tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post5726250220542891894..comments2023-12-08T19:02:30.668-06:00Comments on Walk2Write in Florida: Mr. Zucchini Blossom: She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not...walk2writehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-38568565495040093722010-07-08T15:41:27.284-05:002010-07-08T15:41:27.284-05:00I've read that bumblebees and other native bee...I've read that bumblebees and other native bees will readily pollinate blueberries, so there's no problem with them, even though their pollen is heavy. It must be that the cucurbits are partial to the honeybee pollination. Maybe they smell sweeter to the flowers than the other bees:) I do know that honeybees are scarce around where our home is. I have had a few cukes, but they are small and misshapen so the pollination must not be taking as well as it should. I think next year I might not waste space on the zukes and cukes and just plant something else. The mystery is kinda fun to think about, though.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-23920026924865035152010-07-08T13:54:37.124-05:002010-07-08T13:54:37.124-05:00It may have, but for the past 2/3 yrs mine haven&#...It may have, but for the past 2/3 yrs mine haven't even looked at each other. I think a spray for mosquitoes have done it's deed too.<br />I just can't believe I can't grow one of the easiest plants there are.<br />Forget cukes to.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05167298790872032154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-90926718160629553462010-07-06T11:22:36.957-05:002010-07-06T11:22:36.957-05:00Sapphire, I'm glad I could help with some blue...Sapphire, I'm glad I could help with some blueberry inspiration. You might want to buy some friends for your seedling to keep it company. A different cultivar would help in the pollination and subsequent fruit set.<br /><br />Thanks, Rose. Florida veggie gardening has been more of a challenge than I ever thought possible. You know, I haven't tried the romantic mood setting routine. The neighbors would really have a field day with that! <br /><br />THL, I would consider reading Shakespeare out loud in the garden, if that would enhance the mood. I'm glad you liked the post.<br /><br />Sarah, now an anniversary trip to Canada sounds very romantic. I've never tried eating zucchini blossoms. If the juniors never show up, I guess I'll have to try the blooms. Thanks for the suggestion!<br /><br />Lola, at least it's not just my zucchini that are playing hard to get. I wonder if the unusually cold winter we just had in Florida contributed to the plant frigidity? ;)walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-8024537586208512852010-07-05T21:49:46.979-05:002010-07-05T21:49:46.979-05:00Well, I don't know how it happened but mine mu...Well, I don't know how it happened but mine must be related to yours. Even my pumpkins are not even dating. Funny tho, I do have 1 small pumpkin of which the leaves look different than the ones that don't even look at each other. Most didn't even come up. <br />I too was looking for those mouth watering jewels.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05167298790872032154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-27949117810252133732010-07-03T13:35:33.811-05:002010-07-03T13:35:33.811-05:00Funny! Don’t you love eating Zucchini blossoms? Th...Funny! Don’t you love eating Zucchini blossoms? The taste of summer. I love how you added some Shakespeare to the garden post too. Sorry to be slow to visit - just back from Canada for our anniversary.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-43949872830000316692010-07-03T03:10:56.940-05:002010-07-03T03:10:56.940-05:00Hope Mrs ZB listens to The Old Bard and as Chandra...Hope Mrs ZB listens to The Old Bard and as Chandramouli said, get back into shape.<br /><br />A real creative way to unfold a gardening experience.Loved it:)The Holy Lamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03386836612848424194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-7127516716828933742010-07-01T20:15:44.280-05:002010-07-01T20:15:44.280-05:00Perhaps you should put out a few scented candles a...Perhaps you should put out a few scented candles and put on some soft music so Mr. and Mrs. ZB can get in the mood:) I do hope you get some Juniors out of all this, W2W. Usually, unless the squash beetles decide to intervene, I don't have a problem with getting enough zucchini; typically, I have way too many. Good thing I help to support them, or Mr. and Mrs. Z could never afford all those offspring:)<br /><br />Enjoyed your post!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-47781842232190983572010-07-01T20:12:17.142-05:002010-07-01T20:12:17.142-05:00Oh maybe Mrs. ZB supports birth control now but I ...Oh maybe Mrs. ZB supports birth control now but I hope she'll give it up soon and have juniors!! <br /><br />Inspired by your old post about blueberries, I bought a seedling of the blueberry!!☆sapphirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444996989089740303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-6559183067987246712010-07-01T19:47:03.476-05:002010-07-01T19:47:03.476-05:00Marnie, what is it with the bees this year? Or may...Marnie, what is it with the bees this year? Or maybe it's the plants. The bees must not be happy with my selections. Maybe Shakespeare was onto something with that dread of gillyvors!<br /><br />Noel, thanks! I don't have many tropicals in my NW Florida yard--we get too many frosty days in the winter--but I think I can come up with something to go along with your meme. I know you're an easygoing fella.<br /><br />I hope you're right, Glennis! Just want you to know that I thoroughly enjoyed your account of the boat trip. <br /><br />Thank you, Maureen. There are plenty of Florida gardening puzzles to keep me busy for a long time. I'm glad. I plan on staying here for as long as I'm allowed.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-64286338724328469382010-07-01T17:47:09.010-05:002010-07-01T17:47:09.010-05:00Great post - fun to read. It's so annoying wh...Great post - fun to read. It's so annoying when you don't know why things like that are happening!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08508612331063038590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-37146499926219024732010-07-01T02:09:16.069-05:002010-07-01T02:09:16.069-05:00Haha junior Z will soon supply you with more than ...Haha junior Z will soon supply you with more than enough delectable vege.Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660567773516760768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-34530777327202901592010-06-30T15:14:10.242-05:002010-06-30T15:14:10.242-05:00aloha,
yes you can post anytime afterwards, i kee...aloha,<br /><br />yes you can post anytime afterwards, i keep it open for a month :) i remember getting a bumper crop of zucs in sonoma, but sadly they are eaten up by critters in hawaii so its useless trying...oh well there are trade offs.Noel Moratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457118286298824928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-63000827261385181892010-06-30T09:33:10.532-05:002010-06-30T09:33:10.532-05:00Karen, anything with mushrooms and zucchini has go...Karen, anything with mushrooms and zucchini has got to be good. Of course, not everyone agrees with me, including my husband. He balked a little when I put mushrooms in a quiche I made a couple of days ago. He prefers those kinds of mushrooms with very little flavor. What's the point, though?<br /><br />TFB, I've heard patience is a kind of fruit, so at least I won't be hungry while I wait! <br /><br />You're right, of course, Rosey. The farmers' market never fails as a gardener's last resort. Thanks for the good luck wishes.<br /><br />Thanks, Chandramouli! Your garden storytelling style inspired this post, and I should have given you credit. Well, I am now. That's funny: maternity leave!<br /><br />Julie, haha! She's not quite as slender in the hips as Mr. ZB, but she is kinda vain anyway. I wish my video of the bees working around the plant would have uploaded. It's funny watching them ignore the Mrs. She's acting the primadonna.<br /><br />Tina, the juniors would be a welcome sight indeed. I just hope the bugs don't take over before they arrive. The plants are already getting chomped on.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-40183217911084977102010-06-30T09:29:29.995-05:002010-06-30T09:29:29.995-05:00I've been considering taking the same actions ...I've been considering taking the same actions with my gourds. They only have a couple blooms but we don't have a lot of bees this year. Maybe I should act sooner rather than later. I will be a little annoyed if I let this gourd vine swallow the entire yard and get not gourds in return.<br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-82523273708846444282010-06-30T07:22:16.361-05:002010-06-30T07:22:16.361-05:00Don't worry they are a coming and you may get ...Don't worry they are a coming and you may get more juniors than you need. They look great already!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-64088318509396235722010-06-30T00:45:47.858-05:002010-06-30T00:45:47.858-05:00Ha ha ha! I think you figured it out correctly......Ha ha ha! I think you figured it out correctly...it is all Mrs. ZB's fault...she really doesn't want to lose her slender sexy self, or contend with any juniors!!! I see her slyly shaking her head up and down and giving me a wink!<br />:)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402220963886597754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-11255428673849572852010-06-29T23:28:57.325-05:002010-06-29T23:28:57.325-05:00Hope Mrs. ZB makes it. She should understand her r...Hope Mrs. ZB makes it. She should understand her responsibility shouldn't she? She can always exercise to get back to shape and what are maternity leaves for? :D<br />Hope you get to taste yummy ones this year. Good luck!Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-74087273026541754452010-06-29T22:12:42.694-05:002010-06-29T22:12:42.694-05:00If all else fails, I go to the farmers market. I ...If all else fails, I go to the farmers market. I really wish you luck in your squashy endeavor.Chloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-1245096697365814272010-06-29T19:16:03.545-05:002010-06-29T19:16:03.545-05:00Patience my faithful gardener. Florida will deliv...Patience my faithful gardener. Florida will deliver. We just do things a little slower:)The Florida Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01479653315243145361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-44622615879538183372010-06-29T17:18:28.439-05:002010-06-29T17:18:28.439-05:00Good luck on the zucchini front! I, too, am waiti...Good luck on the zucchini front! I, too, am waiting for some tender young zukes, but at the grocer! And to make into a delicious mushroom-zucchini pie! ~karenKaHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528677007819875856noreply@blogger.com