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Welcome bronz89. Be patient. At first all of flowers are the males. They open, look pretty, wilt and then drop off. Eventually, you will get both male and female flowers. In Britain we call Zucchini, courgettes. Link shows both the male and female flowers, for anyone who looks at this thread in the future, and does not know how to tell the difference. http://images.google.com/...

Quote: Originally Posted by seachange This might be a little off topic, but I simply must mention how lovely it is to see your ADORABLE pet appear here and there in your garden photos! On topic, what do you use the wolfberries for? Thanks for the comment about Neena. I only got seven berries this year, and ...

Closing this thread, since one with recent posts on the topic already exists: Has anyone grown goji berries?

i forgot to add that i experimented on the bigger seedlings (before they died) with eggshells and teabags as fertilizer. was that as bad an idea as i suspect it was? thanks!

Try a product labeled something like Rhododendron and Azalea or Evergreen Food. Ask for something suitable at a good independent garden center. Read and follow the directions on the container.

Easy from seed, any regular potting/garden soil will do.

G'day all, I'm from down under, Australia - the southern hemisphere and in a temperate climate. I'm interested in determining how to create a specific set of conditions for an artificial winter during our summer period to grow leafy vegetables and other types of produce winter loving edible plants. I've never heard or come across something like this before, but I consider it possible to ...

Might have something to do with saving open-pollinated seed, if that is what you have been doing.

Quote: Originally Posted by Silver surfer In the U.K. it is called blossom end rot. Courgettes and Zucchini are the same thing. My understanding is that it normally happens when the plants first start to flower, and there are only female flowers produced. It is only when there are both male and female flowers that ...

Closing this thread, since one with recent posts on the topic already exists: Has anyone grown goji berries?

Welcome bronz89. Be patient. At first all of flowers are the males. They open, look pretty, wilt and then drop off. Eventually, you will get both male and female flowers. In Britain we call Zucchini, courgettes. Link shows both the male and female flowers, for anyone who looks at this thread in the future, and does not know how to tell the difference. http://images.google.com/...

Quote: Originally Posted by seachange This might be a little off topic, but I simply must mention how lovely it is to see your ADORABLE pet appear here and there in your garden photos! On topic, what do you use the wolfberries for? Thanks for the comment about Neena. I only got seven berries this year, and ...