miniature zucchini sitting directly at its base, while a male flower has only a thin, plain stem.
If every flower on your plant has a thin stem and nothing behind it, the plant is still in its male-dominant phase, and no amount of intervention will produce fruit until female flowers arrive.
Heat can stretch that male-heavy period longer than usual, which is worth knowing when temperatures climb through a long stretch of summer days. Oregon State University Extension guidance on growing zucchini confirms that insects must transfer pollen
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