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| About the Author Geoff labrador, Gold coast 1st November 2009 2:26pm #UserID: 1051 |
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Wayne says... I've had the same problem this year Geoff, ABC Gardening :- "Q - Zucchinis are flowering & forming, but about 75% of the crop then dry off and shrink down at the tip. A - This is Calcium deficiency apply Dolomite one clenched handful per sq metre around the root zone" Some of mine were rotting, some were shrinking, I tried dolomite, mancozeb and different other sprays, cutting back on the water etc-etc and ended up pulling them out. | About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 1st November 2009 5:51pm #UserID: 338 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Diana says... Hi Geoff and Wayne, I have never succeeded in growing zucchinis in Brisbane either (I have lived in other places where they did grow OK). I have tried more compost, manure, dolomite, seaweed and fish spray and hand pollinating, but the female flowers always rot and fall off after they have hardly grown. My success rate with most pumpkins isn't that high either, last year only the butternuts got anywhere. I think I have come to the conclusion that zucchinis are marginal in this climate, at least where I am. | About the Author Diana Brisbane 1st November 2009 11:30pm #UserID: 0 |
| About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 2nd November 2009 7:19am #UserID: 338 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 2nd November 2009 9:06am #UserID: 1947 |
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| About the Author Geoff labrador, Gold coast 8th November 2009 8:53am #UserID: 1051 |
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amanda says... Hey there - it's worth hand pollinating - then if the same thing happens you can rule that out. Blossom end rot can occur in conjunction with irregular watering. Make sure they never dry out as it affect calcium mobility in the plant. If they are hand pollinated, fed, well supplied with calcium and never allowed to dry out and you still get the same problem - then it's likely your climate. Maybe there are varieties available better suited to the humidity? PS - if it makes you feel any better - I had more melons and pumpkins last year than I knew what to do with - I ended up composting the lot cos they tasted bloody awful! They all got sunburnt! :( Ah well - maybe next year. | About the Author amanda Geraldton. WA 8th November 2009 1:28pm #UserID: 2309 View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Damo 8th November 2009 3:13pm #UserID: 2803 |
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