The Krakens 2015-2016 Glog

santis00 · Jun 4, 2015

Nice pics! Love the ones on your site as well. The one with the birds on the tree in the water blew me away.

KrakenPeppers · Jun 4, 2015

I close it down when I take pod shots for all over recording value, but for pretty I just open it out and blow it out a bit .. I like it for the HDR , creates those sharp zones that pop against the softness

** Might try a few at f12-16 to see how they go with HDR

JoynersHotPeppers · Jun 4, 2015

KrakenPeppers said:
I close it down when I take pod shots for all over recording value, but for pretty I just open it out and blow it out a bit .. I like it for the HDR , creates those sharp zones that pop against the softness

Yeah your shots are great, shoot in a lightbox? Homemade or bought?

KrakenPeppers · Jun 4, 2015

JoynersHotPeppers said:
Yeah your shots are great, shoot in a lightbox? Homemade or bought?

Most of those shots are a piece of a4 paper sitting in front of a window ..
The rest have been on a chopping board under ceiling lights , on a window ledge or on a knife block.
I'm in the process of making up light box for my pepper shots.

KrakenPeppers · Jun 8, 2015

Hoorah....

Jays Peach Ghost Scorpions, Brazilian Ghosts, Buckeye Butchlah and a few more great variety's have just popped.. About to put another 10 or so variety's through the popper !! having to slow down now so I can cycle them through my hot house that is fast running out of space. Might have to invest in another one for this season ... !! I'm planning on having 20-30 variety's in 20 Gallons and the rest in 10's or so .. Space might be an issue lol

Once plants look like more than plastic cups and pots Ill post some more picks =D

KrakenPeppers · Jun 12, 2015

ANOTHER BIG THANKS COMING TO TONY (AKA. SCORCHED) for the nuclear range of delicacies he sent down here to the deep south.. Thanks so much.. I'll keep you posted on the grow and have some special seed in a few months to send back your way ...

Thanks!

JoynersHotPeppers · Jun 12, 2015

Tony is awesome for sure!

KrakenPeppers · Jul 5, 2015

Sorry for the lack of updates.... I'm currently fighting a plague of aphids in my hot houses and growing area so I have been spending WAY to much time trying to de-bug seedling.. Due to the cold weather there are no predatory bugs around either, especially hard getting them into a semi sealed system...

As such I have a lot of tiny plant's with damaged leaves and or missing leaves.. I have confidence I will save most of them, and once they get past that initial phase they are doing ok.. although those dirty green caterpillars have been munching my big leaves.

BAAH...

just have to make it over this hump and look forward to heading into warmer weather soon. Hope to post something special soon..

Hope everyone's grows are doing well on the other side of the world.. =D

Scorched · Jul 5, 2015

Sucks to hear about your aphid troubles. Hope you get them eradicated. I think I'd be willing to deal with some aphids about now. Instead of the damn Asiatic garden beetles I'm battling. Come out every morning to find more leaves shredded and chewed to almost nothing. I went through my containers yesterday and found 6 or 7 in each. They burrow down along the sides during the day and come out at night to wreak havoc. Thought it was slugs for while but could never find any. Going to set up some light traps today. Other than that all I can do is go out every night and pick them off plants by hand. Around 465 plants is a lot of plants to go through. I was going to buy nematodes this year but didn't. Now I'm kicking myself in the ass. Will definitely be ordering some soon to get them in the soil and going for next year.

KrakenPeppers · Jul 5, 2015

Scorched said:
Sucks to hear about your aphid troubles. Hope you get them eradicated. I think I'd be willing to deal with some aphids about now. Instead of the damn Asiatic garden beetles I'm battling. Come out every morning to find more leaves shredded and chewed to almost nothing. I went through my containers yesterday and found 6 or 7 in each. They burrow down along the sides during the day and come out at night to wreak havoc. Thought it was slugs for while but could never find any. Going to set up some light traps today. Other than that all I can do is go out every night and pick them off plants by hand. Around 465 plants is a lot of plants to go through. I was going to buy nematodes this year but didn't. Now I'm kicking myself in the ass. Will definitely be ordering some soon to get them in the soil and going for next year.

That's no good... They look like a monster to deal with.. Never had anything like that down here... To be honest there is little insect activity in this region where I live.. Little problem bugs / little predatory bugs / no bees etc.. Its good in a way but a few more predatory insects would be good..

Although to my little seedlings those aphids are like monsters.. I'm literally spraying them in a top notch aphid spray... they die.. Come back in two days and there covered again.. Its sad seeing a seedling with only its first true leaves with 20 aphids attached to it... Multiply that by the bigger ones that have 50-100 or so and the bigger ones again with 200-300... multiply that by the 200 odd seedlings.. 50 small plants and 30 large plants and I'm talking hell at the moment..

Its such a balancing act between keeping them warm (closing them up) keeping them aerated (Opening them up) keeping them dry enough to flourish with out letting them go dry and die, watering them but not too much that it doesn't dry out and becomes waterlogged.... on top of applying sprays / debugging by hand..

It wouldn't be so bad if the plants were not in slow growth and struggle times.. I could just blast them and treat them rough.. But every leaf matters to the plant atm with their slow production..

I can see why it's just easier to start at the start of a growing season lol .. But I do like going into it with 6-8 inch plants, so I'll continue to struggle through... GOTTA LOVE PEPPERS....

KrakenPeppers · Jul 6, 2015

YAY... Another 8 varieties have just arrived to hit the ground for this years grow... Thanks to Mr. Delaney and LindbergF.. Money well spent.

Aji Chirel
Aji Jobito
Aji Llaneron
Aji Margariteno
Aji Pepon
Aji Pinga De Perro
Aji Rosita
Aji Rosita Rojo

Bumper · Jul 6, 2015

I confess to not being aware of any of those Aji variants, but am smitten on Aji amarilo, so I think I would like these too. Any chance of a link of purchase to find out more about them?

Comptine · Jul 6, 2015

KrakenPeppers said:
Aji Chirel
Aji Jobito
Aji Llaneron
Aji Margariteno
Aji Pepon
Aji Pinga De Perro
Aji Rosita
Aji Rosita Rojo

Never heard of these either, would be interested in knowing where to get them myself. Cheers.

jcw10tc · Jul 6, 2015

Aphids suck. Had a small bout with them last year but nothing compared to what you are battling. This probably the main reason I don't try to over winter. It's one thing for my peppers to have them but if I brought them inside I'd be in some deep s##t if they got on sites house plants. No bugs would be nice. I cannot go outside without battling a plague of mosquitoes, deer fly's, and buffalo gnats. Good thing though by fall we are overrun with ladybugs so aphids outdoor not usually a big deal for me. Did have cabbage worms almost destroy all the cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli. Then had 1000s of some other caterpillars encroaching on the main pepper patch, but nuked them, so that battle over for now. Next worry is the occasional Japanese beetle I have been finding. I hope they don't like peppers, those things can devastate an area very fast.

KrakenPeppers · Jul 6, 2015

Comptine said:
Never heard of these either, would be interested in knowing where to get them myself. Cheers.

Bumper said:
I confess to not being aware of any of those Aji variants, but am smitten on Aji amarilo, so I think I would like these too. Any chance of a link of purchase to find out more about them?

There is a thread already started about these after a very good review on the Aji Jobito... I would relay all your questions to that thread as there is already a great seed supply ready to go that will directly benefit Lindberg while supplying you with some GREAT varieties like the ones I received... Look up " The best tasting non-hot C.chinense ever - The Aji jobito " in the search bar to find the topic and also see a great Nigel review.. .. SmokenFire is supplying the seeds so he would be your contact.. The thread also has some great pics about some of these peppers..

http://thehotpepper.com/topic/44920-the-best-tasting-non-hot-cchinense-ever-the-aji-jobito/

Bumper · Jul 6, 2015

Brilliant, thanks for this.

Comptine · Jul 7, 2015

KrakenPeppers said:
There is a thread already started about these after a very good review on the Aji Jobito... I would relay all your questions to that thread as there is already a great seed supply ready to go that will directly benefit Lindberg while supplying you with some GREAT varieties like the ones I received... Look up " The best tasting non-hot C.chinense ever - The Aji jobito " in the search bar to find the topic and also see a great Nigel review.. .. SmokenFire is supplying the seeds so he would be your contact.. The thread also has some great pics about some of these peppers..

http://thehotpepper.com/topic/44920-the-best-tasting-non-hot-cchinense-ever-the-aji-jobito/

Thank you! Just finished reading through the thread, sent SmokenFire a PM as well. Hopefully I'll be able to get my hands on a few seeds.

Comptine · Jul 8, 2015

KrakenPeppers said:
Aji Chirel
Aji Pinga De Perro

I've been in touch with Smokenfire and sent him the money for the other 6 varieties. Just curious where you got these two, and more importantly, where I can get them lol.

KrakenPeppers · Jul 8, 2015

Comptine said:
Thank you! Just finished reading through the thread, sent SmokenFire a PM as well. Hopefully I'll be able to get my hands on a few seeds.

Nice one.. The Aji Jobito sounds like a winner and a rarity at the moment.. The Margariteno looks tasty too.. I just put some seeds into soak tonight.. !!

Comptine said:
I've been in touch with Smokenfire and sent him the money for the other 6 varieties. Just curious where you got these two, and more importantly, where I can get them lol.

My wife bought my lot direct from Lindberg's new website.. But as the turmoil in Cumana is bad at the moment he shipped all his products to Joe Delaney.. He then on-sent them to me, I can only assume that those two where a part of his pack he had made on his site before he stopped using it (for now)..

Comptine · Jul 8, 2015

KrakenPeppers said:
Nice one.. The Aji Jobito sounds like a winner and a rarity at the moment.. The Margariteno looks tasty too.. I just put some seeds into soak tonight.. !!

My wife bought my lot direct from Lindberg's new website.. But as the turmoil in Cumana is bad at the moment he shipped all his products to Joe Delaney.. He then on-sent them to me, I can only assume that those two where a part of his pack he had made on his site before he stopped using it (for now)..

They all look like really cool peppers to grow! I'm really happy I jumped on that ship, and I'm glad to be helping out a chilihead in need. I understand quite a lot of money has been raised.

I see, I guess they must have come as 'bonus seeds' almost. If possible, could I buy some of them off you at the end of your season when you've been able to harvest some?

Anyway, I'll be following your grow with interest, it'll be fun to see how they all turn out.