New to Gardening

[danielgraves]

Hi all, I am new to gardening and started growing some Cucumbers. These have been growing for about 2 months now. I have noticed that all the flowers seem to be male. I am thinking maybe its because the set up I have going on. Any recommendation would be greatly appreciated.
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How long has the plant had male flowers? I think the male flowers can appear a week or so before the female flowers. The picture is tiny but looks like you are growing outdoors? Is that what you mean by your setup?

It's to the advantage of the plant to have cross fertilisation for the mixing of genes and consequent robustness against changes in habitat. But also an advantage to have self fertilisation as a fall-back. Squashes, cucumbers etc achieve this by having male flowers to begin with (which have to contribute to cross-fertilisation because their plant has not female flowers yet), and only later does it start producing females. So have patience!