Jalapeño Flowering

Murciano

Murciano

Hello

I have a jalapeño with early flowers, but all are falling down, none seem to pepper

Why can it be?



thanks...
 
Did you try to pollinate the flowers yourself? I don't have alot of flowers yet and have done it with every flower thats got on the plant. Only had my first flowerdrop yesterday because of the bad weather.
 
meatfreak said:
Did you try to pollinate the flowers yourself? I don't have alot of flowers yet and have done it with every flower thats got on the plant. Only had my first flowerdrop yesterday because of the bad weather.
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No, I don't try, its necessary? How can I do it?

Here always around 35-40C

thanks...
 
Hand pollination is not usually neccessary with chiles. Shaking the plants, or a bit of wind usually helps. You can also try a site search, this is the most asked question on chile forums

Here's Willard's famous list
Flower drop probable causes:

1. Day temp too high >95F
2. Night temp too low <65F
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 insect(not really needed for chiles)
9. Size of pot
10. Too much mineral in feedwater.
11. Too much grower attention/anxiety.
 
What can I do?

thanks...
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POTAWIE said:
Hand pollination is not usually neccessary with chiles. Shaking the plants, or a bit of wind usually helps. You can also try a site search, this is the most asked question on chile forums

Here's Willard's famous list
Flower drop probable causes:

1. Day temp too high >95F
2. Night temp too low <65F
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 insect(not really needed for chiles)
9. Size of pot
10. Too much mineral in feedwater.
11. Too much grower attention/anxiety.
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This is right on the mark!!

I especially agree with #11…such an easy trap for newbie growers to fall into.

 
POTAWIE said:
Hand pollination is not usually neccessary with chiles. Shaking the plants, or a bit of wind usually helps. You can also try a site search, this is the most asked question on chile forums

Here's Willard's famous list
Flower drop probable causes:

1. Day temp too high >95F
2. Night temp too low <65F
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 insect(not really needed for chiles)
9. Size of pot
10. Too much mineral in feedwater.
11. Too much grower attention/anxiety.
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I've never seen this! That's awesome, and helpful Thanks Potawie.
 
I dont know if its too late to give advice. I know many sites and places state full sunlight for peppers when they are mature. Here in Orlando FL i have had some real bad results last two years with the 95+ degree weather in the summer. There is so much ambient sunlight that this year i have put my peppers in shade side of the house and it has worked wonders for leaf color and the flowers have stopped dropping. The only side note is that it is taking a extra week or so for the peppers to turn color.

i hope that helps
 
yes, in hot places, such as where i live, FULL SUN is harmful to young plants. I grow mine in mostly shade or full sun for 2-3hrs everyday.

Dont even TRY to put seedlings or plants 2-3 weeks old in FULL SUN unless you want to eat barbecued sprouts for dinner.
 
Ok, here the sun is too hot in summer but this jalapeño only have 3 hours of direct sun a day although this hours are around 35-40C the rest of the day no more direct but the hot continues..

I hope at least one become pepper
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Murciano,

Please understand i am not expert. But Florida is nasty and humid. I think that if your 2-3 hour full sunlight is in midday at those temps its more then enough to fry the plant. If they are in pots, move them for a couple of weeks and see what happens. They certainly wont die being in the shade at those temps. Worth a try imho.
 
arijer said:
Murciano,

Please understand i am not expert. But Florida is nasty and humid. I think that if your 2-3 hour full sunlight is in midday at those temps its more then enough to fry the plant. If they are in pots, move them for a couple of weeks and see what happens. They certainly wont die being in the shade at those temps. Worth a try imho.
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Thanks for the advice, I just move the plant to a more shade area.
 
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