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We only bought ours a fortnight ago so haven't done the over winter thing yet but will tuck them up with my fuscias and hope for the best. We have a orange swwet pepper and a cayenne chilli pepper plants.
Even inside, shouldn't they still get flowers? The insects pollenate from the flowers, don't they? will they self pollenate or will we need to get the paint brush out?
Even inside, shouldn't they still get flowers? The insects pollenate from the flowers, don't they? will they self pollenate or will we need to get the paint brush out?
Edited by mrsxllifts on Tuesday 5th May 22:47
mrsxllifts said:
Even inside, shouldn't they still get flowers? The insects pollenate from the flowers, don't they? will they self pollenate or will we need to get the paint brush out?
Whether or not a plant flowers depends on conditions and nutrition. Once it does, it might be self-fertile, or it might need pollinating in some way - depending on the species of plant. 'Fraid I'm not enough of an expert to help further.Simpo Two said:
mrsxllifts said:
Even inside, shouldn't they still get flowers? The insects pollenate from the flowers, don't they? will they self pollenate or will we need to get the paint brush out?
Whether or not a plant flowers depends on conditions and nutrition. Once it does, it might be self-fertile, or it might need pollinating in some way - depending on the species of plant. 'Fraid I'm not enough of an expert to help further.ToadHall said:
john_p said:
Mine have just started flowering 
Nice one! Tell us more!
I was given a chilli plant of undeterminate origin last year, it didn't survive the winter but I harvested the chillis and saved some seeds. Started off 6 seeds at the end of January and have kept them on the windowsill since. Gonna repot them into bigger pots this weekend, they are aleady much bigger than their parent
Just started flowering as you can see. I put in two (bell) peppers at the same time, they are a bit bigger but no flowers yet.
john_p said:
I was given a chilli plant of undeterminate origin last year, it didn't survive the winter but I harvested the chillis and saved some seeds. Started off 6 seeds at the end of January and have kept them on the windowsill since. Gonna repot them into bigger pots this weekend, they are aleady much bigger than their parent
They may be bigger if they've grown up under better conditions. Or it may be that the variety doesn't breed true - in other words the seeds may not the same genetic material as the plant you started with. This depends on the amount of breeding that's gone on.Simpo Two said:
john_p said:
I was given a chilli plant of undeterminate origin last year, it didn't survive the winter but I harvested the chillis and saved some seeds. Started off 6 seeds at the end of January and have kept them on the windowsill since. Gonna repot them into bigger pots this weekend, they are aleady much bigger than their parent
They may be bigger if they've grown up under better conditions. Or it may be that the variety doesn't breed true - in other words the seeds may not the same genetic material as the plant you started with. This depends on the amount of breeding that's gone on.I have also noticed that by putting them into smaller pots (5" or 6") they tend to flower quicker. In bigger pots the plants grows bigger which can cause some space issues and flower alot later.
Your plants are not far off.... i look forward to seeing some more pics when the time comes.
ToadHall said:
I have also noticed that by putting them into smaller pots (5" or 6") they tend to flower quicker. In bigger pots the plants grows bigger which can cause some space issues and flower alot later.
That makes sense. In some plants flowering is the first stage of senescence, ie death, and begins when the plant knows the 'game is up', so to speak. So when the roots fill the pot the plant may think 'damn, that's as far as I'll get, better flower now.' And so it stops making leaves and starts making flowers.Very clever things, plants, and it's all controlled by a few basic hormones.
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