Growing Choko/Chayote, also Chayote squash, christophene, chouchou, mirliton

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25 May 18 Lina (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
Our choko plant had thousands of little chooks but they all fell off, in all we picked 15 Can you please tell me why. Please lina
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28 Jun 18 Peter (Australia - temperate climate)
Could be a variation in the availability of soil water. Plants are better producers the more years they are in the one spot. Ours (in Sydney) was in the ground forever, trunk thicker than a forearm, and covered chook shed. Never watered so must have put down some really deep roots. So much fruit we'd play cricket with them. Not very good for soccer though ;)
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29 May 18 Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Probably not many bees to pollinate the female flowers.
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