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

So far my season has gone like this ... goood ... average ... great ... bad .... things are on the up ... and today .... pretty f&^%king annoyed and frustrated ....so many pests ... and the plants are looking much worse then this time last season (when I had no pests to speak of). I had aphids early on during winter ... they were easy to clear off and didn't bother me too much ...

but I have since been having major issues with thrips and broadmites?? (some sort of mite anyway) tiny little buggers which are about the size of a spec of flour (smaller then two spotted or spider mites). So My plants lurch from looking good to looking really terrible and then they bounce back for a while only to be hammered all over again.

Anyway through all of this I am getting some pods to eat so that is a bonus I suppose.

My grow list is as follows

7 pod/pot "Primo" (Junglerain)
Cili Goronong (Junglerain)
Jalapeno "HTM" (Sourced myself)
Prik Luang (Junglerain)
Fatalii (Pepperlover)
Trinidad Seasoning (Pepperlover)
Kerinting (Pepperlover)
Kerinting (Accidental Hybrid Unknown??) (Pepperlover)
2 x Mystery Superhots (1 maybe Trnindad Scorpion "Sunrise"? From Jungle Rain)
Chocolate Bhut (Bonchi)(THSC)
Yellow 7 pot/pod (THSC)
Super Chilli (THSC)
Explosive Ember (THSC)
Trinidad Scorpion Morouga Blend (Junglerain)
Scotch Bonnet TFM (Bonchi)(Junglerain)
Pimenta De Neyde (Soon to be Bonchi)(Junglerain)
Bhut Jolokia 'Assam' (Junglerain)
Bahamian Goat Pepper (Junglerain)
Habanero Chocolate (Bonchi)(Junglerain)
NTR's (THSC)
Douglah 'Alphanerdz strain' (THSC)
Wild Brazil (Pepperlover)
Birdseye HTM (Sourced myself)
Serrano (THSC)
7 Pot (Large) (Pepperlover)
Naga Morich (Pepperlover)
Bonda Ma Jacques (Original seed from THSC but this seed from saved pods from last season)

All of them are strictly organically grown in soil in containers in the limited space of my apartment balcony ...

I am not much of a wordsmith so I usually like to post plenty of pictures of pods (if I have any in the coming months!!) so come and enjoy/share the frustrations of growing in the most pest ridden area in the world ... I will post a few photos I shot today later this evening ...

Also thought I would link to my old glog as well just for posterity and self indulgence

http://thehotpepper.com/topic/26495-trippas-20112012-grow-log/page__st__240

 

[Trippa]

https://bnnn72.ssl-cdn.s.mel.secureinf.net/Product-298x298/c0bb486b-b922-45ad-b334-7b3b003358ae.jpg
Works for me but maybe because I have already set my store location to oxenford on this device ... does the above link work??
http://www.choiceful.com/categories/enlarge_mainimage/27889

Maybe that one will work??

Anyway it only cost $4 and is nice and compact ... only has 22 compartments but once bagged/enveloped up I should be able to fit 4-5 varieties per compartment ....

 

[stc3248]

Yup...they both work for me! Great idea, should be just the ticket!

 

[WalkGood]

So what lures are you going to stock the boxes with

 

[PaulG]

Hey, Tristen!  Just got a chance to peruse your glog - superior pod shots as
usual, my friend.  I especially liked the Bonda Ma Jacques and Yellow 7 shots
so now I know what to look forward to!  Both of those plants are doing very
well at the moment.  The yellow 7 looks like it will be a big plant.
 
 
Glad to hear you survived the floods, winds and rains for the most part.  
Your season looks like it is finishing strong.  You are probably ready for
a break!

 

[Trippa]

So what lures are you going to stock the boxes with

Well I have almost filled it up with seed saved from the past 2 seasons / trades and generous donations and seed purchases and I still have around 30 varieties still to sort. I saved the seeds alphabetically and realised that b is the most common starting letter of varieties I have ... I have almost nailed down my starting lineup ... But then I get a care package in the mail which may have thrown a large spanner in the works ... More on that later

Hey, Tristen!  Just got a chance to peruse your glog - superior pod shots as
usual, my friend.  I especially liked the Bonda Ma Jacques and Yellow 7 shots
so now I know what to look forward to!  Both of those plants are doing very
well at the moment.  The yellow 7 looks like it will be a big plant.
 
 
Glad to hear you survived the floods, winds and rains for the most part.  
Your season looks like it is finishing strong.  You are probably ready for
a break!

Thanks for stopping by Paul. Yeah survived but didn't thrive I would have to say ... This season I am determined to do much better ... Less maintanence and more forethought is my idea this season.
Thanks for the compliments regarding the photos .. I do enjoy my pod porn
Yeah the yellow 7 will grow into a big plant if you let it for sure with lots of gnarly large pods ... And a great flavour and heat.
As for my season winding down ... Yes I trimmed the plants back about 4-5 weeks ago and I have now got quite a bit of new growth however I will be giving away most of my plants coming into their 3rd year and will be completely starting afresh (apart from 3 plants for my back balcony).
However as one season ends another must start so this coming weekend is planting time again for the new season. Limited to 10-11 new varieties and 13-14 plants overall.

Now I had nailed down 9 of the starting line up out of the 10 new varieties I am growing ....
However yesterday I received a very cool early birthday card from king denniz ... Packed full of a bunch of varieties of seeds and a dried pod of a super hot ... Not sure which one ...Now I am in a quandrary again .... Massive thanks KD ... I think

 

[Trippa]

Turns out the pod I received was a Carolina Reaper (hp22b) ... Fast initial burn, but wore off a little quicker then many superhots ... Actually very similar to the primo in type and length of heat I think ...

 

[PeriPeri]

Hey Trippa, man - I would not be able to narrow it down to just ten. No chance lol

 

[Trippa]

Hey Trippa, man - I would not be able to narrow it down to just ten. No chance lol

I am restricted by space regardless luckily so it really simply means I can get 10 bigger plants and put more effort into them over say 15-20 plants in less then ideal conditions/container sizes ... If I grew out doors in ground.. More likely my issue would be what not to include

 

[Peptacular]

Damn man it's my first year and 10 plants would depress me. At the same time i feel ya. I'm sure every one of those plants will kick more ass than is even logically possible. Rock on dude.

 

[Trippa]

Damn man it's my first year and 10 plants would depress me. At the same time i feel ya. I'm sure every one of those plants will kick more ass than is even logically possible. Rock on dude.

Yeah in my first year I went nuts and had the whole balcony literally covered in plants ... But I think my approach now actually makes me consider and savour the plants I do grow a little more .... Funny thing is this year I am growing the least amount of plants but am more excited then ever to see them pod up because of the varieties I have ... Plus my 3rd season Bahamian goat and NTR are great staples to have along for the ride ... This year I think my production will outstrip my other years easily if I have done my homework

 

[KiNGDeNNiZ]

So what lures are you going to stock the boxes with

sent him some JA habs =D

 

[stickman]

If Ma Nature cooperates, I have no doubt you'll do well. Cheers mate!

 

[Trippa]

its the end of an era .....
 
 
thanks for watching and following along
 
 
and the beginning of a new improved era which you can find here...
 
Trippa's 2013-2014.... its weird and wonderful....for now..

 

[stickman]

You've had a good run Trippa, and I look forward to checking out your grow for next season. Cheers!