Gluing Capsicum/Chilli Flowers - Rehashed.

mcsee · October 12, 2018

I tried gluing flowers on Chilli/Capsicum blossoms a few years ago in a bid to obtain pure seed, rather than the fiddly bagging option. I almost instantly hit the wall with my gluing process, because the only PVA glue I could get was too toxic for the flowers and they dropped off before doing anything, the plant rejecting the flower, so to speak.

I read an old post of Karen O on the subject, but it seems it's not a practice anyone does, or at least posts about. Has anyone actually managed to get it to work, if so how did it work for you.

This season, I have two Sweet Capsicums and a Habanero all growing in close proximity and will try again, this time I'll be using a toxic free homemade version of the generic PVA glue.

My past effort.

imp · October 12, 2018

Why not use flour and water glue? It'll melt off in water, but by then your pepper should be growing?

KarenO · October 13, 2018

Children’s school glue is what was used successfully in the article I posted.
KarenO

mcsee · October 13, 2018

Thanks Karen, I'll be giving this a go here this Summer, so hopefully I'll get the results I want this time.

KarenO · October 14, 2018

[QUOTE=mcsee;717000]Thanks Karen, I'll be giving this a go here this Summer, so hopefully I'll get the results I want this time.[/QUOTE
Hopefully will post photos to this thread when you do, it would be interesting to see you do it. Best wishes
KarenO

October 12, 2018	#1
mcsee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Victoria. Australia Posts: 543	Gluing Capsicum/Chilli Flowers - Rehashed. I tried gluing flowers on Chilli/Capsicum blossoms a few years ago in a bid to obtain pure seed, rather than the fiddly bagging option. I almost instantly hit the wall with my gluing process, because the only PVA glue I could get was too toxic for the flowers and they dropped off before doing anything, the plant rejecting the flower, so to speak. I read an old post of Karen O on the subject, but it seems it's not a practice anyone does, or at least posts about. Has anyone actually managed to get it to work, if so how did it work for you. This season, I have two Sweet Capsicums and a Habanero all growing in close proximity and will try again, this time I'll be using a toxic free homemade version of the generic PVA glue. My past effort.

October 12, 2018	#2
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	Why not use flour and water glue? It'll melt off in water, but by then your pepper should be growing? __________________ I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing.

October 13, 2018	#3
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	Children’s school glue is what was used successfully in the article I posted. KarenO

October 14, 2018	#5
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	[QUOTE=mcsee;717000]Thanks Karen, I'll be giving this a go here this Summer, so hopefully I'll get the results I want this time.[/QUOTE Hopefully will post photos to this thread when you do, it would be interesting to see you do it. Best wishes KarenO