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

Trippa · Dec 21, 2012

GA Growhead said:
Amazing shots Trippa!

Thanks for stopping by bro and thanks for the compliments. Not the best outlook. Some friends have the perfect balcony for these types of shots but I am not sure they would be all that keen to let me take photos in their house until 12.30am every time a storm comes along

stickman said:
Those are some pretty spectacular shots Trippa! I tried to get some under similar conditions, but my digital camera doesn't have a setting where I can leave the shutter open for time lapse photos. Nice work.

Thanks Rick!! My Camera doesn't have the best low light sensor but it comes out looking ok. Yeah a bulb setting with a remote makes these shots much easier to capture that's for sure, It can be done without but more by good luck then good management most of the time (and obviously having a tripod is a must!!)

And having a semi-decent wide angle lens also helps things along. Although you could get similar shots with a lot of today's point and shoot and mirror-less type cameras now as well without having to sell a kidney

gasificada · Dec 21, 2012

Swweeeet shots, Trips!!! :cool:

Trippa · Dec 21, 2012

gasificada said:
Swweeeet shots, Trips!!!

Cheers Gas!! And Cheers again for that Christmas Seed present I just got in the mail!!

Mezo · Dec 21, 2012

Trippa said:
Christmas Seed present

I was just looking at the BOM weather calender shots before logging in here Trips, one guy has a spectacular lightning shot.

Mezo.

Trippa · Dec 21, 2012

Thanks mezo!! But now I just feel like taking my shots down and hiding in the corner

windchicken · Dec 21, 2012

No, dude, yours are badass. I love cloud-to-cloud lightning.

Trippa · Dec 21, 2012

windchicken said:
No, dude, yours are badass. I love cloud-to-cloud lightning.

Thanks Man!!

Trippa · Dec 23, 2012

http://hortsci.ashsp.../2/357.full.pdf

Just been having a quick read over this article. I know it was conducted on apples but interesting results none the less. It would seem fish oil has a detrimental effect on fruit set. Might have to stop using any fish emulsion products to foliar feed I think. Also got me thinking that I really should only Lime-sulphur my plants that really need it (ie the mites are visible) as it seems to not only knock the flowers about but also the photosynthesis ability of the leaves for up to 51 days later in some cases (although typically only ~14 days) and not only that but the fish oil actually suppressed overall photosynthesis of the leaves by 10% right through the trial (51 days) !!!

I really don't think fish emulsion seems like the best idea now for a foliar spray if this is the case. Might restructure my feeding regime in light of this info!!

megamoo · Dec 23, 2012

I've read somewhere that fish emulsion doesn't actually contain much fish oil, even though I've used it and its got that oily sheen look to it. In contrast fish hydrolysate has the fish oil in it as well.

It was on this page
http://www.greenlifesoil.com.au/minerals.htm#Fishhydrolysate
Obviously they are selling a product and will say its great.

I also read somewhere recently that the native americans taught the new settlers how to bury fish under the soil where they planted corn. It's obviously got a long pedigree of working as a fertiliser. I think its use as a foliage spray is a newer idea?

... and I don't sit around all day reading about fish btw.

Love the shots of lightning. They look great!

Trippa · Dec 23, 2012

megamoo said:
I've read somewhere that fish emulsion doesn't actually contain much fish oil, even though I've used it and its got that oily sheen look to it. In contrast fish hydrolysate has the fish oil in it as well.

It was on this page
http://www.greenlifesoil.com.au/minerals.htm#Fishhydrolysate
Obviously they are selling a product and will say its great.

I also read somewhere recently that the native americans taught the new settlers how to bury fish under the soil where they planted corn. It's obviously got a long pedigree of working as a fertiliser. I think its use as a foliage spray is a newer idea?

... and I don't sit around all day reading about fish btw.

Love the shots of lightning. They look great!

Thanks mega!!

Its interesting that we put all these foliar sprays on though and don't often think to question them even though they may not be the best thing for our plants.

Interesting about how they used whole fish under the corn. I have seen people use placentas under young trees to give the tree life. Same theory I guess just in a more spiritual context.

Interestingly enough I only ever saw my parents spray compost tea as a foliar spray occasionally everything else was already in the soil including a lot of organic amendments and they had a great vegetable and huge rose garden.

stickman · Dec 23, 2012

One drawback I've noticed to burying fish under plants here is that it tends to draw skunks unless buried at least a foot down.

Trippa · Dec 23, 2012

stickman said:
One drawback I've noticed to burying fish under plants here is that it tends to draw skunks unless buried at least a foot down.

Really Skunks?? What do skunks normally eat Rick?? We don't get skunks in Australia or New Zealand so that wouldn't be an issue here but I am sure there could be some other creature that might like to dig them up.

But seeing as New Zealand doesn't actually have any Native land mammals at all (except 1 short tail bat) it would probably be even less of an issue there then here.

stickman · Dec 24, 2012

Skunks would eat like their cousins the Minks do, except they are bigger and clumsier. They're diggers, and tend to go for grubs and carrion. I don't put out my trash bags for pickup until the morning of because if I leave them out at night the little buggers will rip the bags and paw through the contents. For a critter that smells so bad, they have a keen sense of smell themselves, that's why you have to bury things so deep. They also dig a lot of 3 cm holes in the lawn to get out the grubs. They're mostly nocturnal, so we don't cross paths much, but I put on a headlamp when taking out the compost after dark since I don't want to blunder into one in the dark while night-blind.

KiNGDeNNiZ · Dec 24, 2012

Well the lightning shots look so so. But those pods shots look even better. I'd have to agree with the Bahamian pepper. It's awesome taste raw is good. I'm sure Greg will be nice enough to share a recipe with a sauce use for it.

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saugapepper · Dec 24, 2012

Happy Chrissy Trippa!

Jamison · Dec 24, 2012

NIce shots Trippa! Awfully hard to do that!

Trippa · Dec 24, 2012

Will answer you all later (its early christmas morning here)but thanks for stopping in and MERRY FREAKING CHRISTMAS TO ALL

WalkGood · Dec 24, 2012

Trippa said:
Thanks mezo!! But now I just feel like taking my shots down and hiding in the corner

lol, na you have some very nice smexy pod shots, enjoying your glog

... that said, that lightning shot is impressive, only place I've ever seen lightning like that is Tampa Bay, lightning capital of the world

GA Growhead · Dec 24, 2012

Merry Christmas Trippa!

DocNrock · Dec 25, 2012

Merry Christmas, dude!