Youn 2019

[Youn]

Hi alls! I'm back!

I moved last year for a little town and I'm living in an apartment now. I could not grow tobacco last year so.
This year, I decided to grow some plants indoor, at least for the simple pleasure of growing since I know I can't expect very good tobacco this way, although the light is good here and I'm exposed to the south.
I choosed only two strains, Prilep and Helena, and there will be no more than ten plants.

There is a collective garden right there, where I will cultivate veggies, if there is enough available space for me, I will add some tobacco plants and some more from another strain : Catterton.

Yesterday I sowed very few seeds of Prilep and Helena for the indoor session.
…to be continued…

 

[Alpine]

Prilep should be a good choice for pot growing, it’s a small plant and should do well in containers. Don’t know about Helena, but Catterton surely needs a lot of space to show its full potential. Good luck with your gardening!

Pier

 

[Youn]

Prilep should be a good choice for pot growing, it’s a small plant and should do well in containers. Don’t know about Helena, but Catterton surely needs a lot of space to show its full potential. Good luck with your gardening!

Pier

Thanks Pier.
Yes, Prilep is my source of hope! Helena is described as a fast ripening… I hope this caracteristic can help in that growing conditions. And the Cattereton will be planted in open ground (with others Prilep and Helena, according to the available outdoor space).

Pier, I remember you told me about Goose Creek Red in my 2017 grow blog, I'm finaly doing tests right now with this crop, not kilned but simply naturaly aged and yes, the upper stalk leaves of Goose Creek Red are already fine! I will post a review soon.

 

[deluxestogie]

Good luck with your grow. I agree that the Prilep should do relatively well in a pot.

Bob

 

[Youn]

Good luck with your grow. I agree that the Prilep should do relatively well in a pot.

Bob

Thanks Bob. Glad to see you again!

 

[Charly]

Good to see you back Youn,
I wish you good luck with your (small) crop !
As Pier and Bob said : Prilep should be fine in pots, it's a small plant
You could try some Helena in pots too, I had some interesting restults with another bright leaf in pots in my first grow (the leaves are smaller, but more acidic even while air cured).

 

[Youn]

Good to see you back Youn,
I wish you good luck with your (small) crop !
As Pier and Bob said : Prilep should be fine in pots, it's a small plant
You could try some Helena in pots too, I had some interesting restults with another bright leaf in pots in my first grow (the leaves are smaller, but more acidic even while air cured).

Thank you Charles.
Good to know that it worked for you, hope I can make my own VA lemon!!
If I'm limited to indoor only, it will be a VERY small crop! But I'm optimistic about the possibility of growing outdoor and maybe I can have more plants than I had in my first year growing after all.

 

[Youn]

Yesterday, sprouting Prilep :


Today, green Prilep :


Today, sprouting Helena :

 

[Traveling Piper]

Best of luck on the window grow!

 

[Youn]

… And now, green Helena :

 

[skychaser]

Helena is an excellent strain of Bright leaf. I would grow it again for myself without hesitation. Give the plants as much space as you can as it can get quite large.
http://nwtseeds.com/Helena.htm

 

[deluxestogie]

Does the name, Helena, come from Montana or Napoleon's exile?

Bob

 

[Youn]

Helena is an excellent strain of Bright leaf. I would grow it again for myself without hesitation. Give the plants as much space as you can as it can get quite large.
http://nwtseeds.com/Helena.htm

Your site is my main source for deciding which strain to grow, in combination with FTT
Thanks for the very useful informations given there!

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Does the name, Helena, come from Montana or Napoleon's exile?

Bob

There's also Helenas in Texas, Georgia, Alabama, and Ohio. My money is on GA or OH.

 

[deluxestogie]

Virginia-Helena
...suitable for tobacco cultivation in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and other Central European countries.
Very low nicotine light Virginia tobacco with a good, very light smoke flavor , basis for particularly light cigarette and pipe blends mostly with Burley and Oriental varieties.
http://www.tabakanbau.de/de/shop.php?id=33620

Bob

 

[Youn]

Nature morte (Still life) :


This year I use a small propagator with heat mat and I feel the difference!

Here we have basil (lemon) :


Cilantro or coriander :


Physalis (peruviana) :


The Prilep :


The Helena :


y Chiles… chili plants (Habanero and Rocotillo)… late, as always… escondidos, todavía!

 

[CobGuy]

Looking good!

 

[deluxestogie]

That's a wonderful collection of pipes.

Bob

 

[Youn]

That's a wonderful collection of pipes.

Bob

Since 2017 (when I started smoking pipe thanks to FTT members advises, with my unique nose warmer) I made a lot of pipes and restore some old ones… I have to share some of those in the dedicated thread.

 

[Charly]

Il y a de la vie dans cette nature morte

Nice start !