Why zucchini don't produce ovaries: experienced gardeners named the main reasons

01.02.2023 18:36
Updated: 13.04.2023 19:32

Sometimes you can encounter a serious problem of the lack of ovaries on zucchini during active flowering of the crop.

As a result, you may lose your vegetable harvest.

Why zucchini don't produce ovaries

Nutrient deficiencies

Even if you consider your soil to be fertile enough, you shouldn't forget about fertilizing. Experienced gardeners believe that nutrients should be added approximately once every 14 days.

It is best to pay attention to complex fertilizers, says Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , landscape designer and agronomist, expert of the online publication "BelNovosti".

Watering

Few people know that abundant and timely watering during the flowering process may not be the best idea, since the procedure has a direct impact on the growth of the so-called male flowers.

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Therefore, during the flowering period, it would be wiser to stop watering for a while.

Effect of temperature

Ovaries may not appear in two cases: the temperature outside is over 30 degrees or, on the contrary, there have been frosts.

Experienced gardeners recommend covering vegetables in such cases.

You can also prepare a special vegetable fertilizer that will help you cope with bad weather. To do this, you will need to dilute two grams of boric acid in a bucket of water and spray it.

Marina Michalap Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor


Content
  1. Why zucchini don't produce ovaries
  2. Nutrient deficiencies
  3. Watering
  4. Effect of temperature