Trippas Organic story of 2012/2013....things could be worse ...

Trippa · Feb 7, 2013

PIC 1 said:
Tripp,
You're never running out of ideas with the photgraphy.
I'd suggest something, but theres nothing to mention.............the stuff looks great!

Thanks Greg!! Thats a compliment coming from someone like you with a background in photography .... thanks a bunch!! I am sure you could suggest someway of improving my shots being the guru you are in all things chilli !! (and photography)

megamoo · Feb 7, 2013

Trippa your pictures are excellent. The ones you say are all over the place crap all over my photos!

If I had the cash I'd definitely spring for a good DSLR and a macro lens. Would probably take me a year to learn how to use it.

Nice looking pods too. How are the Kerinting?

Keep the pictures coming.

Trippa · Feb 7, 2013

megamoo said:
Trippa your pictures are excellent. The ones you say are all over the place crap all over my photos!

If I had the cash I'd definitely spring for a good DSLR and a macro lens. Would probably take me a year to learn how to use it.

Nice looking pods too. How are the Kerinting?

Keep the pictures coming.

Thanks Mega!! Well I have had my camera for close to 3 years and I don't think I have utilised it by half yet as I am still learning the camera itself as weird as that may seem.

But as I have got more into it the more functions and settings I tend to delve into and try to tweak.

I don't think anyone truly ever stops learning or trying to improve with photography to be honest even the masters and I am about 1% out of 100 compared with many of them.

I still have a lot to learn about light and using it well in my shots.

I don't have a macro lens but it is on my next to buy list (along with about $10 grand worth of other stuff

). Honestly you can grab yourself a entry level DSLR for $350 nowadays if you wanted to see how they go.

Thanks for stopping by bro!!

The kerinting are fairly tasteless but I have a feeling they will make a good powder addition as they are kind of sweet with only a very mild heat.

Trippa · Feb 7, 2013

Potting up time this weekend for a few I think ... might mean a run to the shops ... $$$

stickman · Feb 7, 2013

Trippa said:
Potting up time this weekend for a few I think ... might mean a run to the shops ... $$$

Yeah, they say money talks... but mine only says goodbye! :rofl:

Trippa · Feb 7, 2013

You and me both Rick .... just got a lovely $515 electricity bill for 100days and then I have a approx $300 gas bill to come for the same time ... meaning there is 3300 dollars wasted on that this year ... what a joke!! I don't even live in a house ... something wrong with paying that much!!

Pr0digal_son · Feb 7, 2013

Awesome shots mate!!! I picked up a new cam to play with this season,not a fancy dslr but something to get my feet wet with.If it ever stops snowing and I get a minutes time,then maybe I can tinker with the settings.

Trippa · Feb 7, 2013

Pr0digal_son said:
Awesome shots mate!!! I picked up a new cam to play with this season,not a fancy dslr but something to get my feet wet with.If it ever stops snowing and I get a minutes time,then maybe I can tinker with the settings.

Thanks prod!! You don't need a top camera to know how to frame and compose a shot. And there are some fantastic point and shoot cameras out there now .
Before you know it you will be filling up your hard drive with spring shots and chilli pod porn!!

WalkGood · Feb 7, 2013

Nice shots, you’ve managed to take pod porn to the level of pod erotica

Trippa · Feb 7, 2013

WalkGood said:
Nice shots, you’ve managed to take pod porn to the level of pod erotica

thanks WG!! Yeah that primo in particular is a little erotic for sure

Sanarda · Feb 8, 2013

Absolutely beautiful pics Trippa. And, your pod pics are driving me cray cray (Crazy in ebonics) ahahahaahaha.

Trippa · Feb 8, 2013

Sanarda said:
Absolutely beautiful pics Trippa. And, your pod pics are driving me cray cray (Crazy in ebonics) ahahahaahaha.

Thanks Sanarda ... well don't completely lose your mind just yet you have an entire season of your own pods to get through

Trippa · Feb 8, 2013

Good Afternoon to be out with the chilli's here ... Some primo Music cranking, house to myself , 27.2 degrees C outside 54% humidity and partly cloudy with a gentle breeze .... that's what I call a perfect Fine Summers Day (not 80% humidity plus and 32 Degrees C Mr Weather God!!) Just waiting on a delivery of some ice cold Guinness and the cricket to come on TV... a BBQ tonight and the day will be complete .... !!

Have been out busy trying my hand at a few crosses and have my first cross pod ripe and ready for picking from my crossing trial 6 weeks ago. Life is good!

:dance:

I have also been doing some serious thinking and may be ditching all of my 2 year old plants and new season plants this Autumn .... make a fresh start to my 2013/2014 seasons and let go of the sentimental aspects and free up space for some new varieties ... and concentrating on productivity instead of looks on the most part .... Naga Morich, Cili Goronong and Bahamian Goat and TSMB already in the book

Stefan_W · Feb 9, 2013

I can relate to the feeling of wanting to start fresh. I am overwintering a couple of plants for the first time, and to be honest I'm already bored to death with one of them. The only thing keeping me from tossing him right now is that I already invested months of overwinter time, and we are closer to spring right now than to last fall.

Good luck with the new species. I am trying Bahamian goat and TSMB as well this year, so we'll have to compare notes

Trippa · Feb 9, 2013

Stefan_W said:
I can relate to the feeling of wanting to start fresh. I am overwintering a couple of plants for the first time, and to be honest I'm already bored to death with one of them. The only thing keeping me from tossing him right now is that I already invested months of overwinter time, and we are closer to spring right now than to last fall.

Good luck with the new species. I am trying Bahamian goat and TSMB as well this year, so we'll have to compare notes

I am already growing all 4 of them and that's why they are already on my list ... they grow and produce well with minimal fuss

GA Growhead · Feb 10, 2013

Do tell. What else is on this list? Great minds need to know.

Trippa · Feb 11, 2013

Nothing else on the list right now .... although probably a Scotch Bonnet TFM and Choc Hab will weasel their way in ...grew them last season and they are fantastic ... I have the scotch Bonnet TFM as a 2year old bonchi ... so all it would take would be a repot and it should take off again easily enough If I wanted some pods again this season

Noticed I have a bunch of little praying Mantis hanging about in my plants now ... I hope they are eating lots of nasty bugs!!

megamoo · Feb 11, 2013

Praying mantis apparently eat any bug, good or bad. They sit there and ambush anything that comes along. You can understand when you see a close up picture of their front legs with all the spikes and hooks.

romy6 · Feb 11, 2013

Looking good Tripp. The pod shots are top notch as usual. Keep em coming.

Trippa · Feb 13, 2013

megamoo said:
Praying mantis apparently eat any bug, good or bad. They sit there and ambush anything that comes along. You can understand when you see a close up picture of their front legs with all the spikes and hooks.

Yeah I read that they eat everything and anything. Luckily iI have more bad bugs then good !!

. I just hope they don't munch my predatory mites! They can have the ants and psyllids and broad mites thought!!

romy6 said:
Looking good Tripp. The pod shots are top notch as usual. Keep em coming.

Thanks Romy .. i will do my best to keep the pictures fresh and relevant !! Its getting tough though ...