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Romancing the winter melon

Posted on October 30, 2012 by CuriousG

I’ve given up watching the winter melon vines like a hawk. Although there have been several fruit flowers, none have set fruit, and all we’ve seen were these: Last weekend, I was showing my 11-year-old niece around the garden, and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Fruiting plants | Tagged hand-pollination, winter melon

Hand-pollinating the angled loofah flower

Posted on September 25, 2011 by CuriousG

The angled loofah plant blooms in the evening. Its pale yellow cucurbita flowers are easily spotted from a distance – male flowers generally in a bunch, female flowers alone. I’ve noticed that the blooming flowers attract insects to the plants, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Fruiting vine | Tagged angled loofah, hand-pollination, ketola, luffa, Singapore

Loofah success!

Posted on May 26, 2010 by CuriousG

Finally, the first baby loofah appears!

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Posted in Fruiting vine, Growth & development | Tagged angled loofah, hand-pollination, ketola, loofah, luffa, Singapore

Boy meets girl – finally!

Posted on May 24, 2010 by CuriousG

Finally, our loofah plants produce the right flowers for pollination to take place!

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Posted in Fruiting vine, Growth & development | Tagged angled loofah, ants, female flower, fruiting vine, hand-pollination, ketola, loofah, male flower, pollination, Singapore

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