meinchoh said:
Peppers are self-pollinating
Not really, they are more asexual, but when taken out from mother nature, and you become mother nature indoors, everything needs a little hand
I use a electric toothbrush with a hole drilled in the tip, and a peice of coat hanger glued in, I have read extensively on the subject, , am/pm, before lights go off, after they come on, etc, etc
I have came to the conclusion if there is pollen in there, its not going to matter, I have had several of the same species next to each other, one produces pollen, and the other does not, peppers do what they want, when they want
Now if you want to see something really cool, pollinate in the dark, no fans on, with a toothbrush and flashlight, you can see measurable amounts of pollen just dump out of the flowers, sometimes on the leaves bellow, and when the fans come on it will pollinate the room