Finally, we have success

[MiLK_MaN]

After having to hand pollinate every plant I had in my grow tent, I've finally got some fruit action.

Bhut Jolokia flower

Bhut Jolokia pod

Temps in the grow tent only get to about 28 - 29 degrees during the day, don't want to crank the heater up too high. Wonder how hot the pods will be

 

[ABurningMouth]

Nice close-ups!
Congrats!

 

[imaguitargod]

Hey hey! See, told ya you could do it!

 

[915river]

Nice wish you lot of luck & great harvest.

 

[willard3]

The other reality of chile growing is that, even when you leave the plants alone, they will do this.

 

[Biscombe]

well done you, great close up pics!

 

[Pepperfreak]

Nice photos...Hope ya enjoy that Bhut...

 

[AlabamaJack]

very nice Milk_Man...enjoy the Bhuts and be ready for the burn...keep up with the time from new pod to ripe pod...I would be curious about that to compare with what I will see on the bhuts...my bhuts are trying to recover but are not doing as well as my other plants are...

 

[Philipperv]

I only have 1 Bhut chili from 5 plants. They take a really long time to mature enough to maintain fruit.

 

[RichardK]

After having to hand pollinate every plant I had in my grow tent, I've finally got some fruit action.

Yes, I have plants that are not producing much pollen, and some flowers dont produce any at all... So I have to collect the ones that have fallen off and build up pollen from many flowers onto my fingernail and then deposit this onto the open flowers at the Pistil.

It's the only way I can get fruit set and some flowers are not even settable because the damn Pistil is recessed too far into the flower.

*sigh*

 

[MiLK_MaN]

Since hand pollinating, the bhut's, scotch bonnets and californian wonder are all going nicely. The only thing that I'm having troubles with now is a red savina, but that seems to be due to a lack of flowers rather than lack of pollination.

Have 25 varieties to grow in Spring now, somehow I dont think I'll fit all of those in my tent