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Squash without pollination?

Brett-CpG
9 years ago

Hello all, and thanks for any replies in advance. Just a quick question on squash. Normally, little squash form with female flowers on them, and then if they don't get pollinated they fall off. If they do get pollinated, they get bigger. Simple enough. I've tried to eat unpollinated little baby squash and they were pretty terrible.

Here's the dilemma. I have a patty pan squash with an unopened female flower (looks ready to open tomorrow...then again, I said that yesterday and the day before). The squash is 4" across, basically eating sized, and is nice and firm. All other unfertilized squash on the plant are about 1/2" to 1" like good little unpollinated squash should be.

Is it possible that it somehow pollinated without the female flower opening? Might it actually be tasty? I've already picked the darn thing because it grew 50% in size overnight with the little rain shower we had, and you're not supposed to let them get much bigger than that.

Thanks,
Brett

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