Darin's 2019 Grow

[CobGuy]

Finally underway!

This year's selection:
Havana 142
Little Dutch
Corojo 99
Semois, J. Martin var.

 

[Charly]

Good start !
I wish you a good crop

 

[Moth]

Good luck! How many are you planning for?
What space do you have/ are planning to use?

 

[CobGuy]

I'm doing 20 plants ... 5 of each variety.
This year, rather than trying to amend a whole new patch, I'm going to do 5 gallon buckets.
Garden space was limited after adding new veggies this year so I'm moving to the courtyard next to it.
Next year, I'm hoping to "rent" some space from a local farmer so I can expand even further.

~Darin

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Haha, what do you mean by "rent"?

 

[GreenDragon]

Good luck with this year's grow! I'm very jealous. I've only started a few seeds this year as there is the possibility that we will have to move, so I don't want to invest too much in a crop I might not be able to reap.

 

[Jitterbugdude]

Darin, Do you like those little peat pots? I found that after 8 weeks they were really flimsy so I went to plastic.

 

[CobGuy]

Haha, what do you mean by "rent"?

There are several larger farms in the valley below where I live and, if the farmer smokes, it could be more "barter" than "rent".

Darin, Do you like those little peat pots? I found that after 8 weeks they were really flimsy so I went to plastic.

They do get pretty flimsy but I keep them inside a plastic tray to help retain some shape.
When it's time to transplant, I just tear open the bottoms and put the whole thing in a large red plastic cup.

Good luck with this year's grow! I'm very jealous. I've only started a few seeds this year as there is the possibility that we will have to move, so I don't want to invest too much in a crop I might not be able to reap.

Where might you move too? Job changes?

 

[CobGuy]

Update, Day #6 for the seeds. Semois and Corojo 99 are in the lead but there's a few early starters on the other side as well.

 

[CobGuy]

Approximately 6 weeks … getting some daily sun and will be ready to transplant soon:

 

[CobGuy]

Loading images from Imgur is very difficult on this site for some reason … lets try posting the "code"

 

[CobGuy]

That's the trick!

 

[CobGuy]

Another 4 weeks and with new haircuts:

 

[deluxestogie]

Are you planning to separate those with multiples?

Bob

 

[Moth]

I'm going to do 5 gallon buckets.
Garden space was limited after adding new veggies this year so I'm moving to the courtyard next to it.

Snap! Although I've been relegated to a concrete patch, I'm also growing in containers.

I'm curious to see how our grows turn out. You have the hotter climate (scorching by my standards) - Arizona beats England's weather.

Good luck

 

[CobGuy]

Are you planning to separate those with multiples?

Bob

Yes ... no more than two or three in each cup currently so it shouldn't be too hard.

 

[CobGuy]

Snap! Although I've been relegated to a concrete patch, I'm also growing in containers.

I'm curious to see how our grows turn out. You have the hotter climate (scorching by my standards) - Arizona beats England's weather.

Good luck

It's very difficult to grow here and requires special provisions for soil, water, shade, humidity while drying, etc. 95% of my cigar needs will still be coming from WLT. I just enjoy growing things and, to some extent, frustrating challenges. Lol