In Season 3 Episode 10 of What's Killing My Kale, Natalie talked with Dr. Brent Loy, emeritus professor of plant genetics and cucurbit breeder extraordinaire at the University of New Hampshire.  Every year we hear about fruiting in flowering issues in cucurbit crops towards the middle of the summer. Many of the strategies to prevent this from happening should be implemented now, when you're transplanting. In this episode we discussed: Why we so often see flower abortion, small fruit, and oddly shaped fruits, particularly in summer squash and zucchini The biology of male and female flowers in various types of cucurbits (and why it matters) The role that variety selection plays Best practices for nutrient management and spacing in cucurbits Click here to download and listen to the episode directly. You can also listen to all of our episodes on Apple Podcasts. Please leave on iTunes. As always, reach out and let us know if there are any topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes!

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What's Killing My Kale Season 3 Episode 10: Flowering and fruit set in cucurbits

MAY 21, 2020-1 MIN
What's Killing My Kale?

What's Killing My Kale Season 3 Episode 10: Flowering and fruit set in cucurbits

MAY 21, 2020-1 MIN

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<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJB8SbEpEdfw5rqFT4nBi_m89FoaH-O3VAOUYFGFMOQxzdEup2wGPeqWcud3QSeqwXaYpGDVNcA25R-yBt6TxO32N4p0kMuY8qsTJl8f8xxoTBqicD5QEEcWnI7NsyYB6eiDTGtI3sOEA/s1600/whatskillingmykale.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJB8SbEpEdfw5rqFT4nBi_m89FoaH-O3VAOUYFGFMOQxzdEup2wGPeqWcud3QSeqwXaYpGDVNcA25R-yBt6TxO32N4p0kMuY8qsTJl8f8xxoTBqicD5QEEcWnI7NsyYB6eiDTGtI3sOEA/s1600/whatskillingmykale.jpg" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;merriweather&quot;; font-size: 16px;">In&nbsp;<b><a href="https://afnr-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/What'sKillingMyKale%3F/Cucurbit+podcast+Brent+Loy.mp3">S</a></b></span><a href="https://afnr-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/What'sKillingMyKale%3F/Cucurbit+podcast+Brent+Loy.mp3"><b>eason 3 Episode 10</b>&nbsp;</a>of What's Killing My Kale,&nbsp;<span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;merriweather&quot;; font-size: 16px;">Natalie talked with Dr. Brent Loy, emeritus professor of plant genetics and cucurbit breeder extraordinaire at the University of New Hampshire.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;merriweather&quot;; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;merriweather&quot;; font-size: 16px;">Every year we hear about fruiting in flowering issues in cucurbit crops towards the middle of the summer. Many of the strategies to prevent this from happening should be implemented now, when you're transplanting.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;merriweather&quot;; font-size: 16px;"><b>In this episode we discussed:</b></span><br /> <ul style="background-color: white; font-family: merriweather; font-size: 16px;"> <li>Why we so often see flower abortion, small fruit, and oddly shaped fruits, particularly in summer squash and zucchini</li> <li>The biology of male and female flowers in various types of cucurbits (and why it matters)</li> <li>The role that variety selection plays</li> <li>Best practices for nutrient management and spacing in cucurbits</li> </ul> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;merriweather&quot;; font-size: 16px;"></span><br /> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: merriweather; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="https://afnr-podcast.s3.amazonaws.com/What'sKillingMyKale%3F/Cucurbit+podcast+Brent+Loy.mp3"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; cursor: pointer;">Click here to download and listen to the episode directly.</span>&nbsp;</a></b></span>You can also listen to all of our episodes on&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-killing-my-kale/id1387526857" style="background: transparent; color: #666666; cursor: pointer;"><span style="color: blue;">Apple Podcasts.</span></a></div> <br /> Please leave on iTunes. As always, reach out and let us know if there are any topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes!