tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post514505212487609344..comments2024-02-25T11:58:24.094-08:00Comments on Mal's Edinburgh Allotment: MonoeciousMalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post-2454139741823800962014-08-29T06:44:32.339-07:002014-08-29T06:44:32.339-07:00Really enjoyed this blog post. Had so many male fl...Really enjoyed this blog post. Had so many male flowers on my plants this year and not as many squash as I had hoped. But, enough for the winter. Again, great post.Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post-80810921563748646732014-08-25T07:32:11.751-07:002014-08-25T07:32:11.751-07:00That's synoecious, "Together in the hous...That's synoecious, "Together in the house", I guess. The RHS puts bitterness down to the overproduction of plant defence chemicals in cross pollinated cucurbit seed, most likely to occur in saved seed. They've got a really article at the following link:<br /><br />https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=676<br /><br />Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post-42402078908632887752014-08-25T07:13:33.310-07:002014-08-25T07:13:33.310-07:00I must get around to that. There are certainly pl...I must get around to that. There are certainly plenty of them.Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post-25905351990041567802014-08-25T02:03:40.912-07:002014-08-25T02:03:40.912-07:00I've always wondered about advice to remove ma...I've always wondered about advice to remove male flowers - we never have. Our kiwis are a male and a female and the makl just doesn't flower. The female doesn't have stamen so no pollen. Do what do they call a plant where each flower has male and female parts ? :)Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721389676072778468.post-81747254916292758112014-08-25T00:07:05.903-07:002014-08-25T00:07:05.903-07:00You could use the superfluous male flowers for mak...You could use the superfluous male flowers for making "Stuffed Courgette Flowers", using cream cheese or something. Or deep-fry them in tempura batter?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com