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Produce => Edible Plants => Chillies Ahoy => Topic started by: Bucko on July 02, 2009, 16:19:32

Title: Chillies dropping their flowers
Post by: Bucko on July 02, 2009, 16:19:32

Hi everybody, I'm a complete novice regarding growing chillies. I bought a romital chillie plant from the garden centre a couple of months ago and its growing a good un. I have a lot of little white flowers but now they are just dropping off?

Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?

Cheers,
Malc

Title: Re: Chillies dropping their flowers
Post by: amphibian on July 02, 2009, 21:46:47

Are you growing indoors?

If so, you need to regularly tap the flowers to aid pollination.

Outdoors the wind and insects do this.

Title: Re: Chillies dropping their flowers
Post by: Bucko on July 03, 2009, 12:46:05

Yes I'm growing them in the kitchen next to the window so that might not help either. I bet I'm overwatering as well. Ah well I'm learning.

Thanks,
Malc