China Voodoo Grow Log 2021

[deluxestogie]

Just like Seattle or North Macedonia. The times they are a changing.

Bob

 

[Ginsinjones]

In my part of the country we will be facing highs of 110° F by next week

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

In my part of the country we will be facing highs of 110° F by next week

Perfect weather for filming spaghetti westerns.

 

[Ginsinjones]

Haha yep I suppose so.
Dusty enough too

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Kumanovo

 

[deluxestogie]

That is a wonderful photo. The Kumanovo bud head is fascinating. It is a "closed" head. Although the corollas are the characteristic pink of N. tabacum, the individual blossoms are fat and stubby, like N. rustica. Are the leaves sessile or petiolate?

Bob

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

That is a wonderful photo. The Kumanovo bud head is fascinating. It is a "closed" head. Although the corollas are the characteristic pink of N. tabacum, the individual blossoms are fat and stubby, like N. rustica. Are the leaves sessile or petiolate?

Bob

They are surely sessile.

 

[Clatsopnehalem]

You got some gorgeous plants man that kumanovo looks interesting is it a cigar variety or could it be used in cigarettes ?

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

You got some gorgeous plants man that kumanovo looks interesting is it a cigar variety or could it be used in cigarettes ?

It's used for cigarettes and pipe as far as I know. It's really good as cavendish. The best I've made. I finished my supply a couple years ago so I hesitate to describe it. It's a unique one. I think it would make good cigarettes but I don't imbibe.

 

[Clatsopnehalem]

Mmm I’ve only had cavendish a couple times but I really enjoyed that pipe I smoked it all the way to the bottom

 

[Yang!]

wow!

 

[Oldfella]

wow!

Welcome from me in NZ, Yang! Make use of the introduce yourself section of the forum, then we can get to know you better and be able to help you with your grow.
Oldfella

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

This has been my worst season ever regarding plant size. I am pretty sure the problem is lack of water. In avoiding using chlorinated water on my plants, and because I don't have rain barrels, and because this is the hottest year of my lifetime, all my plants are stunted. But who knows, right? Maybe they'll be great smoking.

This year had lots of potential but I missed out. I just a couple days ago acquired two rain barrels at a garage sale, so I'll be prepared for next year.

I'll post some photos, but first, here's weather data.
Pink is the historical average precipitation total from June 1 to yesterday
Red is the precipitation total for this year.(3.3" total in three months)
Yellow is the precipitation events.
Green is historical growing degree days.
Blue is from this year.


Same thing in inches.

 

[Knucklehead]

If all your plants look as good as the Kumanovo from last month I think you will be pleasantly surprised with the quality of the leaf.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Staghorn & Oosikappal


Greenwood


Maskwacis


Kumanovo and Simox

 

[deluxestogie]

The plants look way better than the weather graphs.

Bob

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I suppose I could start priming those Hungarians.

 

[Oldfella]

I think that you'll get a reasonable harvest. You're plants in the pics look good considering the lack of moisture.
Aeration drives off Chlorine so you could try running a hose pipe over your roof and collecting it in your barrels. I used to do this to remove Iron from bore water and it worked well.
Oldfella

 

[deluxestogie]

Just allowing chlorinated water to sit in a bucket overnight will dissipate most of the chlorine.

Bob

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

We use chloramine which isn't removed by aeration. I was thinking of filling a barrel with charcoal and tap water.