[CH] Re: !st time growing worries

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 -=> Quoting Juergen Schaupp to All <=-

 > If they are still inside on the window sill, the flowers need to be
 > pollinated unless you have bees in your house. Just gently brush
 > the blossoms with your hand every day and you should soon see
 > some little chiles.

 JS> I am another  newbie.  Could you explain that a bit more in detail?
 JS> (I'm new to having sex with flowers.)

<chuckle>

 JS> Ms it enough to brush the flower, so it will self-pollinate, or do you
 JS> have to make sure to get pollen on the stem?

No, you have to move the pollen around from flower to flower. It can be
different flowers on the same plant though.

I find a cotton swab, like a Q-tip (TM) to be the ideal tool.

 JS> (I have a habanero indoors, it is flowering, but despite of my efforts
 JS> it  drops most of its flowers)

My habs often drop their flowers but will re-flower over and over again
until eventually fruit sets. Then it stops flowering until the chilies
have ripened.




                                                YK Jim

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