Hi, Janie. The flowers you see with the little melon attached are the female flowers. The blossoms on a plain stem are the male flowers. If you have bees in your garden, they'll pollinate for you. If not, you can do it yourself, taking some of the pollen from the male and transfering it to the female flower. If the female flowers are not pollinated, the little melon with shrivel up and die. Sometimes I don't have many bees early in the season and I need to bring some flowers in to attract them. If you have any herbs in pots that are flowering, that will probably help bring the bees. Right now I have them hanging around my oregano because that's flowering. Good luck!
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Michele
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