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  • From: Laurie Hodges <lhodges1 AT unl.edu>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] zucchini blossom drop
  • Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 17:53:19 -0500

Dave, assuming the female flowers are aborting: cold weather will do this. Pollination and fertilization process is hindered when temps are cool/cold. Also, rainy weather interferes with bee flights and so fruit may not be pollinated.  Can also happen in very hot weather. 
Laurie

At 11:02 PM 6/19/03 -0400, you wrote:
About half my zucchini blossoms are dropping before they have a chance to develop fruit. Is this due to a critter, all the wet, cloudy weather or something else? I've never had it happen to this extend before. Any help would be appreciated.

Dave in the Mountain State

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