[Seedgeeks] squished squash squestion

[Nick Routledge]

The first flower on a zucchini plant, in the garden I share, opened this morning. It's one of many cucurbits we're growing - winter and summer squashes, melons, and gourds. They're all coming on strong and I'd like to save seed from as many of these plants as is possible. My sense from talking to people who seem to know what they're doing is that it _is_ possible to breed true seed in the midst of a squash squisfest - if you're right on top of your plants, and pollinate and bag the flowers yerself before da buzzy bees have a chance to get to them. I'm clueless on the details. Any ideas how a total seedsaving neophyte might go about helping plants have monogamous nookie?

n.


		
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