Smith Brothers absolutely would not set a pod this year until the very last bloom. I have others that I see all their little white tags waving in the wind and think "How did I set all of those on that poor plant?!" Ninja Storm is listed as pod and pollen fertile and I didn't get one pod set on it this year- and I don't think I got anything set from its pollen either. It was a brand new planting this spring. On the other hand, I had other new spring planted fans that bloomed and set pods. But, fertility in general, seems to be lower for many plants this summer than last. We had a late spring followed by a really warm May and June. July temps were more reasonable, but I had a bunch of pods and buds drop, even though I was watering every other day.
Here's a Q... It seems that pods that contain only one or two seeds ripen faster. Is it my imagination?
Arg! I guess I just don't know... Better luck next year right?
