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Re: Vegetable plants i.d.

On Sun 19 Apr, Meconella wrote:
> In a message dated 4/18/98 8:50:29 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> Rebecca.Neason@foxinternet.net writes:
> 
> << I figured Dave would jump in as soon as he saw this note.  My question
>  is, are cukes and zukes both members of C. Pepo, such that they will
>  provide pollination for each other?  I know that zukes are C. Pepo, but
>  I seem to have no reference for cukes! 
>   >>
> 
> They are in different genera.  Cucumis for the cukes and Cucurbita for the
> zukes.  No cross pollination.
> 
> Janet
> 
> 
To summarise the cucumber pollination
1)old type greenhouse cucs: remove all male flowers to avoid
bitter,swollen fruit
2) all female greenhouse cucs: no problem except under stress conditions
3) outdoor cucs: let nature do the work, unless you have killed off all
the pollinating insects.
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Allan Day  Hereford UK. allan@crwys.demon.co.uk Tel:- 01432 275443
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