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Monoecious vs Dioecious: Self-Pollinating vs Cross-Pollinating Plants

by Whitney Elmore
December 29, 2017

When starting a vegetable garden or even orchard, you may wonder if you need two or more plants of a certain variety to cross-pollinate each other or if you can get away with just one. This will depend on if you have a monoecious or dioecious ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bees, Complete, Dioecious, Female Flower, Gardening, Incomplete, Male Flower, Monoecious, PolliNATION, Pollinators, Vegetables

Pollination of Vegetable Crops – Maximize Your Crop’s Potential

by Judy Biss
February 3, 2016

It won’t be long until row crops and vegetable gardens are planted and thriving once again next spring. A sometimes taken for granted, yet critical element of any prosperous crop is successful pollination. Most of us know what “text book” ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture
Tags: Bees, Butterflies, Corn, Female Flower, General Gardening, Hand Pollinate, Honey Bees, Insects, Male Flower, Panhandle Gardening, Perfect Flower, PolliNATION, Pollinators, Squash, Vegetable Gardening, Vegetables, Watermelon

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