Charly's grow blog 2020
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ChinaVoodoo
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Woah. Careful about mold. That weather looks pretty bad for curing.
I hope soI bet those will be some very flavorful leaves though
This year, the leaves had a lot of sun, it might help
Yes, the first primings had to color cure and dry with very low humidity and now we will have too much...
I will have to be careful and hope my leaves won't turn to mold.
Yes, I left the Limonka (rustica) without bags, because I think no one is growing any rustica strain in the neighborhood.
So they should stay pure Limonka.
They grew some very big and nice flower heads compared to the size of the plants.
But on the forum, you can't enjoy the «amazing» smell they give... lucky you !
It's incredible to see how good tabacums smell and how bad smell rusticas.
It's the second time I grow a rustica, and the smell is the same, I would describe it as a pile of used socks forgotten in a sport locker ... but only more fragrant !
Alpine
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It will turn into delicious flowery taste after kilning. The first days in the kiln well... try to not sniff around the kiln too frequently, or you’ll be tempted to throw everything in the trash pile.
Is the Limonka curing easily for you?
pier
Is the Limonka curing easily for you?
pier
POGreen
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Where did you get that Limonka from ?
Alpine
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IIRC I sent some seeds to @Charly 3 or 4 years ago. They originally came from forum member @polygon55, from Ukraine.
pier
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skychaser
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I have some of that too. I got it from Levi, who is a forum member who posted here a lot last year but seems to have disappeared this year. I planned on growing it this year but I couldn't find it at planting time. :/ I must have put it in the big mess I call my desk. I know it is here somewhere! His leaf was the most beautiful golden yellow color I have ever seen in a Rustica.
Alpine
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Funny, Levi got the seeds from me! And I’m pretty sure I sent you Limonka and Sultan Albanian a few years back together with Nostrano del Brenta... your “desk” must be similar to mine: I KNOW I have it, now if I could only FIND it... and this goes far beyond tobacco seeds
pier
pier
skychaser
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hmmm... I don't remember anything called Sultan Albanian. I keep all my original seed stock in the envelopes they were sent to me in so I know who and where it came from. That drawer is well organized so I'll have a look. It's the only one. lol And that is where I should have put the Limonka but didn't. Nostrano del Brenta is a beautiful and well developed plant. I didn't get a lot of seed the first time I grew it because of my short growing season, so I am growing it again this year. The seed heads look much better this year so I should get a lot more seed. I have never smoked any so I'll have to depend on you guys to tell me how it tastes in a cigar.
Alpine
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If you want more sultan seeds (a yellow rustica like Limonka and yellow 109) just let me know. Limonka yields 12 usable leaves on average, while sultan gives 14 leaves, and a tad bigger.
pier
pier
At some point I plan on growing some rustics just for the experience. Keep us updated on its progress, looks good so far!
ChinaVoodoo
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Thanks for saying that. Most people just complain about the smell. I only grew rustica once and I thought it smelled like fabric softener sheets.
ChinaVoodoo
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You keep in touch with @polygon55 , no? Maybe I'm imagining things, but I was under the impression that if I really wanted something from him, I could just ask you to get it. Not that I would impose such a request.
@Alpine : The Limonka is yellowing nicely, I waited a long time before harvesting, when the leaves were already loosing their green tint on the plants, I hope you are right about the smell, because I grew some Mapacho (another rustica) a few years back, and even if the smell changed and became lighter (after kilning), it stayed "not very appetizing" (even the perique I made with it kept a clear hint of the "rustica smell"). But I am not afraid ! I am an adventurer !
@Alpine & @skychaser : I think we have the same desktop
@Alpine & @skychaser : I think we have the same desktop
The 2020 season eventually ended yesterday : I had some leaves drying in the house, waiting for their main stem to be removed and put flat on piles. Now all 2020 crop is done ! Pffiou !
Overall another strange season : very very dry summer, I am sure I did not gave my plants enough water, and they took forever to mature.
A lot of my leaves never wanted to turn yellow and ended green-bronze in color... I don't think they will be very good, but I will let them a few years before they prove me I am wrong.
Good point : nearly no infected plant in my covered beds. I will continue to use mulch and cover the soil from now on, it seems to work pretty good.
The only downfall is that the slugs are loving it too, and tend to eat my baby plants...
So this year a new thing is on plan : chickens, or hens I should say !
We want to get a pair of hens to help us get rid of those billions slugs we have.
I wish a good crop to everyone this year.
Overall another strange season : very very dry summer, I am sure I did not gave my plants enough water, and they took forever to mature.
A lot of my leaves never wanted to turn yellow and ended green-bronze in color... I don't think they will be very good, but I will let them a few years before they prove me I am wrong.
Good point : nearly no infected plant in my covered beds. I will continue to use mulch and cover the soil from now on, it seems to work pretty good.
The only downfall is that the slugs are loving it too, and tend to eat my baby plants...
So this year a new thing is on plan : chickens, or hens I should say !
We want to get a pair of hens to help us get rid of those billions slugs we have.
I wish a good crop to everyone this year.
ChinaVoodoo
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I hear ducks are really good at eating slugs too.
Both chickens and ducks may eat tiny tobacco transplants, though they are both safe for slightly larger tobacco.
Bob
Bob
Ducks are on our list too, but in a second time (they need some pond, even tiny, to be happy).
I am sure they can damage small plants too, that's the reason why we will use them a few weeks before we put the plants in the ground.
I am sure they can damage small plants too, that's the reason why we will use them a few weeks before we put the plants in the ground.
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