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black pepper vines with flowers but no peppercorns - allensylves - 11-07-2019
Anyone growing black pepper vines and actually getting some peppercorns? I have 2 vines growing and flowering for about 3 years or more. The plants look good but never any peppercorns. I am at about 350 feet in HPP.
Allen
Finally in HPP
RE: black pepper vines with flowers but no peppercorns - shave_ice - 11-09-2019
What happens to the flowers? Do they just fall off?
RE: black pepper vines with flowers but no peppercorns - shave_ice - 11-09-2019
https://www.agroforestry.org/images/pdfs/Black_pepper_specialty_crop.pdf
RE: black pepper vines with flowers but no peppercorns - allensylves - 11-09-2019
@shave ice: most of the flower spikes are up overhead, so I never looked closely.
This reference discusses several reports on pollination: https://www.apiservices.biz/htm/pollination_handbook/black-200000000029FCD8D.html
The gist seems to be that rain moves the pollen to other flowers on the same spike or plant, so it should not be a problem here.
Your article does not discuss pollination, so it does not seem to be a problem.
Thanks, Allen
Allen
Finally in HPP
RE: black pepper vines with flowers but no peppercorns - ke kaua kaua - 04-04-2020
Ive been trying to get seed to take , to no avail.... any chance I can get a cutting stater or two?