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Gardening

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6. the other big concern once flowers arise is the need for bees

Sun Jun 21, 2020, 10:09 AM

Jun 2020

unlike tomatoes, beans. eggplants and peppers, squash have female and male flowers...bees need to bring pollen from the male to the female blossoms

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A question for home gardeners [View all] PJMcK Jun 2020 OP

Good point PJMcK Jun 2020 #3

Summer Squash need lots of sun. Also, are they getting too much NRaleighLiberal Jun 2020 #2

The greenhouse gets lots of sunlight PJMcK Jun 2020 #4

the other big concern once flowers arise is the need for bees NRaleighLiberal Jun 2020 #6

Excellent point PJMcK Jun 2020 #8

I had the same problem with tomatoes last year. Mr.Bill Jun 2020 #9

Epsom salt will help alittlelark Jun 2020 #5

Mg is just a micronutrient, good to color up the leaves, NRaleighLiberal Jun 2020 #7

agreed. mopinko Jun 2020 #10