tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post1573111499894109793..comments2024-03-27T07:59:25.142+02:00Comments on Eco Footprint ~ South Africa: Vegetable growing adviceDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-9816872283988733272011-01-21T06:03:57.903+02:002011-01-21T06:03:57.903+02:00Robyn - I haven't heard of the grub, but I hav...Robyn - I haven't heard of the grub, but I have noticed some earwigs on the plants. Thanks - I'll check it out :-)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-71644497041901182392011-01-21T05:09:24.537+02:002011-01-21T05:09:24.537+02:00We live on a windy hill so I've always planted...We live on a windy hill so I've always planted my corn in square or rectangular blocks, not single rows, or the pollen just blows away. I always mulch heavily too as corn has mainly surface roots that dry out quickly. Do you have a little grub over there that eats the corn silk and sometimes chews the end kernels like we have in Australia? It seems to hatch when the silk begins forming and RobynLouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08050372484207822842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-72475717748867702122011-01-20T17:10:17.054+02:002011-01-20T17:10:17.054+02:00Wildflower - dunno, I grew from seed. And we'...Wildflower - dunno, I grew from seed. And we've got pleanty of bees :-)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-30432253625192151822011-01-20T16:45:18.276+02:002011-01-20T16:45:18.276+02:00Hi,
I enjoyed reading how to process creamed corn....Hi,<br />I enjoyed reading how to process creamed corn. My husband and son especially love it this way!<br />I had horrible problems with squash last gardening season. As you said, plenty of blooms, never one fruit....all summer long. I think we were lacking bees, for one thing, but I also purchesed them as small plants instead of growing them by seed and I wondered about that, but that really Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905956108283208842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-76385209862478352542011-01-20T15:59:54.351+02:002011-01-20T15:59:54.351+02:00Mr H - the creamy corn is absolutely delicious!
O...Mr H - the creamy corn is absolutely delicious!<br /><br />Okay - so after the almost 50th male flower, perhaps I'll get a female... I've had about 40 so far and nary a sign of a female. I'll let you all know :-)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-30272211401797611682011-01-20T15:57:39.272+02:002011-01-20T15:57:39.272+02:00Leigh - thank you.
I have been hand pollinating m...Leigh - thank you.<br /><br />I have been hand pollinating my squash flowers - I didn't get many females on those 4 plants either. I'm at my wits end.<br /><br />I water everything every morning (early - so it's not a lack of water.) Also, the squash are not in the retainer wall - bascially in neat comopst and they have plenty of air around the plants.<br /><br />Poor pollination Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-48715384227552118122011-01-20T15:32:18.784+02:002011-01-20T15:32:18.784+02:00I'm not sure about the corn but love the way y...I'm not sure about the corn but love the way you removed it from the cob. With pumpkins, or any squash, usually the first flowers are male, followed by both male and female flowers. There are usually more males than females so that pollination of the females has a better chance of taking place. Some people think that the male flowers appear first in order to attract pollinating insects with Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-48455661965895247452011-01-20T14:45:31.675+02:002011-01-20T14:45:31.675+02:00I was hoping someone would have some answers becau...I was hoping someone would have some answers because I had the same problems! LOL<br /><br />This year I've done some research and learned that the male pumpkin flowers develop first, the females follow. So keep watching and let us know if this is true and how well pollination occurs! I may also try some hand pollinating next year, to ensure more than 2 pumpkins. <br /><br />My corn ears Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com