I was growing vegetables in pots, and when you buy the seeds the packet they come in tells you what conditions that particular plant needs to thrive, or even to germinate.

The amount of direct light, shade, soil types, temperature, watering are all factors.

Google what conditions the seeds require, it might be something as simple as too much direct sunlight, too much water, wrong type of soil etc.

Random Dude wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:18 pm I was growing vegetables in pots, and when you buy the seeds the packet they come in tells you what conditions that particular plant needs to thrive, or even to germinate.

The amount of direct light, shade, soil types, temperature, watering are all factors.

Google what conditions the seeds require, it might be something as simple as too much direct sunlight, too much water, wrong type of soil etc.

I suspect either GMO sterile stock ... or lack of pollinating insects due to the mass execution of all insect from chemical spraying campaign recently in PP. Chili peppers are no-brainers to grow. Hard to fu*k up ... similar to cannabis. But thanks dude.

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Fridaywithmateo wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:51 am

Random Dude wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:18 pm I was growing vegetables in pots, and when you buy the seeds the packet they come in tells you what conditions that particular plant needs to thrive, or even to germinate.

The amount of direct light, shade, soil types, temperature, watering are all factors.

Google what conditions the seeds require, it might be something as simple as too much direct sunlight, too much water, wrong type of soil etc.

I suspect either GMO sterile stock ... or lack of pollinating insects due to the mass execution of all insect from chemical spraying campaign recently in PP. Chili peppers are no-brainers to grow. Hard to fu*k up ... similar to cannabis. But thanks dude.

Hey, I know! Why don't you try adding some ash from the barbecue to the soil and water it in.
Nah, forget it. That's way too much trouble, much easier to speculate over sterile stock and chemical spraying.

One step ahead of bro ... that was the first thing I did when the flowers did not fruit. But thanks for you encouragement. #appreciate

Tomatoes and peppers need part shade and afternoon sun to do really well, and decent fertilizer if they’re growing in a pot

I can’t speak on the lack (or not) of pollinators though

I can attest to the lack of pollinators. I usually let one or two of my basil plants go to seed and up until this year there would be thousands of bees going nuts around them. They loved the stuff.

This year, since they sprayed the whole city, not one bee. A bit depressing. Tomatoes/Chilis are self pollinating so wind will be enough to shake the pollen loose. You can also just shake the plant once a day when they are flowering.

As far as growing chilis/tomatoes from seeds you collect from fruit, there is a good chance they are a hybrid. Hybrids are great in terms of disease resistance but the seeds they produce will not likely grow a plant and fruit like its parent plant. Need to buy seeds made for growing fruit or collect seeds from fruit that is from a 'open-pollinated' plant.

Best time to grow tomatoes in this country is to time it so they start flowering/fruiting in December when nighttime temps are lower and they are not wet all the time. And when they say 'full sun' of 6-8 hours that is not the case here. You need to give them partial shade throughout the day with some 20-40% shade cloth. The sun is much more intense in Cambodia.

Chilis tend to do pretty well here in my experience, just keep them well watered in the dry season and plenty of compost.

When they are in flower, shake them vigorously and they will self-pollenate.

If your chillies or peppers are not pollinating due to lack of insects simply use a cotton bud when the flower opens just a gentle twist and go from flower to flower problem solved 100% every time.

I had similar problems in a nutrient film hydroponic system that I built many years back in an area with few pollinators. A lot of flowers, but rather sparse produce.

Given its essentially plant reproduction, the best tool I found was a cheap electric toothbrush. When turned on and pressed against the flower, the vibrations are roughly similar to what they would experience with insects. About 90% success when "vibrating" various fruit/veg flowers.

(Insert random vibrator joke here)