Re: [CH] Non-Fruiting Scotch Bonnets

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On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Simon Marland wrote:

> Hi All,
> It's been a while since I posted on here (~3 years).......
> A friend of mine has several Scotch Bonnet Plants and has
> a problem in that the plants flower, but then the flowers drop off and 
> no fruit appears.
> Anyone got any ideas?  I grow chiles up here in N. Scotland with no 
> problem, but his plants just won't play ball.
> Thanks
> Simon
> Aberdeen, UK.
> 
Hi Simon & everyone,

I find the same problem with my Bonnets too.  It's possible it's not warm
enough for them yet, and I know a lot of people swear by tickling the
plants' naughty bits (which I do anyway), but at the end of the day they
usually just fruit when they decide to do so, and not a moment before.  At
the moment I've got just one pod on each plant and an awful lot of flower
drop, but if previous years are anything to go by, in a months time or so
there should be plenty of yummy chiles.  My advice would be to keep them
warm on a nice sunny windowsill (or better still greenhouse), talk nicely
to them, and hang on in there!

Wendy

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