Males usually indicate first. Using a
photographer’s loupe or a magnifying glass,
the immature male flowers can be
differentiated from the females. They look
like small pawnbrokers balls hanging from a
stem, or a small cluster of grapes. The
mature flowers have 5 very small white or
yellow petals and a lot of pollen.
The immature female flowers are oval,
pointed up and have avery thin hair-like
strand extending from each flower. These
strands are called pistils and when they
pick up pollen which is floating in the air,
the flower is pollinated.
As soon as any male plants indicate
sex, before the flowers open, growers
remove them from the garden. This
prevents the females from being fertilized.
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