Thanks Rashida ji, Since childhood whenever I got the seeds of any fruits or vegetables I used to put in soil and observed its growth until flowering and fruiting. Chillis and tomatoes were one of my favorite as they do not require any special care and flowered early.
Regards, Mani. On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]>wrote: > Wow Mani ji you are a store- house of practical knowledge and tips ! Thanks > Sushmita ji and Mani ji, I too am motivated to try growing chilies now at > home ! > > regards, > Rashida. > > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 1:02 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It could be also because of inferior seeds. Next time try to select >> healthy seeds from the dried chilli pods and put the seeds in sunlight. You >> can put some seeds in water and the ones which are healthy will go down and >> which are not healthy will float on the water. >> >> I have tried to grow the plant from the chillies from Mumbai market and >> was successful. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mani. >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 12:56 PM, ajinkya gadave >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> may be because of no pollination . >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Sushmita Jha <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> I have several chillie plants growing in my terrace garden germinated >>>> out of seeds of Andhra chillies bought in Hyderabad last year. They are >>>> quite bushy and healthy, specially after the rains, with lots of flowers, >>>> which happened last year too, but chillie output has been/is almost zero. >>>> >>>> I would very much appreciate advice on what the reason might be and how >>>> I may have the flowers come to fruition. I apologise if this is not the >>>> right forum to ask such a question. >>>> Many thanks. >>>> Sushmita Jha >>>> >>> >>> >> >
