Are you male or female? Read on

[mrgrower]

Ok, I've been growing veg now for two years and am baffled by one thing, how to tell a male flower from a female?

I see it all the time Cucumber all female flowers or take of the male flowers. Pumpkins squashes male flower female flowers.

How to tell the male from female what am I looking for is the male well endowed does the female have a little penny covering her modesty

Please advice.

Mrgrower

[veggiechicken]

Does this help Mr G?
Would you like the Birds and the Bees next?

[mothhawk]

The male flower is the guy with all the pollen and the female flower doesn't have any pollen. But then you get some flowers that are male AND female. Some of these will pollinate themselves, like French beans, some produce pollen before the female bits (stamen) are ready for it and so still need to be pollinated by pollen from another flower, like runner beans.

THEN - some plants have both male and female flowers, like squash, or hazel, but there's also plants that have EITHER male flowers OR female flowers, like holly.

Confusing ain't it?

[Bigmallly]

The female is far prettier................

[mrgrower]

Lol is very confusing. Ok now for the birds and the bees

[veggiechicken]

The female is far prettier................

............and has the biggest bottom

[mrgrower]

The female is far prettier................

Depends these days ROFLMAO.

[mothhawk]

Now for the really complicated stuff......


BIRD.....


BEE......

Got it?

[lottie dolly]

Squash family are easy,the female has the baby fruit under the flower,whilst the male is just a long swanky stalk with a flower on top.
Toms help themselves, as do sweet corn,
It's the cucumbers that i find gets confusing,i just stick to all female varieties,
I think the best way if your not sure is,look up what particular plant you want to grow,and ask again about that percific plant.
Some like aubergines look the same,but need the pollinator to visit so they swap with each other,or use a little brush and stroke each one,so the pollen gets swapped,it can be very confusing,i am still learning,

[mrgrower]

Now for the really complicated stuff......


BIRD.....


BEE......

Got it?

Hahahahaha Love it so the bee is smaller :

[Bigmallly]

This pic is quite obvious. The male has only the stem & flower where as the female has stem, ovary (fruit) & flower.

[mrgrower]

Thanks everyone I now have more of an idea of what too look for.

Mr. G

[RedThorn]

This pic is quite obvious. The male has only the stem & flower where as the female has stem, ovary (fruit) & flower.

Trust MOM to be sensible

Nice pics by the way

[veggiechicken]

Trust MOM to be sensible

Nice pics by the way

MOM wouldn't be a MOM without knowing the difference between male and female "bits"

[The Nichols']

"The sun is out, birds are singing, bees are trying to have sex with them - as is my understanding" - Bart Simpson