Comments on: Wo-oh!!! It’s getting bigger and BIGGER!!! http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/ Simple Living... Frugality... Gardening... Cooking From Scratch... Knifty Knitter Projects.. And More. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:28:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: lightening http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2679 lightening Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:43:04 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2679 Thanks for that River. :-) Thanks for that River. :-)

]]> By: river http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2668 river Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:04:53 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2668 Lightening, you are correct. The male flowers do not have fruit buds behind them. Use a paint brush to transfer pollen manually. Gently brush the male stamen, then touch the brush to the female flowers. Do the same thing with pumpkin since male and female flowers often do not appear together. Brush the male flowers, tap the pollen into a clean jar and seal until you have female flowers. then brush on the pollen. Lightening, you are correct. The male flowers do not have fruit buds behind them. Use a paint brush to transfer pollen manually. Gently brush the male stamen, then touch the brush to the female flowers. Do the same thing with pumpkin since male and female flowers often do not appear together. Brush the male flowers, tap the pollen into a clean jar and seal until you have female flowers. then brush on the pollen.

]]> By: lightening http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2665 lightening Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:04:07 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2665 Jeanie - it sounds to me like your zucchini aren't being fertilised. The female flowers have a tiny fruit on them but if they aren't fertilised by a male flower, they come to nothing. I remember my grandmother manually fertilising hers. I have a LOT of bugs flying around my garden so I decided to let things go and see what happened. So far so good. The bugs are doing their job. That isn't always the case though. I *think* the male have a longer stamen and no fruit behind the flower (someone correct me here if I'm wrong). Shove the male flower into the female flower so that the pollens can mix. I think you can do several females with 1 male. I tried to grow sunflowers but so far no luck. :) Jeanie - it sounds to me like your zucchini aren’t being fertilised. The female flowers have a tiny fruit on them but if they aren’t fertilised by a male flower, they come to nothing. I remember my grandmother manually fertilising hers. I have a LOT of bugs flying around my garden so I decided to let things go and see what happened. So far so good. The bugs are doing their job. That isn’t always the case though. I *think* the male have a longer stamen and no fruit behind the flower (someone correct me here if I’m wrong). Shove the male flower into the female flower so that the pollens can mix. I think you can do several females with 1 male.

I tried to grow sunflowers but so far no luck. :)

]]> By: jeanie http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2662 jeanie Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:54:03 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2662 Wow - I must learn your zucchini secret, as although ours set fruit they failed to mature. We have had a wonderful crop this year - the season is over fairly early up here as it gets too hot, although it looks like our eggplant are finally coming in! I love your son's response to the corn - it is a great crop to get the kids interested - sunflowers also have that power! Wow - I must learn your zucchini secret, as although ours set fruit they failed to mature.

We have had a wonderful crop this year - the season is over fairly early up here as it gets too hot, although it looks like our eggplant are finally coming in!

I love your son’s response to the corn - it is a great crop to get the kids interested - sunflowers also have that power!

]]> By: lightening http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2661 lightening Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:40:08 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2661 Veronica - how disappointing for you. :-( Ali - they won't even EAT what comes chopped up in a platic bag. LOL. Fussy kids like their vegies fresh. About the only stuff we have frozen is peas and corn. Veronica - how disappointing for you. :-(

Ali - they won’t even EAT what comes chopped up in a platic bag. LOL. Fussy kids like their vegies fresh. About the only stuff we have frozen is peas and corn.

]]> By: Ali http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2660 Ali Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:47:07 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2660 it's great that your children get excited about the vegies growing ~ at least they don't grow up thinking they come chopped up in a plastic bag from the freezer section of the supermarket.... :) it’s great that your children get excited about the vegies growing ~ at least they don’t grow up thinking they come chopped up in a plastic bag from the freezer section of the supermarket…. :)

]]> By: lightening http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2659 lightening Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:27:28 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2659 Hi Barbara - good luck with the move. :-) Hi Barbara - good luck with the move. :-)

]]> By: Veronica http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2658 Veronica Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:18:09 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2658 It looks fantastic! I put in potatoes, beans, silverbeet and beetroot. Unfortunately the possums/bandicoots etc ate everything except the potatoes. Hopefully we get a good harvest of them. It looks fantastic!

I put in potatoes, beans, silverbeet and beetroot. Unfortunately the possums/bandicoots etc ate everything except the potatoes. Hopefully we get a good harvest of them.

]]> By: Barbara http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2656 Barbara Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:00:12 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2656 It looks great :) My girlfriend has got little capsicums at the moment (and yes, I think they are too cute to pick LOL). I have always wanted a patch to grow some vegies. We are moving soon into our new home and I have already picked out a nice spot for one. Can't wait - and at I'll know who to come to for advice :) It looks great :) My girlfriend has got little capsicums at the moment (and yes, I think they are too cute to pick LOL). I have always wanted a patch to grow some vegies. We are moving soon into our new home and I have already picked out a nice spot for one. Can’t wait - and at I’ll know who to come to for advice :)

]]> By: lightening http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2653 lightening Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:47:54 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/12/19/wo-oh-its-getting-bigger-and-bigger/#comment-2653 LOL Kim. Alright, it's a deal. I do intend to grate some of them to use in spag bol sauce etc through the year. Picked my first 2 today!!!! Not long after I had posted this post. They're much bigger than what I buy in the shops - or maybe I left them too long???? Anyway, it was very exciting. :-) LOL Kim. Alright, it’s a deal. I do intend to grate some of them to use in spag bol sauce etc through the year. Picked my first 2 today!!!! Not long after I had posted this post. They’re much bigger than what I buy in the shops - or maybe I left them too long???? Anyway, it was very exciting. :-)

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