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My chayote is not producing fruit

 
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Hi, My chayote growinc over a pacae tree is not producing fruit.  It start flowering and i see a little chayote fruit in The flower but Then it fells down and it doesnt grow.


Any idea?
 
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When chayote starts blooming, the female flowers appear first, and the male flowers open in a week or so. Those early female flowers have no pollen available for pollination and they will abort. That's normal and just wait a few days. If you see both male and female flowers blooming and still no fruit, check if there are pollinators visiting. It can take a while for them to come. Try hand pollinating with a brush in mid morning when the success rate is the highest. Good luck.
 
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It might be wise to plant some flower to attract the pollinators.
 
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