Should my chilli plants be loosing there flowers?

Question

I have 2 Chilli plants growing in pots on my kitchen windowsill. Both plants are looking good and healthy nice green leaves with plenty of flowers and buds. The problem is the flowers & stems are falling off. I thought that on fruit plants the flowers turned into the fruit? Could someone please tell me if this is right or if I need to do something to stop it happening. Thank you

Answer 1

its all good they lose the flowers before they produce the chillies!

happy growing :)

Answer 2

Its normal for the flowers to fall off but they are actually pushed off by the chilli's developing underneath the stems are falling off because they have failed to pollinate  

The birds and bees(bees and flies really) have to pollinate unless yours are Hybrid. you can either pollinate them with a little artists paint brush(brush one plants flowers then the other then back to the first one)or give them a treat and on a nice day put them outside when the sun is shining. they will be happier anyway. You say they are looking good but they aren't really Survival of the species is all that matters to them and on your kitchen windowsill it aint working is it  ...sorry

Answer 3

Some advice I have been given to increase the yield of chilli plants is that when the flowers grow on the plant - get a small mini paint brush and lightly brush the flowers to help them develop into chillis, the flowers fall off and the cillis grow in their place if they have pollinated.

Answer 4

All pepper plants need is a breeze to pollinate.  If they are sitting inside with no movement, they won't pollinate.  The flowers always fall off and if pollinated, a little pepper will grow in it's place, if not, the stem will fall off.

Answer 5

the flowers will die and in place of them voila! fruits

Answer 6

If the small stems the flowers are growing on are falling off as well..then You have what is called blossom drop..this naturally occurs when temperatures  reach a consistant 90 degres or above..I suspect the window sill with the glass and all is increasing the temperature causing this..I say put them out in the regular sun awhile and away from that magnifying window pane...My only other theory is that are you feeding it a high nitrogen fertilizer? If so peppers do not respond to nitrogen artificially given and will drop thier blossoms also due to this..the only nitrogen chilis need is a good composted soil and nothing else..Here is something concerning blossom drop..

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plant...