What happens if you break the middle part (pistil) while trying to hand pollinate it? Then that bud is wasted and wont produce anything? I'm using a very soft and small makeup brush but still manage to break some. Maybe I don't need to rub that much inside, just barely touch it? Any suggestions?
Hey , whats the technique there? you just brushed off the pollen. Pollination is supposed to carry pollens to the other flower as this flower has already self pollinated.
@chandnee Chilli plants are self-pollinators, so you brush the anthers of the flower, and at the same time, your brushing the stigma too, which are the male and female parts of the flower. Chilli plants dont need other plants to produce fruit. hope this helps your understanding
Also all of my other chili plants are producing fruit, they all have the same lighting and watering schedule. I have Hungarian wax, "super chili", bell peppe
@snedonkey Hi I checked your video out and I would say firstly, I am no expert and I would like more information to be able to offer some suggestions. I saw the Hungarian wax and Bell peppers, they looked great. Yes, I too have had the flower dropping problem. When my habs were very young they dropped the first lot of flowers and then in the hottest part of summer my flowers drop also. Then for the rest of the year they produce fruit. Stick with it and try a little less fertiliser.
@juststl You get more fruit if you hand pollenate. No you do not need pollen from another plant, just another flower from the same plant. Hope this helps.
What happens if you break the middle part (pistil) while trying to hand pollinate it? Then that bud is wasted and wont produce anything? I'm using a very soft and small makeup brush but still manage to break some. Maybe I don't need to rub that much inside, just barely touch it? Any suggestions?
betterfuture09 6 months ago
so i need to then rub it from flower to flower that are open or what
waylan3 9 months ago
what do you do after you rub the brush on the flowers
waylan3 9 months ago
Hey , whats the technique there? you just brushed off the pollen. Pollination is supposed to carry pollens to the other flower as this flower has already self pollinated.
chandnee 11 months ago
@chandnee Chilli plants are self-pollinators, so you brush the anthers of the flower, and at the same time, your brushing the stigma too, which are the male and female parts of the flower. Chilli plants dont need other plants to produce fruit. hope this helps your understanding
Chillimanfly 7 months ago
i've been dyin to see this for my indoor gardening... thank you so much
gnr1985rock 1 year ago
I thought chilli plants are self-pollinating, or do certain varieties require this.
manselnott 1 year ago
Surely there are male and female flowers? How do you tell the difference (or will that be obvious when I look in the flowers?!)
queenmedusa77 1 year ago
Also all of my other chili plants are producing fruit, they all have the same lighting and watering schedule. I have Hungarian wax, "super chili", bell peppe
snedonkey 1 year ago
@snedonkey Hi I checked your video out and I would say firstly, I am no expert and I would like more information to be able to offer some suggestions. I saw the Hungarian wax and Bell peppers, they looked great. Yes, I too have had the flower dropping problem. When my habs were very young they dropped the first lot of flowers and then in the hottest part of summer my flowers drop also. Then for the rest of the year they produce fruit. Stick with it and try a little less fertiliser.
clonedheat 1 year ago
Amazing plant!! Great work!
I have a question I you don't mind, I have two small habanero plants that look quite healthy and are producing flowers.
But the problem is that as soon as I pollinate like you did (I was doing that method even before I saw the vid) I get pods that yellow and drop.
ALL OF THEM!!
I'm a a loss, and have almost given up on my two habs....
Any advice? It would be greatly appreciated!
snedonkey 1 year ago
do you have to pollenate the plants yourself? and if so do you have to have pollen from a different plant to pollenate another? thnx
juststl 1 year ago
@juststl You get more fruit if you hand pollenate. No you do not need pollen from another plant, just another flower from the same plant. Hope this helps.
clonedheat 1 year ago
@clonedheat thanks helped alot.. i hat cayenne habanero and jalapeno.. lol so what if i pollinate a jalapeno with a habanero? lol
juststl 1 year ago
@clonedheat so basically i got 1 plant and pollinate the flowers with the other flowers from the same plant? thnx :)
chrisdietlmeier 1 year ago
@chrisdietlmeier Yes, that is how I do it. You could try cross pollinating with other types of chilli to get hybrids also.
clonedheat 1 year ago