Zucchini - Blooming - Not Fruiting

[Chad126]

So I've got an odd predicament.

I've had a garden for 16 years now, and have never had this issue. My zucchini is blooming, but no vegetable ever comes behind the bloom. They have been blooming for two months now. Plants are green, healthy, and blooming heavily. I fertilized twice. Once at planting (from seed) and once at first bloom appearance. I have squash planted next to it and it is producing fine. The bloom will bud, open up, and then the next day it will wither and fall off of the plant. There are no bugs or pests visible and nothing is eating on them. I do not water them because we have gotten a healthy level of rain this summer. Also, it has not rained too much.

Any ideas?

[CADplans]

With that plant, I would bet the seed is some hybrid that is sterile.

It was just a fluke of pollination.

Many plants do not like to produce from a cross pollination,,,

[taylorjm]

I had the same issue before and read about how you may have to pollinate them yourself. I googled and found instructions what to do with a qtip. I also made sure to make buzzing noises so the plants would think I'm just a bee. I don't remember if it worked or not.

[J-Mech]

Have you had a lot of rain? Too much at the wrong time, or when it is trying to pollinate can do that. My green beans, and several other peoples in the area, did that exact thing this year. I save my own seed, so it's from last year's crop. I mowed them down and replanted in July. I'll tell you in a few weeks if this crop produces anything.

[DoubleO7]

If they continue to not fruit, try doing some deep fried zuc blossoms !

[sorner]

Originally Posted by DoubleO7

If they continue to not fruit, try doing some deep fried zuc blossoms !

These work well for a deep fried breading delivery system...