Is this a male cucumber flower

[headfullofbees]

Pretty much anything like oil, wax etc that is repelled by water is also hydrophobic. A fear of water some people have is hydrophobia. Lol auto-correct likes to play games with me when I don't have my reading glasses on What I ment to ask is it hydroponic? Lol

Not particularly.

 

[pepper]

Not particularly.

I've only tried once or twice but never had luck growing them inside in soil to a point it's worthwhile. But I only have 2 grow lights so I guess something large-scale would be different.