harvesting

So I've got a monte calme plant, sold to me as Monte Calme Yellow but I kind of suspect it could be M.C. Brun. Anyways it's planted in a big half barrel. I ran out of room so it grew alongside 4 pepper plants and a golden burley. I did heavily fertilize early on to support the growth of all...

First time grower, longtime idiot. Did not do enough research. Somehow thought I needed to harvest around time flowers came up. Harvested all the tobacco today while leaves were still green! Was really excited to make dip/chew tobacco. Did I totally screw the pooch this year? Can I still dry...

Hey everybody! I am tickled pink. So this is my first harvest ever! Very modest, I know. But having lost *everything* last year I am thankful! It's a combination of Criollo (sp?) and Habana seed. We're getting a freeze tonight so I had to get these in. This is a criminally late crop, but the...

One Sucker plants have leaves that are really thick and really dark green. So my question is, how do I know when it's ripe? They're so green, I doubt they will turn yellow until overripe and the leaves are already thick and alligatory. Any suggestions from people who have grown this before?