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Hi,received my three wineberry bushes today,excellent condition,very pleased with purchase and the anticipation of many pies to come,am just about to purchase more fruit and vegetables,thankyou
Debbie Whitton, Darwen
You only need to remove the male flowers on all female hybrid varieties of Cucumber.
The reason for removing the male flowers is that all female varieties of cucumber have parthenocarpic flowers (meaning they produce fruits without being fertilised). However, just because they do not need fertilising does not mean that they cannot be fertilised - and should they be pollinated by male flowers the resultant fruits can taste sharper and more bitter - and will contain seed.
In the first instance, the thing to remember is not to panic - if you do not remove the male flowers the fruits will be perfectly edible - and probably sweeter and more tasty that a supermarket cucumber! To identify the male flowers, simply look 'behind' the flower - if there is a tiny fruit present this is a female flower so leave; if there is no fruit remove as it is male.
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