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• From: "Olin Miller" millero@worldnet.att.net>
• Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:55:20 -0700
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----- Original Message -----From: Cathy Crome <ccrome@quixnet.net>

>...how do you tell the
> difference between male and female flowers on cucumbers?  Zucchini?
Never
> really thought about it before.  We have plenty of bees and other flying
> critters so pollination isn't a problem.

Female flowers have a small fruit which resembles the adult fruit at the
blossom stem.  Males don't.  Believe this is true of all cucurbits.

>  What does Swiss chard taste like?

Good substitute for spinach but not as strong.  Easier to grow.  Can be
used raw as a lettuce substitute or as garnish.  One of my favorite
vegetables.

Olin


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