- 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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