Chilli Flowering and Pollination
Chilies start flowering when the plant is about 8-10 inches in height and it will bring out small buds which will blossom into cute little white flowers about 1-1.5 months after planting them.
Chilies have male and female flowers, pollination is required.
Pollination will happen naturally with the help of bees or you can use a small paintbrush to gently brush the flowers of every plant.
Do not wipe the pollen off as it will contradict the very use of the brush for pollination.
The flowers will remain on the plant for about 7-10 days, then fall off.
Then you'll see a cute little baby chilli growing in it's place.
Feed your plants with organic fertilizers at regular intervals.
You can use cow dung, tea compost, fruit peelings, etc to fertilize your soil. If the soil is rich in minerals, your plants will grow well.
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