Snowblithe
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I guess if it metamorphosizes to get it's 'eye' (aren't there actually like six?) you wouldn't even need to do any jabbing. Like a moth to the flame it would just jab itself.
Deluxestogie Grow Log 2022
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skychaser
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um... I think maybe you need to start wearing a hat when you are working out in the sun. Just a thought.
I too am working on a book. But I can't finish it until I get a new box of crayons. I am getting a lot better at staying inside the lines though.
Sun cured Virginian
I've started priming the bottom leaf of Corojo 99. I'll continue to do that until the remaining stalks are short enough to hang in my shed. Three Machu Picchu Havanas are stalk-curing in the shed, while the two bagged ones (and the two in pots by the porch) have been primed.
Two bare naked Machu Picchu Havanas in the foreground. Corojo 99 in the background.
These will be stalk-cut in a week or so.
Bob
Two bare naked Machu Picchu Havanas in the foreground. Corojo 99 in the background.
These will be stalk-cut in a week or so.
Bob
ChinaVoodoo
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What?
Seed influencers called it "Pieate Cuban". Bob...you know, Bob...says it's a careless misspelling of "Piloto Cubano".
It's about time the mainstream media took notice.
Bob
It's about time the mainstream media took notice.
Bob
ArizonaDave
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Are the mushrooms edible? Hey, I'm just trying to see if there's an upside? 
At least the hole would make a wonderful home for a squirrel.....
At least the hole would make a wonderful home for a squirrel.....
The view this afternoon from the shade of my front porch.
It's 85°F today, but not raining. When I went out to crank-up my Oh Deere! lawn tractor, there wasn't even a new mouse nest inside the motor cowling. (I guess the Short-shinned Hawks have full tummies now.) I mowed the areas immediately surrounding the large fallen branch in the front yard, then mowed all the rest of the lawn. While I was mowing, my next-door neighbor came out with a chain saw and his beat-up golf cart, and sawed up the branch into manageable chunks.
And then he loaded them onto the golf cart, and hauled them to my wood pile. He's a young, strapping man of about 55 years of age.
Bob
This afternoon is a good one to spend in the shade, it's warm out here too. A monsignor in Rome always told me most learned people learned to do the civilized thing, which is to take a summer siesta after pranzo.
Sounds like you got a good neighbor
Sounds like you got a good neighbor
It was tough to find a place to get away from the heat wave, but I decided to go for it. I paid SpaceX $200,000,000, and went to Mars this morning.
Turns out that Mars is not all that nice.
Bob
Turns out that Mars is not all that nice.
Bob
We received 3" of rain over a two hour period today (in Virginia, not on Mars). First, the strong winds came in. Then over 2" of rain. I looked out the bedroom window, and could see all my tobacco still standing. But now the ground was soaked. When the second storm followed soon after the first, it dumped another inch of rain, and its much gentler winds laid down a half-dozen Corojo 99 plants. As soon as it stopped, I sloshed my way out there, and re-stood the plants, bracing them with a fist-size rock or two at the base. The bed is now all crooked, but standing. Maybe pics tomorrow.
Bob
Bob
skychaser
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Not a drop of rain here in over a month. Which is normal for these parts. We had a couple little showers the first week of July that wetted the ground down a bit, but it all evaporated before noon. It's as dry as Mars here, but warmer. Mid 90's today and back to over 100 by Tuesday.
Post-blowdown Status
From a distance this all looks pretty good.
Only a few of the Corojo 99 that tipped-over in the storm needed more than just re-standing and tamping the surrounding soil. For those, a rock or two was sufficient to keep them upright again.
Beneath the happy leaves, some of the stalks are still crooked.
Below is a view of the center section of my long bed, where Timor-Leste meets North Macedonia. Some of the Prilep tipped a bit, but I just left them that way.
Bob
From a distance this all looks pretty good.
Only a few of the Corojo 99 that tipped-over in the storm needed more than just re-standing and tamping the surrounding soil. For those, a rock or two was sufficient to keep them upright again.
Beneath the happy leaves, some of the stalks are still crooked.
Below is a view of the center section of my long bed, where Timor-Leste meets North Macedonia. Some of the Prilep tipped a bit, but I just left them that way.
Bob
Lit only by my overhead, yellow bug light, this was my view late last night, as I sat out on the porch, working at my laptop computer. (The rocket launch in the upper right is just the bamboo clapper sail of a set of bamboo wind chimes.)
This morning, it's the sunlight across the dew-covered pasture that dominates the view. Hummingbirds are the only ones paying attention to the potted tobacco plants. Judging from their elated, tiny chirps, they like my plants as much as I do.
Bob
For the Sake of Pure Science: [clarifying a careless spelling error]
Only about a year to go, to clarify the spelling error. By next summer, I should have cured and kilned and rested and tested this delinquent variety, to confirm whether or not it is Piloto Cubano.
Today, we were expecting a promising ½" of rain by about 1 pm. But the forecast changed to a threatening 2+" of continuous rain over 36 hours. I should mow the overgrown grass. But science—pure science—takes precedent. The least mature of the four "Pieate" plants finally showed signs of maturation of its upper leaf. Time to stalk-cut, and haul to the shed.
The right tools for the job. The Tyvek tags have been marked and punctured, and the nails inserted in advance.
There are always a few tempting, trash leaves at the very bottom of the stalk. I've learned to just remove them, and leave them in the dirt. They always end up making the poorest quality leaf, if I bother to save them.
The pith of a beefy tobacco stalk will become soft as it cures. So the nail needs to be long enough to pass through the pith, and into the opposite wall of the stalk, to prevent the nail from "tipping", allowing the curing stalk to drop to the shed floor. I like roofing nails, but they really don't need a head, so long as the nail is angled sufficiently.
The 1/8" braided nylon rope below the rafters of my shed has been doing its job for over a decade. Sturdy stuff.
With their top leaf hanging downward, even these ~4-foot tall plants require 5½-6 feet to clear the floor.
Bob
Only about a year to go, to clarify the spelling error. By next summer, I should have cured and kilned and rested and tested this delinquent variety, to confirm whether or not it is Piloto Cubano.
Today, we were expecting a promising ½" of rain by about 1 pm. But the forecast changed to a threatening 2+" of continuous rain over 36 hours. I should mow the overgrown grass. But science—pure science—takes precedent. The least mature of the four "Pieate" plants finally showed signs of maturation of its upper leaf. Time to stalk-cut, and haul to the shed.
The right tools for the job. The Tyvek tags have been marked and punctured, and the nails inserted in advance.
There are always a few tempting, trash leaves at the very bottom of the stalk. I've learned to just remove them, and leave them in the dirt. They always end up making the poorest quality leaf, if I bother to save them.
The pith of a beefy tobacco stalk will become soft as it cures. So the nail needs to be long enough to pass through the pith, and into the opposite wall of the stalk, to prevent the nail from "tipping", allowing the curing stalk to drop to the shed floor. I like roofing nails, but they really don't need a head, so long as the nail is angled sufficiently.
The 1/8" braided nylon rope below the rafters of my shed has been doing its job for over a decade. Sturdy stuff.
With their top leaf hanging downward, even these ~4-foot tall plants require 5½-6 feet to clear the floor.
Bob
Levi Gross
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Very nice to see you’ve had another successful crop. Wishing you well old friend.
Below are 12 of the 42 Corojo 99 plants this year.
I have primed the lower leaf from the Ainaro, and have it strung in the shed for an air-curing test. The remainder will likely be stalk-cut and sun-cured on the stalk.
I put in 16 Prilep 66-9/7 plants, but some of the bottom suckers are now taller than the original plants, probably due to having missed the worst of the summer drought. I've already primed the bottom leaf, and sun-cured it. I will end up with a bushel basket full of Prilep.
Bob
I have primed the lower leaf from the Ainaro, and have it strung in the shed for an air-curing test. The remainder will likely be stalk-cut and sun-cured on the stalk.
I put in 16 Prilep 66-9/7 plants, but some of the bottom suckers are now taller than the original plants, probably due to having missed the worst of the summer drought. I've already primed the bottom leaf, and sun-cured it. I will end up with a bushel basket full of Prilep.
Bob
Did you discover a new way to heat your home with Corojo 99 seed? That is a lot of bags.
The seed will all be going elsewhere. Given this past summer, I may never have to heat my home again.
Bob
Bob
