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Jalapeno Plants finally flowering but now falling off and droopy

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So I started my Seeds back in april, and jsut now my plants are gettign to the flowering stage. I have read on here when they droop and fall off, they are gettign too much water or something.. is that the case? I dont see any noticeable bugs on it, although I saw somw aphids on one of them a few days ago, I sprayed each with a bug insecticide that said safe for plants.. but I have sprayed them a few times in the plants life so I dont attribute it to that.

Also.. I readon one of the posts people shake the plant or take a comb or their finger inside the flower.. Im a bit uneducated.. is the inside what the peppers groww off of or does something have ot happen for the pepper to start growing?
 
So, doing more reading, I have come to these conclusions..First Background, They are in gallon sized plant pots 1 each, and the soil is Miracle Grow (apparently a NONO) and they are inside the screened in porch (ala no bees or other such "good" insects

A: They are falling off as they should be, and I just cant see the pepper forming yet (if this is the case, I don't know how they were able to pollinate, as I just tonight read that they need to be "nudged" a bit in pollination when there is not much wind or any insect to help them along)

B: To much Nitrogen, I guess MG is notorious for having to much nitrogen, has anyone had success with growing Peppers in this, is it possible but just not as easy? What do I do then, transfer to a non MG pot? what are my options, or can i slid by just keeping them in the MG they are in now (how long does the nitrogen effect last for, forever? they have been in the soil for a good 3-4 months now) P.S. I have never fertilized, as the MG claims to feed up to 3 months

C: To Much Water/To cold at night/ To hot at day? I keep them outside all times and I live in Tampa Florida where it is regularly in the 80-90 and I water them sometimes heavy, sometimes Ill water them when I notice the leaves drooping. I don't think it gets very cold at night.

Am I missing something?
Thanks in advance for your assistance, I am looking forward to getting this situation fixed, I still don't fully grasp the pollination stage, I read where people just thumb each flower, one guy takes a paper clip, and agitates the inside, and then catches the falling things in his hand, and rubs the clip all over the things that fell and goes to another flower..

P.S. I found an awesome Picture that appears to give a nice look at the life of the Jalepeno,
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I have been pollinating my habanero flowers (and I do see pollen dust), but they too are falling off. I was talking to someone about it the other day, and he said his grandmother mentioned once that peppers have to mature to a certain age/size before they start making pods. Maybe longer than the typical growing season. Mine are indoors, though.
I guess you don't really have to worry about winter, do you? Are they getting enough light?
Oh, and the peppers form from the center of the flower.
 
Chiles are self-fertile, ie, they need no help to produce fruit. Many growers give in and begin to hand fertilize because they are impatient, but it's not required.

It is also natural to drop some flowers: wisdom is recognizing the difference between some and all. I grow in hydro with pretty good growing conditions and flower drop can be from 5-10%.


Flower drop probable causes:

1. Day temp too high >95F
2. Night temp too low
 
willard3 said:
Chiles are self-fertile, ie, they need no help to produce fruit. Many growers give in and begin to hand fertilize because they are impatient, but it's not required.

Flower drop probable causes:

7. Poor air circulation (air circulation contributes to pollination).
8. Lack of pollinating insects.
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Kinda contradictory isnt it? Indoors, chilis need help. A fan, shaking, or hand pollinating is proven to produce results.
 
Well, actually, 1 to 2 hours of direct sunlight is not enough. Peppers need at least 5 or 6 to set fruit, and at least 8 is a whole lot better.

And you said you used Miracle Grow potting soil, which is high nitrogen. Aphids tend to attack plants that are getting high nitrogen, and you have seen some aphids on your plants.

And your watering seems a bit irregular; what do you mean by sometimes you flood them, and sometimes you water them when the leaves are drooping? Are they standing in water? Peppers don't like having wet feet, you know. How dry do they get? Any kind of physiological shock can cause blossom drop.
 
my bhuts are starting their third rounds of flowers and so far it doesn't look promising at all, plenty of flower drop the first set of flowers also dropped almost 100% probably due to over fertilizing, I eventually got pods on the second set which is just finished but the 3rd set of flowers are dropping fast even though I haven't done or fertilized any differently
if anything the temps are more stable now as it is cooler with the rainy season whilst earlier it was blazing hot with little rain
 
Well, I don't have an infestation of Aphids, so I don't think that is the problem, the sun id only beating directly on them for 1-2 hours then they are getting indirect sunlight the rest of the time, it gets plenty of light, there isnt much shade covering them or anything

Watering I never let them stand in water I usually water about once a week, and then if I noticed the plants being droopy or anything then I will give them some more water

Thanks!!
 
Peppers like to dry out. They will do better from neglect than from overwatering. I only water if my plants are drooping. That may be your problem.
I would stop watering and fertilizing for a couple of weeks.(unless they droop)
Your light is what it is, and you can't vary the plant's maturity either. This is the best and simplest solution to test first.
My rule of thumb is that peppers do not like to be babied.
 
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