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I have two plants out in hoops. One plant is around 36 inches and the other maybe 18 inches. I went out this morning to open the hoops up and noticed a female flower on each of them. The longer plant also has two male flowers on it.
I dont expect them to get pollinated, and it is way to early for that any way.

Is it best that I pinch them off ?

Is this normal CC melon behavior, I have never grown them?
Lee

5/7/2010 4:10:26 PM

formerly RGG

I haven't noticed females on a Carolina Cross plant 18" or less but I think I have had them at the 36" length or less size. Plants that small are certainly too small to consider letting fruit set, so these early females are of no importance.

5/8/2010 10:09:55 PM