Hi guys,

My egg plant set flowers a couple of days back and I've been trying to hand pollinate it, I live in India - its a bit humid and temps are nearing 30 degree C.

There are couple of blossoms and I've been trying everyday in the morning but I never see a pollen on the q-tip. What should I do to get better success?

Also, one of my first flower dropped a couple of days back, it looked like a sharp cut from the bottom of the stem, I have seen few aphids which I keep blasting off with water, can they do that to a flower?