Peppers and chillies.

Hi All,

My peppers and chillies are flowering at the moment and I was wondering how these pollinate. Do the insects have to do it or like tomato can I just gently shake the plant?

Rusty.

 

Hi Rusty,

Heres a very quiet Man with a paintbrush.

 

Or a cotton bud
According to the Chilli gurus , its best to pollinate in the late afternoon. If the flower is fully open you can see the pollen falling from the flower . When it gets warm enough to put the Chilli plant outside ( when he says ! ) the insects do this job for you - for nothing

 

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It is an old one I had lying around so thought last year when advised on pollen
Ah just the job, dust and blow, or suck as maybe

Jack McH

 

Optimal time for chilli pollen is between 12pm and 3pm. You can shake the plant gently, use a little flick of the flowers, use a paintbrush or cotton bud, or of course, let nature take its own course..