health rub it in the right spots! :o ;)

[pshngo]

Hand pollinating My reaper

 

[holyhotpeppers]

and the magic is happening...is that Barry White playing in the background?

 

[zantrax]

 

[pshngo]

^^^nice!

 

[Hot Head]

OK SO  I see this and it leads me to the question...excuse me, the newbie question, of how do I know if I did it right?.. :

 

[Terravexti]

If you gota ask....you'll never know

 

[georgej]

OK SO  I see this and it leads me to the question...excuse me, the newbie question, of how do I know if I did it right?.. :

GENTLY rub with a clean soft brush. do it when they are fully open, it:s best in the early afternoon i believe.

Ive not had any luck using a brush, but cotton buds work for me
 

If you gota ask....you'll never know

did that sound more helpful in your head than it does to others?
cmon man, everyone is new to this at some point. asking questions shows a passion and want to learn - sharing info is really the main point of this community, right?

 

[Balduvian]

i use my finger and gently scrap the center a few times, will that work?

 

[pshngo]

yes early afternoon is best when the pollen is fresh. 
 

OK SO  I see this and it leads me to the question...excuse me, the newbie question, of how do I know if I did it right?.. :

 

If you gota ask....you'll never know

 

did that sound more helpful in your head than it does to others?
cmon man, everyone is new to this at some point. asking questions shows a passion and want to learn - sharing info is really the main point of this community, right?

I think his response was in the manner of the title of my post with a lil INNUENDO" How do I know if I rubbed it in the right spot?" if you gotta ask you'll never know

 

[PepperDaddler]

 The pollen is applied directly to the  tip of the pistil. The white thing you see protruding from the middle of  the flower.
 
You will know you are successful if it develops into a fruit shortly after. (I think about 3 days it will start to develop)

 

[georgej]

from my experience, if you can put them somewhere with a decent breeze (natural or electric fan) then they usually sort themselves out without risking flowers dropping off by you hand pollinating.

Never hurts to try encourage them though. i think they will drop if they wanna regardless

 

[PepperDaddler]

from my experience, if you can put them somewhere with a decent breeze (natural or electric fan) then they usually sort themselves out without risking flowers dropping off by you hand pollinating.

Never hurts to try encourage them though. i think they will drop if they wanna regardless

+1

 

[OZZZ]

The trick is to go slowly and gently at first, until they ask for more. Then make them wait a little longer and juuuuust about the time they start getting pissed ....let 'em have it


Of course that only applies to new, fresh flowers .... the old faithfulls already know the drill so just do what ya gotta do to get the job done.

 

[Hot Head]

This is funny. Thanks guys. I think i will just let mother nature do her thang.

 

[Al-from-Chile]

OK SO  I see this and it leads me to the question...excuse me, the newbie question, of how do I know if I did it right?.. :

 
did you hear some O-M-G ????

 

[Hot Head]

Yes.... Lol