Re: [CH] Blossom drop
Brent Marykuca (brentm@bc.sympatico.ca)
Sun, 29 Aug 1999 23:43:16 -0700
I had a couple of indoor habs with the exact same problem, I was going to
all sorts of lengths trying to get the things to fruit and all I got was
hundreds of dropped blossoms. Then I read somewhere that temperature might
be a problem so I closed a window that I had been leaving open (it can get
chilly here in Vancouver in the evenings) and kept it a bit warmer in our
solarium. All of a sudden I have about sixteen fruits growing. My research
says that peppers will self-pollinate, and that all you have to do is give
them a gentle shake every so often. Its working for me so far... just
harvested my first few orange habaneros (yowch!) and a cayenne, with lots
more on the way.
Cheers,
Brent M
>Although it produces flowers they
>fall off and no fruits result. Any idea
>why the plant is monstrous but
>it won't fruit? Do I need to hang
>a beehive in the corner?