Dave's rookie grow blog 2016

[Dave R]

Got my seeds in the mail today.


Just planting 6 of each since I have limited space.

 

[Knucklehead]

Best of luck with your season.

 

[DGBAMA]

Welcome and good luck.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Good Luck with your new friends.
BT

 

[Dave R]

Seedlings are coming along, 3 rows on the left were planted April 12th and the 3 on the right planted April 14th.

 

[Chicken]

Looks like your off to a good start..I believe for a first timer..proper germination is about the most difficult part..make sure you have your hornworms posion ready to use..

 

[DGBAMA]

Good time to populate the empty cells. With a pair of tweezers, you can gently lift a couple starts from the healthy but overcrowded cells and move them to the cells without a healthy seedling. They have so few roots that they move easily.

 

[Dave R]

Good time to populate the empty cells. With a pair of tweezers, you can gently lift a couple starts from the healthy but overcrowded cells and move them to the cells without a healthy seedling. They have so few roots that they move easily.

Thanks for the tip, I'll try that this weekend.

 

[Gavroche]

Yes but softly, kindness, love, delicacy, precautions, patience it is fragile these animals there!...

 

[Dave R]

Moved a few, thinned some, looks like I need to thin one more time.

 

[Knucklehead]

Good looking plants! Nice job. Time to start adding some fertilizer to your water if you haven't already started.

 

[Dave R]

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I've been using this.

 

[Chicken]

They are looking good..the ones I got going are monsters...very soon now I will be planting.

 

[Smokin Harley]

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I've been using this.

Your link proved "invalid" ,at least from my view. What is it you're using. I use Superthrive and miraclegrow. Which reminds me , while its raining again today I need to track down some more Superthrive.

 

[Dave R]

I'm using Plant-Prod 10-52-10 water soluble fertilizer.

 

[Chicken]

I'm using Plant-Prod 10-52-10 water soluble fertilizer.

That's a high n-p-k...I use fish poop Fertilizer.. Which is 5-1-1..along with superthrive..and Epsom salt.

 

[Dave R]

I grew up watching Crockett's Victory Garden on PBS and Jim always used 10-52-10 on seedlings from the time they emerged until they'd been planted in the garden for a few weeks. I guess I'm just a creature of habit but it's the way I've been doing it for close to 40 years with other plants so I figured it's good for tobacco.

 

[deluxestogie]

Just make certain that the K is not from muriate of potash or any other chloride salt, since high chloride causes a marked reduction in tobacco leaf combustion.

Bob

 

[buck]

looking good.

 

[Smokin Harley]

Just make certain that the K is not from muriate of potash or any other chloride salt, since high chloride causes a marked reduction in tobacco leaf combustion.

Bob

Bob, would you think a high application of epsom salts hinders combustion ?