Help My Chilli Flowers Keep Dropping

Hi

I have a chilli plant thats been growing for a while. About a month or two ago it was growing outside in a simple green house and i had cut the top off. Since I moved it indoors to my living room window sill so it can get the morning sun. Then its grown a nice amount of branches and quite a lot of buds have appeared. Standing only about 30 - 40cm tall. Some flowers Have started opening up so i followed a tutorial to 'tickle' them to pollinate them. Then the flowers dropped off at the stem. I have not been using any feed, and have been watering every 3 days.

Can anyone offer any advice?

 

Thnak you very much for the sound advice. I will put them back in the green house then. Would i need to harden them off at all if i transfer from indoors to a greenhouse? I had a bit of a major slug n snail issue ( still do really ) and no matter what i did they always seemed to break through my defenses, and overnight 4 of them devastated my jalapeno plant. It was at 1ft and bushed well then THEY invaded. I hear coating the pots in vasaline could put an end to that. There are a lot of bugs where we are now because my house backs onto a forest. On odd occasions all my basic plants almost totally get wiped out. Could this be an issue for the peppers? They even get into my greenhouse no matter what

 

I'm thinking the dry atmosphere (indoors) might be why the flowers are dropping off?

 

My indoor chillies have started to do the same. I could put them out in a plastic grow home. Would they be ok with the door rolled up on a sunny day. I also have a short clear plastic grow home but they are currently too tall. Would you suggest putting them in there but taking the top 4 - 6 inches off the plant?

 

Welcome to GC Valrik I had a go at growing chillies this year and to be honest I have been so busy, I probably neglected them slightly.... They are in the greenhouse, I water them when the are starting to looking dry and have just left them to their own devises and they have produced lots of lovely red hot chillies... I think I've just been lucky tho! I'm sure yours will be fine and look forward to hearing about their progress and catching up with you in the forums

 

Can any give me some advice on whether cut trim the height of my chilli plants to fit my clear plastic grow home or whether I continue with them indoor. I did spray them this morning - dont know what difference it made to the plants but it made a bloody mess of my kitchen window!

 

I would take a photo and post it using the upload a file and then everyone can see what it looks like

 

Here we go. I have a 'gathering' of peppers and chillis on my window. On the 'group' picture, left to right is chilli, pepper, chilli, pepper, pepper. Its the left hand side one that had dropped four flowers along with stems.

South facing window.

Watered regularly, been fed occasionally.

This is also the short grow home I could put them into, but would need to take 4 - 6 inches off the top to fit. Thank you in advance. Busy mowing lawn and would have time this afternoon to move if required.

 

Wow they look fabulous.... I'm no expert as I said but I am sure that one of the other members will be along shortly to offer you some advise. I'm not sure if cutting the top off is a good idea..? Maybe now you have photos @shiney could offer you some more help

 

I thought chillis and peppers liked hot conditions. An 'open'grow home wont be hot. Also I have melons in there. Don't they need to be kept warm? Got stacks of room simply outside.

 

Ok. Will move them outside but not into that grow home. Concerned my melons wouldn't like the roof being off too much!!!

Wont move them tomorrow though - wet and windy here. Should I put peppers out as well?

Thank you.