softening marrow ends?

[ItsEssexRob]

I went out in my garden today and found that one of my marrows ( about 6 inches long) has a soft and slightly yellowing end to it. Does this mean its rotting .

I have 2 growing at present and the other is OK. Does it indicate a deficiancy of anything or just bad weather causing rot?

Can it be reversed?

Thanks

Rob

[taff]

it might be bad weather, it might be it wasn't fertilised. It can't be reversed no.

[ItsEssexRob]

I assumed that oncve it formed a mini marrow it was fertilized? I better hand pollinate others. the second one I actually broke off a bit of the male pollen lump and rubbed it into the female and left it in there, is that good enough?

Thanks

[jacob]

The mini-marrow comes first and kind of gives up if not pollinated.

The other thing I would suggest, particularly in current soggy conditions, is to remove the flower a couple of days after it closes up. It should just ease off with no force. I sometimes find that squash flowers get mould and pass this on to the fruit...

[rustylady]

It's rotting Rob. It may not have been fertilised, or it may be the horrible weather. Either way cut it off cleanly with a sharp knife and dispose of it.

[ItsEssexRob]

Done that now. Wondered is the fruit minus the yellow bit good to eat even though its small?

The second baby marrows flower looks well rotted so I took it off. Hope it doesnt follow suit.

[chris]

Yep, you can eat it small. Any that I have that go down that route I eat.