Growing Zucchini, also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash

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09 Feb 11 Chander (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, I have got one Zucchini plant where I am getting lots of male flower but not female flowers. I had some female flowers before and had couple of fruits from this plant. But now its producing only male flowers. Also too many leaves have come up in the plant and noe of the leaves are growing bigger, all the leaves are cramped in a short area. Do anyone know the reason for this? do i need to cut the leaves a little bit to allow growth for leaves? I have one more plant and thats doing well, regularly giving fruit.
17 Feb 11 Emily (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
HI there, Im having the same problem too! The zuccini plant keeps flowering but the buds are all male and then they seem to fall off and start to grow more flowers, but nothing is happening! does anyone know why this is the case? is anyone else having trouble? thanks EMily
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