Caporegime
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Careful that it doesn't create dust.. it's as a silicate it's dangerous to respiratory systems.
spray of water and you will be fine?
Careful that it doesn't create dust.. it's as a silicate it's dangerous to respiratory systems.
Just been researching that. Seems like awesome stuff. So many uses not just for this application. Quite pricey tho!you need to buy that earth stuff i was talking about. sprinkle it all over the top soil. will kill any invaders.
Just been researching that. Seems like awesome stuff. So many uses not just for this application. Quite pricey tho!
Well it's been a week and mine are 3 times the size now. But concerned I have more than i need in this pot. What shall I do now?
I find it can often happen at the start, especially with the hotter strains for some reason
The issue is probably lack of pollen in order to be able to pollinate the flowers
The flowers do face downwards on the majority of chilis.
Yes outside is an easy way to get them pollinated.
Or just used a cotton bud if you want to go diy.
If you keep windows open they will probably get done anyway as a bee or 2 will wander in and out again.
Edit, as far as self pollinating, Chilies I believe are all able to be pollinated by the same plant, unlike some things which require a completely different plant to pollinate.
I don't believe Chilis will pollinate without something to physically move the pollen around.
Also had a couple of my plants get infested with fungus gnats.You can get some sticky yellow pads that stick into the soil - the gnats then land on that and stick. Problem solved.
well all I can say is that having grown them for years its obvious that the pollen needs to get from a to b. Lots of things will do this, a bee, a cottonbud/paintbrush, luck
Some produce a massive amount of pollen so gravity may even do it if your lucky, others are very low on pollen, typically i found the hotter varieties
Years ago I got some seeds from KickK and grew them, inside in a room that I couldnt easily get to open the window they produced little pollen and i couldnt manage to self pollinate
I moved them outside in the end and within a week they had been pollinated and chilies started to form, I moved them back in (as I wanted them as inside plants) and again i couldnt get them to pollinate, but all the chilies that had formed did grow.
I say all as they didn't really get that many, about 10 in total.
By far the best method of pollination is to leave it to the experts (the bees) they will find a way to pollinate inside if you have windows that open unless you are very unlucky.
Current weather though I would put them outside and bring them in for the nights unless your expecting bad weather. If they are capable of being pollinated, being outside it will happen![]()
yeah i'll stick them outside tomorrow morning and bring them back in after work. being outside for 8 hours once a week be enough? or should i do it twice a week?