Posted by Chris Long on July 4, 2003, 1:42 pm
hi
the flowers on my chilli plant, once they start to die, are just dropping
off the plant. the stem turns yellow rather than starting to grow a chilli,
any ideas why?
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Posted by David W.E. Roberts on July 4, 2003, 2:05 pm
> hi
> the flowers on my chilli plant, once they start to die, are just dropping
> off the plant. the stem turns yellow rather than starting to grow a
chilli,
> any ideas why?
Sounds like they are not being fertilised.
Are they outside and accessible by insects
?
If they are inside you may need to do some mist spraying with water and
possibly discreet inter-species sex involving the intimate use of a small
camel hair paintbrush.
Cheers
Dave R
Posted by Alan Gould on July 4, 2003, 2:07 pm
>hi
>the flowers on my chilli plant, once they start to die, are just dropping
>off the plant. the stem turns yellow rather than starting to grow a chilli,
>any ideas why?
Check their ambient temperature - chillies should not drop below 20C/68F
at any time and a little more than that when they are young seedlings.
[I'll spare you the 'chilly' puns, but it's a point worth remembering.]
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Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.
Posted by Nick Maclaren on July 4, 2003, 3:45 pm
>the flowers on my chilli plant, once they start to die, are just dropping
>off the plant. the stem turns yellow rather than starting to grow a chilli,
>any ideas why?
Too cold, too wet, too dry. Chillis must NOT stay sodden for any
length of time, and will react that way to cold (as Alan Gould
says). I have never had any trouble with them setting indoors,
and suspect that they will self-pollinate.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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