From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 6/11/2023 6:37 PM, songbird wrote:   
   > Snag wrote:   
   >>     I guess that's what it is since they rot on that end . Anyway , I   
   >> read that it's caused by a calcium deficiency . And since egg shells are   
   >> mostly calcium ... but I read that it's not in an easily absorbed form .   
   >>     My wife has a bottle of calcium/magnesium/zinc tablets ... I'm   
   >> tempted to stuff one in the ground near the stem and see what happens .   
   >> I was looking forward to having some stuff from the garden when she gets   
   >> back from her trip (Alaska cruise with our daughter and her family - I   
   >> got enough sailing when I was in the Navy) but it looks pretty much like   
   >> that ain't happenin' . Lots of stuff getting started , damn little ready   
   >> to pick - except green onions , lots of those ready to pick .   
   >   
   >    are you sure it is BER and not just a failure to pollinate?   
      
      Pretty sure , some earlier blossoms didn't get pollinated and they   
   just dropped off while very small   
      
      
   >   
   >    are you seeing any bees in the blossoms?   
      
      
      There are 8 bee hives less than 20 feet from the plants ...   
      
      
   >   
   >    are there the two sexes visible and potential cross pollen   
   > sources?  for squash and other similar plants often there is   
   > a better fruit set from having different varieties around.   
   > selfing is usually not as good as crossing.   
   >   
   >    in the cucumber seed packages often there are a few seeds   
   > of different varieties included just for this sort of purpose.   
   >   
   >   
   >    songbird   
   >   
      
      There are blossoms of both sexes visible on all the squash family   
   plants in that space - pumpkin , yellow and acorn squash , and zucchini   
   . And a watermelon plant , which has already set several melons .   
   Everybody but the yellow squash seems to be setting fruits successfully   
   . A real head-scratcher .   
   --   
   Snag   
   "You can lead a dummy to facts   
   but you can't make him think."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)