This is true. I believe the excess nitrogen is what the problem is. A good balanced fertilizer can be used in the beginning, but once the plants begin to blossom a fertilizer with much less nitrogen than phosphate and potassium is needed. More potassium and phosphate will help your plants develop fruit. If you add a nitrogen-rich fertilizer as this time, the plant will get very large but won't produce any fruit.
Most countries in Europe and also Canada have banned using neonicotinoids as it's 5,000 to 10,000 times more toxic than DDT. I wish this country would follow suit. Here in California we do not have carpenter bees, but we have lots of other bees, mason bees and lots of bumble bees too. I live in almond growing country and bees are brought in the pollinate and we get the benefit of that too!
We don't use commercial fertilizer, just (pardon me) chicken shit!
The dollar is driving us all…Most countries in Europe and also Canada have banned using neonicotinoids as it's 5,000 to 10,000 times more toxic than DDT. I wish this country would follow suit. Here in California we do not have carpenter bees, but we have lots of other bees, mason bees and lots of bumble bees too. I live in almond growing country and bees are brought in the pollinate and we get the benefit of that too!
Its a sad situation for sure. cucumber are the same, female flowers and need pollinating. Best of luck. OH also if you do pollinate by hand early morning when blooms first open is best.Carpenter bees are indeed a thing here in California. We have a few different species.Most countries in Europe and also Canada have banned using neonicotinoids as it's 5,000 to 10,000 times more toxic than DDT. I wish this country would follow suit. Here in California we do not have carpenter bees, but we have lots of other bees, mason bees and lots of bumble bees too. I live in almond growing country and bees are brought in the pollinate and we get the benefit of that too!
That is an advantage of duck-manure or used duck-bedding. Because they drink so much more water, their waste can be used immediately and won't burn the plant roots. And watering with duck-pool water distributes the nutrients even better.composted chicken manure? Un-composted is very high in nitrogen and can burn up your plants. I would give it a bit sometimes it really does take time for those female blooms. Pollinating is a problem due to lack of bees, we are considering a single hive on our property, but if its anything like chickens we will have many more
The constant excessive greed of companies for profits over the public good is going to ruin this country. PGE is a prime example.The dollar is driving us all…
Either that, or people are going to wise up, take their lives back into their own hands, and make these corporations such as PG& E obsolete... Heck, the way prices and connection fees and such keep spiking up for their power usage, they're already in a downward spiral as more and more folks opt for alternative energy.The constant excessive greed of companies for profits over the public good is going to ruin this country. PGE is a prime example.
I would back off on the duck pool watering, I think they have plenty of nitrogen already. Starve em out, this late in the season added nitrogen just creates more green growth and not very many blossoms.
