Robncars
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I brought her a bouquet this summer when the first blooms got the snip. She liked them until they were tobacco then they weren't quite as sweet a gesture
Robncars 2021 (and winter 2020) Grow
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Homegrowngoodnes
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I can totally see that unfold in my head!
I brought her a bouquet this summer when the first blooms got the snip. She liked them until they were tobacco then they weren't quite as sweet a gesture
Cray Squirrel
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Maybe figger out how to make likker outta them. Make her friendlier... we'll all still think yah rock Rob... hey you're a tobacco grower and that's all good..I brought her a bouquet this summer when the first blooms got the snip. She liked them until they were tobacco then they weren't quite as sweet a gesture
Is the humidity pretty dry in the house with forced air heat?
Robncars
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Transplanted these 3 into buckets to see if I can keep a few inside. 2 Mammoths and an incekara. I transplanted them in late Sept and kept them out of the cold snaps and snow.
Robncars
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Yeah. Really dry. I boil water on the stove all winter. Im keeping the rh up a little. If it doesn't improve overall ill move them to my fridge.
Cray Squirrel
Squirreled a lot!!
Bet that as late as they.wete, they aren't as mature and ripe. My late leaf from my orphan patch and my later to mature upper leaf are lots slower to yellow and color cure.
Keep your powder dry...
And leaf moist..
Cray Squirrel
Squirreled a lot!!
That's great... hopefully you have enough light and can keep em warm enough. Sure helps to have something green during those long Dakota winters..
Robncars
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Im hoping they can clean that long winter air. It gets stale after awhile
Robncars
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They definitely are not ripe or mature. Couple were topped but not nearly old enough. But thats as late as they could stay out
Cray Squirrel
Squirreled a lot!!
Cray Squirrel
Squirreled a lot!!
I barely got the last of my dark tobacco and orphans primed before it got cold. I think the leaves were ripe enough to cure yellow. Keeping conditions warm and humid. Watching for mold and not letting the leaf dry. I hang wet wash cloths on the ends of the string so I dont get a couple green leaves on the ends. Do you have a chamber for the leaves ?
I have my last 4 strings in a curing chamber. Some leaves weren't very ripe but with good conditions I think I'll get them all cured. I like having a string of burley coloring yellow so maybe the ethylene gas will help the greenies. Good Luck Rob
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Robncars
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June. Lol. But this was actually a second crop. It was warm so late this year that I got a second stalk to grow almost to mature. Probably 45 days. Staghorn. Couple Big Gems in there
Robncars
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Normally I flue cure but I'm trying out air. Might have to use the flue chamber to air cure though.
Cray Squirrel
Squirreled a lot!!
Thats in bonus territory getting a sucker crop. Hella deal..
The stuff thats just finishing for me now is the late planted, left over orphan crop. Very unusually last frost here..
Robncars
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Same here. Got snow cover before the first killing frost. Makes it hard to predict the weather this winter/ spring.
Robncars
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You guys might have to follow along a bit with me on this one.
I noticed flooded tobacco turned white. Anybody have any insight on doing this on purpose for the white color?
I noticed flooded tobacco turned white. Anybody have any insight on doing this on purpose for the white color?
Robncars
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I'm thinking it would make a cool cigar wrapper. Maybe a little thin on the nic content. Have to attempt it to see if it makes the taste bad.
This photo is a pretty white leaf, but it wasn’t from flood or drowning.
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Tobaccofieldsforever 2021 Grow Log
Needed context: what variety, at what stage was it primed, what stalk level, how was is being air-cured (conditions), for how long has it been air curing? My immediate thought is that it looks like blue mold. Bob I thought the same thing. It definitely looks like mold to me :sick: Oldfella
Robncars
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Now I wonder if that nice white could be maintained by doing exactly the wrong curing flash drying...... I'll have to look into that one.
The drowning might not produce a snow white like that but might produce a dusty white. ... outside the box. One day you see a snow white cigar...
The drowning might not produce a snow white like that but might produce a dusty white. ... outside the box. One day you see a snow white cigar...
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