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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: aquilegia on June 10, 2004, 09:24:59

Title: aubs and pepper flowers
Post by: aquilegia on June 10, 2004, 09:24:59

There are flowers on my aubergines and peppers. Do they need to be pollinated by insects or should I tap them like toms?

I'm so excited - last year my aubs didn't even flower!

Title: Re:aubs and pepper flowers
Post by: Tenuse on June 10, 2004, 09:58:51

They are insect-pollinated, but I have been paintbrushing mine as I am not convinced any insects know that they are there!

I am growing two pepper plants indoors, one of them has a 3 1/2 inch long pepper on it already. But I didn't water it one night and all its little baby pepper friends dropped off :-( so remember to keep your plants well watered!!

Ten x

Title: Re:aubs and pepper flowers
Post by: Moggle on June 10, 2004, 10:28:48

I didn't pollinate my redskin peppers, and they've got baby peppers ok.  :D

But nothing yet with the flowering chillis, so perhaps I should be paintbrushing them.

Hurrah for your flowers Aqui.  :)

Shame about your baby peppers Tenuse.  :'(

Title: Re:aubs and pepper flowers
Post by: tim on June 10, 2004, 11:13:25

Never ever -  for peppers, chillies or aubs in all these years. = Tim