You can make your pickles extra crunchy -- and stave off any unwanted softness -- by removing the blossom end of the cucumber ...

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In some cultures, the zucchini flower is considered a delicacy. You can sprinkle it raw atop salads, soups, and stews. Zucchini is a versatile squash rich in vitamins, minerals, and plant compounds.

Plants exhibit a range of reproductive strategies: some are strictly male or female, some possess both male and female organs (hermaphroditic), and others can change sex during their lifetime.

In many varieties, first the male flowers make their debut, and the female flowers show up shortly ... much like the summer zucchini blossoms you've probably seen folded and fried in fritter ...

(photo: Miriam Doerr Martin Frommherz / Shutterstock) Several Republican lawmakers introduced legislation to clarify that the terms “male,” “female,” and “sex,” among others ...

Several Republican lawmakers introduced legislation to clarify that the terms “male,” “female,” and “sex,” among others, refer to the biological distinctions between men and women when ...

Additional notes: Spicebush does best in moist, well-drained soil, and will not require much hands-on care once these needs are met. Plants are dioecious, meaning male and female flowers grow on ...

I usually grow green courgettes called “Black Beauty” but there is also a yellow variety called golden zucchini ... Courgettes have both male and female flowers on the same plant.

Give your zucchini and pumpkins a hand with pollination, gently moving pollen from male to female flowers. If growing rockmelon or watermelon, transfer pollen from any flower to another.