Slouch's first grow blog

[deluxestogie]

@slouch, Once you have your new kiln ready to go, be sure to do at least a 1 week run, up to temp, before putting your tobacco in it. That will allow outgassing of unpredictable odors from the freezer, without potentially tainting your tobacco.

Bob

 

[Knucklehead]

anything else I’m missing?

I recommend a circulation fan (I used a bathroom poop fan) and if you are going to flue cure you will need a vent. The process of turning green leaf to yellow produces alot of excess moisture during the flue run. The vent will send it outside the chamber.

 

[slouch]

I recommend a circulation fan (I used a bathroom poop fan) and if you are going to flue cure you will need a vent. The process of turning green leaf to yellow produces alot of excess moisture during the flue run. The vent will send it outside the chamber.

Should I have the fan constantly running or have it turn on and off with the crockpot?

 

[deluxestogie]

Constantly.

Bob

 

[slouch]

Limonka Rustica joins the party courtesy of Huffen’Snuff

 

[slouch]

Just set up 86 new cells with the sprouts, and started 2 more batches of lemon rustica seeds.

 

[slouch]

Found some bamboo today and tried my hand at making some stems, maybe I will try my hand at making a couple cobs.

 

[slouch]

Picked up my first estate pipe today, the thing looked like it had been left for dead, I should have taken a before photo. Completely refinished all of it, cleaned it, re did the rim, and filed down the stem because the previous owner completely bit through the button.

 

[deluxestogie]

Some drug stores still carry a few Dr. Grabow and Kaywoodie pipes, usually hidden behind the counter.

Bob

 

[slouch]

Some drug stores still carry a few Dr. Grabow and Kaywoodie pipes, usually hidden behind the counter.

Bob

Yes I’ve seen that I wish I could put a date on this one, I imagine it’s not too old but it’s not new either. The thing was absolutely too filthy black and dinged up to be new. There was a particularly nasty black layer built up all over the finish I would imagine was just from years of never cleaning it, let’s just say it was well loved.

 

[slouch]

Maybe someone would know based off the logo don’t know how much that’s all changed.

 

[slouch]

I really had to heavily redo the rim on this one it was very convex and there was a major amount of chipage so I flattened it out the best I could. Anyways it was a fun little project I just wanted to try my hand working on something beat up and I needed something a little smaller to bring around with me than the other pipe I have now. I know grabows aren’t very expensive or uncommon but they seem to have a cult like following.

 

[deluxestogie]

Nice work.

Bob

 

[slouch]

Nice work.

Bob

Thank you bob, I’m just a guy who likes making things with his hands.

 

[slouch]

What would cause this I’ve seen a couple losses on my rustica I’ve put into cells. Maybe something got into them as I’ve been leaving them outside. It looks like they’ve been topped by something.

 

[slouch]

Here’s a couple pics of some good ones, this is my first time with rustica so idk how different growing them will be.

 

[slouch]

Took some of the ripe mud leaves off the shirazi and xanthy, towel cured them for two weeks then and then threw all of them in a little puck press for [other smoking herbs] my friend let me borrow. I should try to get a couple of these if it works out well, they are perfect for “sample size” plugs if you want to experiment with a bunch of blends at once and not have to commit to pressing a full size plug.

 

[slouch]

Had to peek looks like it’s doing it’s job

 

[slouch]

After 2 days it’s crazy how dark it got. Put a drop of raw honey in the center.

 

[Anders A]

After 2 days it’s crazy how dark it got. Put a drop of raw honey in the center.

Nice. I sometimes press plugs in a pasta press, then let it store for a few months before smoking it in a pipe