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Habanero Plants Flowering but Not Fruiting

Flowers but no fruit = too much nitrogen. Switch to high phosphorus/potassium fertilizer (1-2-2 or 10-20-20). Water 1 inch/week, mulch with straw/leaves. Blooms will set fruit in 2 weeks with proper feeding.

Quick Fix

Stop high-N fertilizer.
Apply bloom-booster (high P) every 10 days.
Mulch to stabilize moisture.

Fruit follows flowers when nutrition is right.

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