Hi I live on 6th floor and I have a chilli plant at home, which I started from seed myself. It has grown quite a bit and started flowering some 3 weeks back. Since there are not much bees on the 6th flower, I tried to pollinate it myself with cotton bud. Doing so I got 2 chillies fruits. But after that I tried so many times doing pollination with buds, paint brush and even with my small finger, but nothing is working. The flowers bloom and fall down after some time. They just dont fruit. I keep it outside also since some bugs or bees might do the job. But nothing is working. Cananyone suggest what might be the problem and how can I get chilli fruits from flowers? Manythanks in advance Preeti
They may bloom and fall for a variety of reasons. Simply put, you might just need to let it grow a bit larger - or in turn give it a larger pot. Is it getting enough light too?
Thanks for the reply. I think it is getting enough sunlight and looks healthy too. But after 2 chillies, it is just not ready to give more of chillies. :(
