Anyone who's ever grown squash or related cucurbit vegetables (cucumbers, melons, squash, and pumpkins) has felt the agony of defeat when a female flower failed to get pollinated, resulting in a tiny fruit that dies away rather than maturing. This happens more often than it … [Read more...]
Tips For Better Pollination
For many garden plants, pollination is the key to successful fruiting (the food product) and is essential for seed production if you plan to save seeds for the next year. For perennials, pollination is usually key to keeping the plant going year after year. Interference of … [Read more...]