Bohemian snus grow 2022

[deluxestogie]

I would harvest and use (as usual) any of those tobacco plants.

Other than soil tests and improving of drainage with installation of drainage tile, I'm not sure what else to suggest.

Bob

 

[Robncars]

Can someone tell me, regarding the plants that are smaller but still green and vibrant, can I use those leaves as I normally would or will the be somehow defective?

I haven't grown that variety, but of the ones I have- I've not seen many leaves that had to be thrown away before curing. (Mud lugs but they don't really count) if you can get them to color cure I would expect they would be alright in a blend. I had some that frenched really bad and were thick as cow hide. I didn't try to cure those. Probably should have.

 

[Roastbeast]

Some of the good plants I do have are already looking mature - which I don’t think is possible at this stage. Is there something wrong with them? This is the black mammoth.

 

[Alpine]

Those leaves are nearly mature but far from ripe. If you intend to use them for cigar wrappers or binders, then harvest time is near. For cigarettes or pipe, I would wait another couple of weeks.

pier

 

[Roastbeast]

Those leaves are nearly mature but far from ripe. If you intend to use them for cigar wrappers or binders, then harvest time is near. For cigarettes or pipe, I would wait another couple of weeks.

Thanks, how can you tell exactly? I've always just gone by the date, at which point they'd also gone wrinkly.

 

[deluxestogie]

The leaves are slightly yellowed, thickened and rugose (wrinkly). Those signs indicate that the leaves are mature. Once they have explicitly become yellow, then they are ripe.

Bob

 

[Roastbeast]

Damn weather fleck from last year is back. At least I hope it’s just fleck.

 

[Roastbeast]

The leaves are slightly yellowed, thickened and rugose (wrinkly). Those signs indicate that the leaves are mature. Once they have explicitly become yellow, then they are ripe.

Bob

Like this Harrow Velvet?

 

[Alpine]

Yep, those leaves are ripe!

pier

 

[Roastbeast]

For anyone who was wondering, the answer is yes: Sheep eat tobacco. At least mine do. They may have only taken an interest because they saw me lugging plants around and assumed, egoists that they are, that it was something for them.

 

[Roastbeast]

Has anyone seen this pattern before? It popped up on the top leaves of only one madole plant. Odd texture, it almost looks like it’s transforming into something other than a tobacco plant.

 

[deluxestogie]

That is what is called, "Frenching".

Frenching - a general discussion

Frenching. Clemson Univ. Frenching (nonpathogenic causal agent) This disorder has been associated with toxins produced by a nonpathogenic bacterium, Bacillus cereus, and other nonpathogenic microorganisms. Frenching is more prevalent on wet, poorly aerated soils. This problem can be more...

fairtradetobacco.com

Bob

 

[furryfreek]

Frenching is also known as "polyphylla" because it makes plants grow lots of suckers immaturely, even in the absence of other obvious symptoms like discolored or malformed leaves. I'd recommend checking all your plants for early suckers and removing them as soon as they're big enough to get at.

EDIT: In my experience, affected plants become more resilient to the more extreme symptoms of frenching as they grow bigger.

 

[Roastbeast]

That’s it exactly, thank you.