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Greetings all,
Apologies if this question has been asked (many) times before, but I wondered if the collective wisdom here could help out with some advice for my chile growing endeavours...... And further apologies
I have a variety of chile plants sown from seed last year and overwintered on the windowsill. Most of them have survived (apart from two korika jolokias that seem to have wilted away after repotting at the weekend), and seem to be growing bushily and vigorously....
However, despite flowering, not all the varieties are setting fruit.
Those that are producing as well as growing :
bulgarian carrot (3-4 fruits per plant at the moment)
monkey face (3-4)
aji omni colour (bizarre upward pointing little white fruit at the moment)
holy mole
Those that are growing and flowering but not fruiting:
khorika jolokia (those that havent wilted)
bhut jolokia
scotch bonnet
Growing conditions are roughly those to be found on a windowsill getting sun from early afternoon onwards, in Alloa, nr Stirling. I have been keeping the compost damp, though occasionally a bit on the dry side. Feeding with tomato feed every week or two. I dont have a thermometer, so don't know what temp they are at.
I have tried using a brush to pollenate, but there doesnt seem to be any pollen when I brush the flowers with my finger (unlike, say, the monkey face). So I was wondering if cross-pollenating might work....
Any suggestions would be most gratefully received, as I intend to produce some world beating chile jam this year
Adam S
Apologies if this question has been asked (many) times before, but I wondered if the collective wisdom here could help out with some advice for my chile growing endeavours...... And further apologies
I have a variety of chile plants sown from seed last year and overwintered on the windowsill. Most of them have survived (apart from two korika jolokias that seem to have wilted away after repotting at the weekend), and seem to be growing bushily and vigorously....
However, despite flowering, not all the varieties are setting fruit.
Those that are producing as well as growing :
bulgarian carrot (3-4 fruits per plant at the moment)
monkey face (3-4)
aji omni colour (bizarre upward pointing little white fruit at the moment)
holy mole
Those that are growing and flowering but not fruiting:
khorika jolokia (those that havent wilted)
bhut jolokia
scotch bonnet
Growing conditions are roughly those to be found on a windowsill getting sun from early afternoon onwards, in Alloa, nr Stirling. I have been keeping the compost damp, though occasionally a bit on the dry side. Feeding with tomato feed every week or two. I dont have a thermometer, so don't know what temp they are at.
I have tried using a brush to pollenate, but there doesnt seem to be any pollen when I brush the flowers with my finger (unlike, say, the monkey face). So I was wondering if cross-pollenating might work....
Any suggestions would be most gratefully received, as I intend to produce some world beating chile jam this year
Adam S
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