I don’t really have a direct answer, but the buds of the plant will be the most sensitive part and the first things to fall off of there’s any issues with the plants nutrients. Could happen from over/underwatering, maybe the soil has been drained if nutrients, or the temperatures could be too high or low. Sometimes it can even be a pest problem, but more likely it’s one of those other factors. All you can really do is try to adjust one of those variables and see if over time you lose less buds. Also, not 100% of the buds will make it even if they’re in perfect health. Totally normal to lose a couple especially if you have a ton of buds on there. Mine have been losing more recently because of the cold weather and I needed to re-fertilize my soil. I put up a mini greenhouse and gave them all plant food. It’s only been about a week and a half but I’m seeing improvement in the color of the leafs and noticing less leafs are falling off. Also haven’t seen any buds fall off since then so I think it’s working. Best of luck figuring it out!
ResolutionNo1850
Spray any future pod/flower sites with water and attempt pollination by flicking or dabbing flowers with an ear bud/cotton wool Spaying with water increases and strenghens the flower sites.
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My only guess is to ask you what your RH% and temp is…
Quintus-Sertorius
There’s a bit of yellowing on the leaves – could be a deficiency in iron, manganese or magnesium (the plant isn’t producing enough chlorophyll, any of these deficiencies could cause that).
little_moe_syzslak
Are they blooming and then falling off? This was happening to me when they weren’t being pollinated. I ended up using a q-tip to pollinate and they stopped falling off and growing fruits
proxyclams
In my experience, this is super normal. Plants have a high turnover of flower buds if they aren’t fertilized immediately. Since this looks like an indoor plant, try shaking it with a moderate amount of force every day. The first time you do it, a lot of yellowing flowers/buds will probably fall to the ground. This is fine, they were were already dead. But shaking the plant regularly will make it more likely to self-pollinate and actually give you peppers.
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I don’t really have a direct answer, but the buds of the plant will be the most sensitive part and the first things to fall off of there’s any issues with the plants nutrients. Could happen from over/underwatering, maybe the soil has been drained if nutrients, or the temperatures could be too high or low. Sometimes it can even be a pest problem, but more likely it’s one of those other factors. All you can really do is try to adjust one of those variables and see if over time you lose less buds. Also, not 100% of the buds will make it even if they’re in perfect health. Totally normal to lose a couple especially if you have a ton of buds on there. Mine have been losing more recently because of the cold weather and I needed to re-fertilize my soil. I put up a mini greenhouse and gave them all plant food. It’s only been about a week and a half but I’m seeing improvement in the color of the leafs and noticing less leafs are falling off. Also haven’t seen any buds fall off since then so I think it’s working. Best of luck figuring it out!
Spray any future pod/flower sites with water and attempt pollination by flicking or dabbing flowers with an ear bud/cotton wool
Spaying with water increases and strenghens the flower sites.
My only guess is to ask you what your RH% and temp is…
There’s a bit of yellowing on the leaves – could be a deficiency in iron, manganese or magnesium (the plant isn’t producing enough chlorophyll, any of these deficiencies could cause that).
Are they blooming and then falling off? This was happening to me when they weren’t being pollinated. I ended up using a q-tip to pollinate and they stopped falling off and growing fruits
In my experience, this is super normal. Plants have a high turnover of flower buds if they aren’t fertilized immediately. Since this looks like an indoor plant, try shaking it with a moderate amount of force every day. The first time you do it, a lot of yellowing flowers/buds will probably fall to the ground. This is fine, they were were already dead. But shaking the plant regularly will make it more likely to self-pollinate and actually give you peppers.