them down?</p>
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<p>I tried hand pollinating Zuccini and Cukes in the green house cuz no bees came in. I clipped a male flower and…</p>
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They were started the first of May. Only male blossoms.... No female.<br/>
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<cite>Homefire said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/pollination?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A205812&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment205812"><div><p>Hi Patrick,</p>
<p>When were they started? Could low autumn light be slowing them down?</p>
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<p>I tried hand pollinating Zuccini and Cukes in the green house cuz no bees came in. I clipped a male flower and rubbed it into the female. On the Cukes i used a vibrating toothbrush. All with poor results. </p>
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<p>Homefire</p>
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</blockquote> Hi Patrick,
When were they st…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-04:4778851:Comment:2058122011-09-04T16:56:48.637ZHomefirehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Homefire
<p>Hi Patrick,</p>
<p>When were they started? Could low autumn light be slowing them down?</p>
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<p>I tried hand pollinating Zuccini and Cukes in the green house cuz no bees came in. I clipped a male flower and rubbed it into the female. On the Cukes i used a vibrating toothbrush. All with poor results. We can't compete with the diligence and timelyness of thousands of bees.</p>
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<p>Homefire</p>
<p>Hi Patrick,</p>
<p>When were they started? Could low autumn light be slowing them down?</p>
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<p>I tried hand pollinating Zuccini and Cukes in the green house cuz no bees came in. I clipped a male flower and rubbed it into the female. On the Cukes i used a vibrating toothbrush. All with poor results. We can't compete with the diligence and timelyness of thousands of bees.</p>
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<p>Homefire</p> Thats funny......hehe
Jon P…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-04:4778851:Comment:2056082011-09-04T12:29:29.154ZDavid Waitehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidWaite
<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></a> Thats funny......hehe<br/>
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<cite>Jon Parr said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/pollination#4778851Comment203030"><div>Maybe it's a gay squash?</div>
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<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></a> Thats funny......hehe<br/>
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<cite>Jon Parr said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/pollination#4778851Comment203030"><div>Maybe it's a gay squash?</div>
</blockquote> I think you may be correct TC…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-03:4778851:Comment:2047172011-09-03T14:55:26.915ZPatrick Fentonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PatrickFenton
I think you may be correct TCL, it's just the strangest thing I've seen in a while. With the odd thing being every single plant? With two different types of squash? Perhaps something happened to these seeds on the way to market. Who knows. The Blooming Variety sounds like the most feasible answer. Thanks for your help!<br></br>
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I think you may be correct TCL, it's just the strangest thing I've seen in a while. With the odd thing being every single plant? With two different types of squash? Perhaps something happened to these seeds on the way to market. Who knows. The Blooming Variety sounds like the most feasible answer. Thanks for your help!<br/>
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<cite>TCLynx said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/pollination?id=4778851%3ATopic%3A202904&page=2#4778851Comment203919"><div>I wonder if you perhaps got a batch of seed for one of the varieties that is bread particularly for blossoms.</div>
</blockquote> I wonder if you perhaps got a…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-02:4778851:Comment:2039192011-09-02T14:07:20.474ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
I wonder if you perhaps got a batch of seed for one of the varieties that is bread particularly for blossoms.
I wonder if you perhaps got a batch of seed for one of the varieties that is bread particularly for blossoms. You might just be right! We'…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-02:4778851:Comment:2038012011-09-02T03:05:26.830ZPatrick Fentonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PatrickFenton
You might just be right! We're close enough to the Navajo Nation to do just that! And I might learn something in the doing so!!!! I've certainly let enough of them go by, bloom by bloom!! Smart idea TCL!<br></br>
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<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/pollination?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A202952&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment202952"><div>Well maybe you gotta just start eating the squash and zucchini…</div>
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You might just be right! We're close enough to the Navajo Nation to do just that! And I might learn something in the doing so!!!! I've certainly let enough of them go by, bloom by bloom!! Smart idea TCL!<br/>
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<cite>TCLynx said:</cite><br/>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/pollination?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A202952&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment202952"><div>Well maybe you gotta just start eating the squash and zucchini blossoms.</div>
</blockquote> Well maybe you gotta just sta…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-01:4778851:Comment:2029522011-09-01T23:00:44.697ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
Well maybe you gotta just start eating the squash and zucchini blossoms.
Well maybe you gotta just start eating the squash and zucchini blossoms. My greenhouse tomatoes are st…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-01:4778851:Comment:2034122011-09-01T21:46:14.238ZJon Parrhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JonParr
My greenhouse tomatoes are still free from blight, but I have only one plant. Fortunately it's a big one, and gives us half a dozen big ones every day. We tried pickling 7 quarts of green tomatoes before we tried salsa. We haven't opened them yet, but the we tasted the remainder and they were a little mushy. I don't know if we used alum, I'll check with the wife.
My greenhouse tomatoes are still free from blight, but I have only one plant. Fortunately it's a big one, and gives us half a dozen big ones every day. We tried pickling 7 quarts of green tomatoes before we tried salsa. We haven't opened them yet, but the we tasted the remainder and they were a little mushy. I don't know if we used alum, I'll check with the wife. Man your right!!! That reall…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-09-01:4778851:Comment:2028392011-09-01T20:00:38.339ZPatrick Fentonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PatrickFenton
<p>Man your right!!! That really does suck!!! Maybe you can do five or six tomatoes in pots next year with clean soil so you don't totally go without. Our soil here this year has not been warm. We did eggplant in black pots this year and had tremendous success. (6000 feet). Been a long time since I've spent a summer in this climate. If we were home we would just be planting tomatoes.</p>
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<p>So here's another idea for your green tomatoes..... take all the smaller green tomatoes,…</p>
<p>Man your right!!! That really does suck!!! Maybe you can do five or six tomatoes in pots next year with clean soil so you don't totally go without. Our soil here this year has not been warm. We did eggplant in black pots this year and had tremendous success. (6000 feet). Been a long time since I've spent a summer in this climate. If we were home we would just be planting tomatoes.</p>
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<p>So here's another idea for your green tomatoes..... take all the smaller green tomatoes, half or quarter them and pickle them with dill. (Ayep, like pickles) They're ready by Thanksgiving and people will rave. Put them right on the plate with the olives, pickles and other stuff. Just be sure to put the alum in them so they've got a good crunch!!!</p>
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<p>Oh, just so you know, those squash do have perfectly stylish blossoms!!!! LOLOLOLOL</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/pollination?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A203401&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment203401"><div>Haha. Hey, as long as they're happy. Maybe your squash can redecorate your greenhouse, give the chives a fabulous haircut, or plan some fish weddings! Ok, I better quit.<br/> <br/>
Speaking of green 'maters, here in Santa Cruz we got hit with 'late blight' fast and hard in our dirt garden (AP still safe so far). We have never had that before. In two days, our tomato jungle went from luxuriant health to wasteland. My wife harvested six 5 gallon buckets of green tomatoes during the chop, not a single one had time to turn red. Ordinarily we have a big salsa party on labor day and can (or freeze) about 30 gallons of salsa from the garden. Had to change the plans this year. We tried a recipe for green tomato salsa. It's pretty good, I guess, but not as good. Had to add quite a bit of lemon juice get the acidity right. After, chopping the tomatoes, we thought we were in the clear, but then noticed it jumped to a four year old passion vine, and a few others garden plants. So we have decided to slash and burn everything in the dirt garden, and not plant tomatoes or potatoes for two years. Bummer</div>
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