How Do You Prevent Shriveled Up Baby Cucumber, Cantaloupe, Melon, Squash, Zucchini, And Pumpkin Plants By Hand Pollinating?
Ever wonder why you see a baby cucumber or other fruit growing on your vine with a flower on it and then, a few days later, it just shrivels up? This is usually because the female flower has not been properly pollinated. The reason this happens is due to lack of bees and other friendly insects that pollinate your flowers. In fruits that grow on a vine, each vine usually has individual female and male flowers. There are more male flowers than female flowers and often the first flowers you see are male. When your baby fruit on your plant just shrivels up, it usually means the female flower was not pollinated. Therefore you should try hand pollinating the female flower. Identify the male flower by looking at the inside of the flower. If it has a stamen with powdery pollen on it, it’s a male. Identify the female flower by looking at the inside of the flower. If it has a multi segmented stigma, it’s a female. Or identify the female flower by looking at the base of the flower. If there is a
