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TexasTomat0 · June 12, 2017

I don't have enough pollinators around my yellow squash either. The small blossoms that have a tiny fruit on them are the female flowers, while the flowers without the small fruit are the male flower.

Each plant grows both female and male flowers.

If that female flower isn't pollinates naturally or by you taking a male flower and doing it by hand, it will eventually shrivel up and fall off. Or at least that's been my experience.

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June 12, 2017	#2
TexasTomat0 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Central Texas - Zone 8A Posts: 196	I don't have enough pollinators around my yellow squash either. The small blossoms that have a tiny fruit on them are the female flowers, while the flowers without the small fruit are the male flower. Each plant grows both female and male flowers. If that female flower isn't pollinates naturally or by you taking a male flower and doing it by hand, it will eventually shrivel up and fall off. Or at least that's been my experience. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk