Zuchetta Rampicante

[Christinajomd]

Hello,
I am growing Rampicante for the first time. I'm very pleased with it so far!
Well, a couple of grown and the neck has grown, but where the bulb is, it turns yellow and withered. Is it SVB, improper pollination?, or disease?
Thank you for y'alls help.

[Setec Astronomy]

Well, I don't know anything about that particular variety, but if it's like other squash, the female flowers have the fruit, and if they aren't cross-pollinated from a male flower (on the long stem), the fruit just withers and falls off.

[zeuspaul]

I agree it is most likely an unpollinated female flower. If you have a male flower you can remove the stamen from the male flower and hand pollinate the female flower.

[Christinajomd]

Thanks y’all!
I picked it and just cut off the end and used the rest for dinner. It was good!

[pepperhead212]

A good thing about the rampicante is that it is a moschata variety, so it should be resistant to SVB. For the future female flowers, make sure you see a number of pollinators in all of the flowers; otherwise, hand pollinate them.

[Christinajomd]

update:
I have pulled everything out of the garden to get ready for fall. The Rampicante was awesome!!!! It wasn't svb free, but I got a good harvest.
I will be saving seeds. It was vigorous, and seemed to "outgrow" the pest pressure. I call it a WIN!!!!