shucks, the tobacco gremlins finally got me.
I've still got about half my 2014 air-cured crop hanging in the garden shed, I'm guessing about 10+ lbs. I was just letting the leaves age and mature naturally. I have been only removing what I needed for smokes every few months.
But, this has been a very wet, cool spring and a wet, hot summer.
Yesterday, I had a surprisingly quick bloom of greyish mold appear on most of the leaves, not just near the stems, but large blotches on the outside of the hanging, curled leaves.
What really hurts is that I'd been telling myself for a few weeks that I needed to get out there and pull all the leaves, de-rib, shred and store, to make room for the 2016 crop. Just been too lazy!
Now, I'll be trashing this tobacco.
My new 2016 crop is ripening on the stalks, and the only location I've got to air-cure them is this shed. I really need our normal hot, hot dry August to get the new crop to cure without mold.
I'm afraid this shed is contaminated now. I may be fighting this mold for years, and am seeking an alternate location or curing shed. This really sucks!
I've still got about half my 2014 air-cured crop hanging in the garden shed, I'm guessing about 10+ lbs. I was just letting the leaves age and mature naturally. I have been only removing what I needed for smokes every few months.
But, this has been a very wet, cool spring and a wet, hot summer.
Yesterday, I had a surprisingly quick bloom of greyish mold appear on most of the leaves, not just near the stems, but large blotches on the outside of the hanging, curled leaves.
What really hurts is that I'd been telling myself for a few weeks that I needed to get out there and pull all the leaves, de-rib, shred and store, to make room for the 2016 crop. Just been too lazy!
Now, I'll be trashing this tobacco.
My new 2016 crop is ripening on the stalks, and the only location I've got to air-cure them is this shed. I really need our normal hot, hot dry August to get the new crop to cure without mold.
I'm afraid this shed is contaminated now. I may be fighting this mold for years, and am seeking an alternate location or curing shed. This really sucks!