self-pollinate zucchini flowers.
Zucchini is a staple plant in many home vegetable gardens. Going through the process of self-pollination will greatly increase your chances of getting fruit to set and grow. Self-pollinate the flowers on your zucchini plants in order to ensure that you harvest a good crop of zucchini from your garden. Bees and other insects naturally pollinate flowers, but performing self-pollination will help you avoid any disappointment come harvest time. You won't have to watch small unpollinated fruits wither up and drop off the plant.
Instructions
1. Determine which zucchini flowers are male and which are female. Female zucchini flowers have a short stem with an ovary, which will eventually form a zucchini if pollinated. Male zucchini a thin, straight stem that is longer than the stem of a female flower. The center of the male flower has a stamen, which is where the pollen is located.
2. Cut a male flower from the stem and peel back the flower petals to fully expose the stamen. Gently rub the stamen in the middle of each female zucchini flower.
3. Repeat the process with several male zucchini flowers. Use each male flower to improve the chances of self-pollination being successful and resulting in fruit that sets and grows.
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