Fisherman's grow blog; Port Lavaca Texas ,Gulf coast

[BarG]

I got a good story about shark meat. I left some on the pit one day and a neighbor came and ate it. There was some thin flexibible cartilage type something that got stuck in his throat and his wife called the paramedics and they knocked him down and rammed their fingers down his throat to pull out a 1" flexible piece of something. I come back and seen my shark meat gone. I like it Its real rich tasting.

 

[jekylnz]

I got a good story about shark meat. I left some on the pit one day and a neighbor came and ate it. There was some thin flexibible cartilage type something that got stuck in his throat and his wife called the paramedics and they knocked him down and rammed their fingers down his throat to pull out a 1" flexible piece of something. I come back and seen my shark meat gone. I like it Its real rich tasting.

All the fish and chip shops over here sell it..its usually the cheapest fish they have (lemon fish) like dog sharks..it tastes of lemon

 

[johnlee1933]

All the fish and chip shops over here sell it..its usually the cheapest fish they have (lemon fish) like dog sharks..it tastes of lemon

In your shops are the chips crispy or soft?

 

[jekylnz]

In your shops are the chips crispy or soft?

Usually depends on each shop..or ask for them to cook longer..most people are pretty cruisy & accommodating over here (most)

 

[johnlee1933]

Usually depends on each shop..or ask for them to cook longer..most people are pretty cruisy & accommodating over here (most)

I love F & C but soggy chips are a downer.

 

[Fisherman]

5-28-13:

Well I think less lime in the potting mix will help. I added vinager to plants that were yellow and they seemed to green up almost immediately. Also when I picked a few leaves from them they literally threw water on me from the break

ROOTS GROWING INTO GUTTERS IN 3 - 4 DAYS . AWESOME


5 HANGINGS OF ABOUT 7' EACH. MOST ARE GOOD LEAVES. TAKES 2 DAYS TO COLOR CURE.


NEXT PLANTING.... ANYONE IN AREA LEMME KNOW IF YA WANT SOME PLANTS FREE FOR THE ASKING 19 VARIETIES. ACTUALLY 18.. THE ONE SUCKER DIDNT HATCH TO WELL.


MOST ALL LEAVES PRIMED CAME OFF THE BUCKETS RATHER THAN THE GROW BAGS. AM SUCKERING BY LEAVING ONLY ONE LEAF PER SUCKER TO SORTA REPLACE THE LEAF AT WHICH THE SUCKER SPROUTED AND WILL LET A BOTTOM SUCKER GROW TO REPLACE LATER.

 

[Fisherman]

Another use for tobacco shredder
NOODLES FOR CHICKEN SOUP

 

[Knucklehead]

Congratulations on making it to harvest. Those leaves are yellowing and browning up nicely. Well done! (you beat leverhead to harvest)

 

[leverhead]

(you beat leverhead to harvest)

I'm still trying to catch up! Nice crop of pasta, I cant seem to find any good seed.

 

[Fisherman]

I got great germination on all 19 varieties I ordered except the one I really wanted. the one sucker. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr got about 20 plants out of 100 seeds tho not sure there was more or less seeds in the pack. It stated 100 aprox.
I never found Xanthia either

Have perique and 2 more to start

 

[Fisherman]

 

[Knucklehead]

ROFLMAO. One heck of a video there Fisherman. Three thumbs up.

 

[leverhead]

Big heads and feeble minds are always funny.

 

[Fisherman]

My aphid infestation.


Woot Got some seeds in the mail today I was almost ready to give up on growing! Thanks Mr Leverhead [Steve]
All is well in the universe

 

[Knucklehead]

The aphids are coming along strong. What are you feeding them?

 

[Fisherman]

those werent worse pics either. Soap kills them but waiting on the Ivory soap results. Safer Insecticidal soap is not to safe. Has phoshates i think and will burn the broadleaf tobacco IMO. Have been just hosing them off but the brown ones dont stay gone like the green ones. I found a dam hornworm big as Deluxe's stoogie today. He topped a plant for me
He ded now tho. Lots of small 1/2 to 3/4 inch sizes so I sprayed BT and will for next 3 weeks on regular schedule . Havent had any problem with worms in a month or so.
BTW the 2nd and 3rd leaves down didnt have aphid damage but wrinkled like hail??? Any idea why?

 

[Knucklehead]

Are the wrinkled leaves on all the plants, or just the ones with aphids? How old are those plants? I'll help you look back through some 2012 grow blogs and see if it's normal for that age.

 

[Fisherman]

Pretty much all plants. All but the tip leaves seem to wrinkle but aren't turning color really. All plants have been litely topped for a month at least. I have been leaving some of the upper sucker leaves on [only one to a sucker and they are making long strong leaves] Th lower ones I did like that are making slower growth. Stll not many bottom suckers. And all in all the mix with the most cow manure did the best tho they mature towards yellow slower.

All plants from same hatching. I think 4 months from seeds.

 

[Knucklehead]

The leaves will wrinkle like that as they get ripe. I think they are past the mature stage and beginning to get ripe, which is what you want for cigarettes. Cigar leaf is harvested when it is mature. Cigarette leaf is harvested when it is ripe. How ripe? I'm not completely sure. We'll have to do some digging in the Harvesting threads.

 

[Knucklehead]

http://fairtradetobacco.com/showthread.php?174-Ripe-tobacco-leaf