If you are growing cucumber plants that are flowering but not producing any fruit, the issue may be pollination -- or a lack thereof. In most gardens, bees and other insects pollinate plants naturally ...

Q. My cucumber and squash are not setting fruit even though the plants appear healthy. I’m not seeing many bees. Can this be part of my problem? A. More than likely this is the result of incomplete ...

If you’ve nursed your cucumber plant into a large, leafy vine, it can be disappointing and confusing when it hardly produces any fruit. Learning about the difference between male vs female cucumber ...

Hand-pollinating plants is a simple process that guarantees successful fruit development. Many plants need to be pollinated to produce fruits or seeds to make more plants. But if pollinators are ...

Cucumber plants blooming without fruit? This common issue stems from a male-female flower imbalance, poor pollination, or ...

Sometimes squash blossoms need to be hand-pollinated to produce viable fruit. Cut a male flower (in right hand) and daub its pollen onto the female flower’s pollen (in left hand). A female squash ...

I know that you have to plant more than one of most fruit trees and berry bushes to get good fruit. Is that also true of vegetables? A: For crops that we're growing to eat the leaves or roots (lettuce ...

DEAR NEIL: I’ve had trouble for years getting cucumbers to pollinate. Should I plant flowers nearby to attract bees? Dear Reader: There’s nothing wrong with planting flowers that attract bees ...

Many plants need to be pollinated to produce fruits or seeds to make more plants. But if pollinators are scarce in your area or you're growing fruit-bearing plants indoors, hand-pollinating is ...