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Carolina Reaper flowers falling off !?

I ask you knowledge about the flowers that fall from the Carolina Reaper, they are starting to flower and then die off at the bottom of the stem, this is already a big two weeks. The plant is of normal height +/- 70 to 80 cm and beautifully shaped blade decorated with flowers but does not fruit, the plant has its autopot system all apartments (6 jars) with a Jamaican hot yellow, 7 red pod, White habanero, Trinidad scorpion sunrise, Penis pepper and all very healthy and full of fruit. They all get the same amount of water and fertilizer!

Who can give me advice or any help with this problem?
 
Regards Scoozy.
 
 
 
How's the weather? Last year my Reapers were very sensitive to heat compared to my other super hots. Would drop blooms like crazy when we had a heat wave. They sell bloom setter for tomatoes that you can try. Or if it's very hot where you're at you could use shade cloth maybe 30%.I've heard people have success using regular old window screen for shade cloth. That's only if it's hot where you're at.
 
I'd usually ask what kind of ferts and how much but if your other plants are loaded I doubt it's a fert issue. Maybe try just watering the Reaper for a week or two with no ferts. Sometimes too much nitrogen can cause blossom drop. Maybe the Reaper is being more finicky than the others..
 
Mine are falling of right now too due to the heat (90-100F). When the temperature difference between night and day will start to increase I will have fruit set for sure. If it's not due to the heat, then it can be a number of problems, including bad pollination. On my flowers (peppers and tomatoes) for the last few years I use electric tooth brush to facilitate pollination. Seems to be helping, but what do I know :)
 
Nice grow list, but maybe the reaper shouldn't be in the exact same conditions as the others. I have one that drops a lot of flowers if it gets too much fertilizer. Also, you said it's been two weeks since it started, right? Because mine doesn't usually fruit until a bit after that.
 
Thx all for the help, weather is here around 30 degree celcius but @ night it drops to 15 - 16 celcius maybe the Reaper and 7 Pod have probs with that ? Also im waiting for new fertilizer A+B that areive next week lets hope its solved with that :)


Greetz Scoozy
 
Run a paint brush through the flowers that are sleeting fruit, then run the brush over the reaper flowers, just in case your reapers are not producing pollen yet. On the other hand it won't matter if there is something different such as too much ferts/ water/ etc. they will set soon
 
I'm having a similar problem. I have a lot of purple on the branches of the plant, it follows to the stems of the flowers and they appear to be pinched at the point wher the flower stalk meets the branch. Is the purple a clue to possibly too much nitrogen or is it a normal coloration for a reaper?
 
Flower drop probable causes:
 
1. Day temp too high >95F
2. Night temp too low <65F or too high >85F
3. Too much nitrogen fertilizer
4. Too much water
5. Low light levels (reduces fertility).
6. Very low humidity (reduces fertility)
7. Poor air circulation (air circulation contributes to pollination).
8. Lack of pollinating insects.
9. Size of pot 
10. Too much mineral in feedwater.
11. Too much grower attention/anxiety.
 
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