Hi! I'm in Ireland and am growing Turk's Turban pumpkins for the first time. I have them in very large containers and are growing inside a small pollytunnel. They get plenty of sunlight and the soil is kept moist. I feed them once a week with tomato feed and a little mix of ground banana skins and eggshells. They have large, healthy leaves and have plenty space to spread. I have four plants in total. My issue is is that I have plenty of female flowers (approx 15 in total) on all the plants but not one male flower. I've searched every site I can find and they all say that the first flowers to bloom are the male flowers. Nowhere has mentioned the issue of female flowers first. Any ideas? Even the new buds are female judging by the fruit behind them. Anything anyone can recommend to encourage male flowers? Should I cut all the current female flowers to encourage more growth? Do I have defective plants? Anyone else ever experience this and if yes, what was the outcome? Or should I just be patient and let Mother Nature do her thing? Help??!!
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