Keeping Squash Using Hand Pollination

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  • @2700Kenny
    @2700Kenny 3 роки тому +4

    The best squash hand pollination video on UA-cam IMO. Thanks so much.

  • @jamesdepasquale9602
    @jamesdepasquale9602 3 роки тому +4

    Don't forget though that you can harvest the male flowers, dip them in batter, and fry them up in oil. Great summer snack!

  • @r.s.lemusu8309
    @r.s.lemusu8309 5 років тому +11

    Omg...thanks for this video...i ddint know this before that there are female n male flowers in the pumpkin evrytime we grow pumpkin we looked after them like babies but nothing.. No fruits servived ..but thank you i will do this crosspollination to my pumpkin next time..and the video is so clear...you are star⭐🌟🌟⭐⭐👍

    • @LelynnsSquirrels
      @LelynnsSquirrels 4 роки тому +1

      mine didn't gimmy nothin last yr either... but THIS TIME.. i been on them FULL FORCE!! i gotta b able to let my squirrels carve my Halloween pumpkins for me, cuz THAT is what WE do! 😁👍 (that's how we roll, over here at The Peanut Butter House, yo!! 🌲🏡🌲)

  • @cookinginminihut3603
    @cookinginminihut3603 4 роки тому +2

    Great technique how to pollinate the male and familia flower, thanks for sharing to us such amazing informative and educational

  • @mthomas73
    @mthomas73 4 роки тому +1

    Very easy to follow video... thanks

  • @virginiaschirmer7647
    @virginiaschirmer7647 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you for the information on pollinating for the squash. But what do you do if you only have males and no female's to pollinate with?

    • @swimminfly08
      @swimminfly08 3 роки тому

      I was wondering the same. I just got some pollen on a paintbrush and will wait until a female flower opens. Not sure if it'll work though.

    • @lisacampbell9601
      @lisacampbell9601 2 роки тому +2

      The males usually show up first…it always takes females longer to get ready.

    • @timbogart3337
      @timbogart3337 2 роки тому

      Just like humans

    • @moodylittlebitch2024
      @moodylittlebitch2024 2 роки тому

      You find a variety that produces females and just use up your male flowers👍 they won't go to waste that way❤️

  • @terrygrant3206
    @terrygrant3206 4 роки тому +1

    Thank You Fantastic video.

  • @ساناندامتيريا
    @ساناندامتيريا 4 роки тому +1

    Great vids and advice.thank you.

  • @stellanyaga8197
    @stellanyaga8197 4 роки тому +4

    Thanks sir video is good to understand I love this continued helping us

    • @noone3496
      @noone3496 4 роки тому

      Wow I didn’t know you could tel the difference between boy and girl plants .pretty cool

  • @grahamthomas6283
    @grahamthomas6283 5 років тому +4

    Looking forward to seeing the next update thanks for your time 🐞🐦👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @LelynnsSquirrels
      @LelynnsSquirrels 4 роки тому

      u can follow mine as well, if you'd like... hope u like squirrels...

  • @darlenejohnson2662
    @darlenejohnson2662 4 роки тому +2

    Very helpful.

  • @patricktsang12301230
    @patricktsang12301230 4 роки тому +1

    thanks for useful info.

  • @rhea-23
    @rhea-23 6 місяців тому

    Very informative thank you

  • @you1jay
    @you1jay 5 років тому +29

    Do not throw away the petals of male flowers. They make many delicious recipes. My favorite one is shallow fry after dipping in batter to make awesome fritters.

    • @justiceforlatinas9985
      @justiceforlatinas9985 4 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much for this video. I had no clue why my squash plant was not producing.

    • @tonilynn6819
      @tonilynn6819 4 роки тому +1

      Are you Italian? My grandmother used to make them😊

  • @cristinavillega3061
    @cristinavillega3061 4 роки тому +5

    My hand pollination is a success!

  • @missverma4529
    @missverma4529 3 роки тому

    What is best time for hand pollination

  • @harrygin15
    @harrygin15 3 роки тому +1

    How many females can I male pollinate?

  • @elisewong3918
    @elisewong3918 4 роки тому +2

    How many successful fruit should be on one plant, it seems they are usually a few branches in one plant?

  • @josephtiyang4096
    @josephtiyang4096 4 роки тому +1

    Nice tips

  • @wolfkremen
    @wolfkremen 4 роки тому +2

    I have a volunteer plant that has huge leaves some resembling melon's, some pumpkin. Starting from the bottom of the plant, it is producing and opening male flowers just like in the video. Definitely no female flowers on sight. There are 3 new sucker points that appear to have a flower bud each. Should I prune the plant, or the early male flowers? I saved 2 in my fridge just in case. Thanks.

    • @LelynnsSquirrels
      @LelynnsSquirrels 4 роки тому

      is your yard on U-Tube too? (mine is) wanna follow eachothers gardens?

    • @wolfkremen
      @wolfkremen 4 роки тому +1

      @@LelynnsSquirrels I have a microyard and need to learn.

    • @LelynnsSquirrels
      @LelynnsSquirrels 4 роки тому

      @@wolfkremen i'm gonna b at war with the squirrels... just u watch!

    • @moodylittlebitch2024
      @moodylittlebitch2024 2 роки тому +1

      Get yourself a variety that produces females and use the males from your volunteer plant to fertilize the female flowers, and then save the seeds of the fruit produced so you can see what grows from it. You may be able to create a new squash variety❤️ get some money from it👍

  • @allgreenchannel2968
    @allgreenchannel2968 4 роки тому +2

    Nice vid

  • @steveelkins52
    @steveelkins52 4 місяці тому

    How do you encourage female flowers?

  • @nelsontan8328
    @nelsontan8328 2 роки тому

    Hi sir I am using frozen pollen to polinate do you think it will success?

  • @paxetbonum4934
    @paxetbonum4934 4 роки тому +5

    I did this some years ago, I used a cotton swab that seem to work well. I noticed that many female flowers were not being fertilized.

    • @darlenejohnson2662
      @darlenejohnson2662 4 роки тому

      I am having same issues.evrn purchased flowers to attract bees. I used a qtip but dudnt close up petals with a closepin

    • @moodylittlebitch2024
      @moodylittlebitch2024 2 роки тому

      Just pick the make flower off the stem and directly pollinate the female flowers using the male flower

  • @you2discover717
    @you2discover717 5 років тому +2

    Good video. Have you tried pollinating another female flower with the same male flower or flowers that you have already used to pollinate? Did it still work? Thank you.

    • @bertoa1587
      @bertoa1587 4 роки тому

      1 would probably do 10 if you needed

  • @bernardchristensen4268
    @bernardchristensen4268 6 років тому +6

    Very interesting, thanks. I'm going to try it this summer.

  • @moralesmorales7740
    @moralesmorales7740 4 роки тому +3

    What happens if you dont cross pollinate the female squash will it still produce fruits?

    • @Mariamnabasirye8403
      @Mariamnabasirye8403 4 роки тому

      It will die off without producing fruit

    • @LelynnsSquirrels
      @LelynnsSquirrels 4 роки тому

      @@Mariamnabasirye8403 😲 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... that just means more work for ME, out there, with MINE! 😬🥺

  • @kkw218
    @kkw218 4 роки тому +3

    When I hand pollinate like you suggested, do the flowers both male and female need to come from the same plant?

    • @LelynnsSquirrels
      @LelynnsSquirrels 4 роки тому +1

      THAT'S a good question... & CAN they even come from the SAME plant?

    • @tonilynn6819
      @tonilynn6819 4 роки тому +1

      I think as long as it's the same variety it's ok

  • @solmendiola2874
    @solmendiola2874 4 роки тому +1

    Wow...nice one

  • @thesuccessfulbarber
    @thesuccessfulbarber 4 роки тому +2

    Whats the benefit of man made pollination over bee pollination?

    • @LelynnsSquirrels
      @LelynnsSquirrels 4 роки тому

      i guess THIS is how they come up with all those hybrids

  • @himanshuindoriya9558
    @himanshuindoriya9558 4 роки тому +1

    Useful

  • @sislertx
    @sislertx Рік тому

    I got trombone squash and seminole pumpkins...that never get pollinated.
    .my peppers are the ones that are suffering from no pollination

  • @jessietillman-orphey-winn6554
    @jessietillman-orphey-winn6554 4 роки тому +2

    Just watched this video. I checked my squash blossoms and found that ALL the blossoms in one barrel appear to be male. The other barrel, placed about 12 feet away appear to be female flowers. I will attempt to pollinate in the morning. Why would one group be all one gender?????

  • @nam1418
    @nam1418 4 роки тому +2

    How many female stigma can be pollinated with the same male petal?

    • @moodylittlebitch2024
      @moodylittlebitch2024 2 роки тому

      At least two flowers, wouldn't want to try three because the female might close up unfertilized

  • @normaaustin9171
    @normaaustin9171 5 років тому +3

    So awesome

  • @daperch7950
    @daperch7950 5 років тому +3

    Thank you so much helping me to understand the difference between Male & Female Plants and how to Pollinate. Can you use the male Pollen (the same Paintbrush) on several Females, or not?

    • @you1jay
      @you1jay 5 років тому +2

      Yes you can, I do that way. But most likely the pollens will be gone from the swab after you use on 2-3 flowers maximum.

    • @r.s.lemusu8309
      @r.s.lemusu8309 5 років тому

      Then pollens all stick to brush I guess

  • @ushasharma4852
    @ushasharma4852 5 років тому +2

    How I can get fruits on eggplants plant !plants is very big but there are few male flower

    • @simplyaloha4724
      @simplyaloha4724 5 років тому

      I think eggplants have both sexes in one flower. Kinda self pollination.

  • @MeTreesndirt
    @MeTreesndirt 4 роки тому +4

    Oooh, it,s to save seed? Why aren,t the naturally pollinated ones good for that?

    • @wheredidileavemycell
      @wheredidileavemycell 4 роки тому +1

      we do. that's how the world have puffy peas and not wrinkled ones. selective breeding

  • @batman1169
    @batman1169 5 років тому +1

    how do you or what can you use to stop white stuff from showing up on leaves? middle of leaf outward it starts. I dont think its mold,

    • @melc883
      @melc883 4 роки тому

      If the leaves have been getting water, that could be a reason

    • @formistudio_Aidan
      @formistudio_Aidan 4 роки тому

      No its Powdery mildew its a fungus

    • @LelynnsSquirrels
      @LelynnsSquirrels 4 роки тому

      are u sure it aint bird poo or tree sap?

  • @sirfatif
    @sirfatif 5 років тому +3

    Can you enlighten me if we can use a 1-2 days old male flower to pollinate a new female flower (in case we dont have a male flower for the day)?

    • @260160nl
      @260160nl 4 роки тому +1

      I think you could. Another video (not from this channel) talks about saving pollen in a ziplock bag and stick it in the fridge.

  • @AngiesPantry58
    @AngiesPantry58 5 років тому +2

    Thank you for sharing.

  • @marcg5130
    @marcg5130 4 роки тому +1

    Can you pick male flowers just before they have started to flowering cos my female has flowered but no male !?!?

    • @lauriesmith2694
      @lauriesmith2694 4 роки тому +1

      YES!!! wondering the SAME THING as Marc G !?! And, how long does a female flower stay open? Until pollinated and if so, you're saying it the female fruit won't make it if pollinated by a flower elsewhere and that's why hand pollination is better? or...???? Thx!! Great video. Best I've seen!!!

    • @koalamama2
      @koalamama2 4 роки тому

      Bees often only partially pollinate, causing the fruit to abort later, so hand pollination increases yield.
      Also, he mentions at the end that he's saving seeds. Bees cross-pollinate so any seeds saved from those fruits will be some crazy hybrid. That's why he's clipping the flower closed after he's done, so no bees can get in with pollen from all over the neighbourhood stuck to their body.
      Female flowers don't stay open long at all! Less than a day-maybe only hours! It's hard to catch them.
      There are usually way more male than female flowers, so I don't understand the first question.

  • @Missblaak
    @Missblaak 4 роки тому +1

    🤗Thank You🤗

  • @laurahedlund5085
    @laurahedlund5085 10 років тому +11

    Now I have a great confession for Food Freedom Radio. I did not know there were female & male flowers

    • @shortchanged.
      @shortchanged. 4 роки тому

      They thought this in jr high in my school

  • @princesstheaanimaltv1528
    @princesstheaanimaltv1528 4 роки тому +1

    i dont see any of female flower of my squash...all are male😢😭😢

  • @corcolaz7176
    @corcolaz7176 4 роки тому +1

    ah ok..tnx

  • @ckairish7053
    @ckairish7053 4 роки тому +1

    one male flower is enough to pollinate the female flower

  • @YUMMYFOODART
    @YUMMYFOODART 5 років тому +1

    👍👍👍👍👍

  • @HaydeeStoffelTV
    @HaydeeStoffelTV 5 років тому +7

    Wondering why ALL my zucchini and pumpkin plants only have male flowers????? 😭😭😭😭😭

    • @showlove9999
      @showlove9999 5 років тому +2

      Cause its still young... patience

    • @Lisa-vf4zj
      @Lisa-vf4zj 5 років тому +3

      Could be a number of things such as, it’s premature, lack of nutrients, lack of water. However, typically male flowers bloom before female flowers. If the plant is still small be patient. You can also apply a fertilizer to the plant such as, worm casting tea or fish fertilizer works very well. Hope this helps!

  • @LisaBevill-ProSinger1
    @LisaBevill-ProSinger1 6 років тому +3

    How mature does the plant need to be before it produces the female flowers?

    • @rayray8687
      @rayray8687 5 років тому +2

      Lisa Bevill: Female blossoms can occur very early in the plants growth (a couple of weeks after transplanting), and are easily recognizable by the attached ovary very close to the base, but often there are no male blossoms to effect pollination and so the ovule will not continue to develop...it will simply turn dark and eventually fall off.

  • @7574sandra
    @7574sandra 5 років тому +1

    I grow in a poly tunnel any advice i live in ireland

  • @tailirrenepeoples2074
    @tailirrenepeoples2074 2 роки тому +1

    😳

  • @angelberd0n320
    @angelberd0n320 4 роки тому +1

    One male is enough to cover the female flower of squash

  • @gilbert643
    @gilbert643 5 років тому +2

    Use a small brush.

  • @cleanperth1701
    @cleanperth1701 5 років тому +2

    I did it today

  • @eogg25
    @eogg25 5 років тому +3

    I was going to pollinate my Zucchini and spaghetti squash but the bees beat me to it. so I just leave them alone

    • @DarkMirria1
      @DarkMirria1 5 років тому

      My zucchini plant is doing okay with a bunch of zucchini on it but my spaghetti squash need a little help.
      They’re right next to each other.

  • @thiwankaambagaspitiya9264
    @thiwankaambagaspitiya9264 4 роки тому +1

    Same mother, two deferent fathers ........😉

  • @محمدصائغ-ه7و
    @محمدصائغ-ه7و 4 роки тому +2

    My pumpkin plants growing just the male flowers

    • @LelynnsSquirrels
      @LelynnsSquirrels 4 роки тому

      is YOUR yard on U-Tube too? (mine is) if so, wanna follow eachothers gardens? (all are welcome) ... hope u like squirrels... 🐿🌲🏡🌲🐿

  • @showbizz1201
    @showbizz1201 5 років тому +1

  • @cameronhill9525
    @cameronhill9525 4 роки тому +1

    one mother 2 different father lol

  • @LelynnsSquirrels
    @LelynnsSquirrels 4 роки тому +1

    i'm worried that my squirrels will ruin my garden out there. (i'm TRYING to grow pumpkins, squash, cantaloupe, tomatoes, carrots & green peppers & all kindsa flowers) around Halloween, i always let the squirrels carve my pumpkins for me & i'd hate for them to go after the 1s that are NOT on my porch.. 😬 my garden can ALSO b followed... & so can my squirrels... 👌🥰👍 (all are welcome)

    • @drutter
      @drutter 4 роки тому

      You shouldn't be interfering with those wild animals in the first place. Your food and company turn them reliant on people, make them pests, cause them to be killed, and directly makes them sick. You're amusing yourself but hurting them and the ecosystem. Of course they're going to destroy your garden, that's what rodents do. They aren't pets, and they aren't "yours".

    • @LelynnsSquirrels
      @LelynnsSquirrels 4 роки тому

      @@drutter this whole area feed them. it aint JUST ME. get over yourself.

  • @lordvile1209
    @lordvile1209 4 роки тому +1

    i feel like i witnessed a rape

  • @debralivingston7298
    @debralivingston7298 5 років тому +1

    I know this is an old video but do you really need to f****** pollinate zucchini I find that I shouldn't be planning to much zucchini because it produces too much

  • @ranjeetsodhi7478
    @ranjeetsodhi7478 4 роки тому +1

    One male flower is enough for a female flower🤣no need of second one😜

  • @balmedout1
    @balmedout1 6 років тому +7

    stamen not stigma!!!!

    • @rayray8687
      @rayray8687 5 років тому +2

      balmedout1: The “stamen” is a structure in the male blossom that includes a tip called “anther” that produces pollen. The “stigma” is the pollen receiving tip of the “pistol” in the female blossom. Many plants have both stamen and pistol structures in each blossom, but cucurbits (squash, zucchini, melons, cucumbers, marrows) do not - they have separate male and female blossoms.

    • @theresa94010
      @theresa94010 5 років тому +1

      @@rayray8687- you are very knowledgable and helpful. I learn a lot from your comments. Thank you.

    • @rayray8687
      @rayray8687 5 років тому

      theresa94010, thanks! Glad someone reads them.

  • @johnnywhitehead1921
    @johnnywhitehead1921 5 років тому +13

    WHY NOT LET THE BEE DO HIS JOB.ITS GOD NOT MOTHER NATURE.

    • @PuertoricanPatriot1
      @PuertoricanPatriot1 5 років тому +9

      Why not educate yourself before bitching? He says it in the video. So that the seeds will sprout the same variety as in the video. Not a hybrid

    • @demetriuspowell29
      @demetriuspowell29 5 років тому +2

      Pussy he's saving seed

    • @rayray8687
      @rayray8687 5 років тому +11

      Jhonny Whitehead: The cucurbit family is easily cross pollinated resulting in any number of hybrids if entirely left to nature. This can result in complete failure the following year, or the production of something not useable for food. Hand pollinating a couple of fruits this year will result in hundreds of seeds of the same variety for next year”s garden. Leaving it to chance will likely result in failure.

    • @krocket711
      @krocket711 5 років тому

      Jhonny Whitehead he was crossbreeding the variety

    • @rayray8687
      @rayray8687 5 років тому +3

      Larry M: It seems the gardener’s intention was actually to avoid crossbreeding so that next year’s seed would produce “true”.

  • @rodolfomendez7202
    @rodolfomendez7202 6 років тому +5

    One mom two fathers? That's cheating....

  • @MeTreesndirt
    @MeTreesndirt 4 роки тому +1

    R u nuts? Who does that?! Isn't nature able to do this anymore?

    • @jankodera5811
      @jankodera5811 4 роки тому +1

      I don't know, but maybe he wants to control the yield, or to do selection. That is, he maybe cross pollinate two vigorous vines to assure large pumpkins or/and vigorous future plant obtained from pumpkin seeds. Just guessing.

    • @LelynnsSquirrels
      @LelynnsSquirrels 4 роки тому

      this must b how The Dispo gets all those hybrid sativas & indica strands & what-not 🤫

  • @mdenamulhaquemia9665
    @mdenamulhaquemia9665 6 років тому

    Muhammed

  • @cookinginminihut3603
    @cookinginminihut3603 4 роки тому +5

    Great technique how to pollinate the male and female flower, thanks for sharing to us such amazing informative and educational

  • @sarvjitsingh1880
    @sarvjitsingh1880 Рік тому

    What is best time for hand polynation

  • @cassiesg1083
    @cassiesg1083 4 роки тому +1

    ❤️