The Knucklehead way to Grow a Blog

[Knucklehead]

The grass just about got ahead of me. The Burley and Virginia are pretty grass free right now, I plucked them a couple weeks ago. I cleaned up probably 2/3 of the plants without the cloth today. I'll finish up tomorrow, it's supposed to be clear again. It can get to be a pretty big job if you don't or can't stay on top of it.

 

[Knucklehead]

I used it on two rows and like it but it cost to much to do all the gardens with.

That's a good solution you came up with using the newspapers and the leaves.

 

[Knucklehead]

That stuff is tto dear down here for me to use I generally just get the knoickdown hoe out and smoke a pipe while knocking em down. though with the amount of rain you guys have had that might be futile. the weather is weird i have been getting nice days sunny definitly not the winters i know of

The only pipe I could have used outside for the past several days would be one of those you blow the soap bubbles out of. lol I can probably maintain it with a hoe after this cleanup, but I let the roots get a little too deep this time, and the grass too close to the plants.

 

[BigMikeChevy]

Post #494 tells about the industrial marker I'm using. So far it's outlasting the Sharpie by a long way. I've already had to go over the Sharpie labels with the new marker.

hey knucks what size of polls are you using for markers? looked on the site you posted and they have glow in the dark pens. also I think that markers in the glow in the dark would be really cool.

 

[Knucklehead]

I'm using layout stakes. They're available at most hardware or lumber stores. I haven't tried the glow in the dark pens, but the one I'm using seems to be especially durable and long lasting, much more so than the Sharpie's.

 

[Boboro]

That's a good solution you came up with using the newspapers and the leaves.

Thir a pita to put down. inpossable when the wind is blowin.

 

[Knucklehead]

Today's pictures. My seed grow out starts in the back of the mobile hot house out of the thunderstorms. I think they'll be ready to set in a couple more weeks. I got as far as getting the landscape cloth down before I got rained out. This will be where I grow out the wrapper varieties. I figure I might as well get some good wrapper leaf in addition to the seed. The latest patch pictures. My Burley lower leaves are pretty yellow. I'm guessing it's from all the rain and overcast. The VG are a little yellow but not as bad. The landscape cloth is holding the moisture in several days longer than the areas without cloth. The other plants are all nice and green. The last picture is a close up of a typical Burley showing the yellowing.

 

[DGBAMA]

How long have they been in the ground now? They should be about d ready to really take off.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Hey Knucks, My burley is always yellow compared to the rest.
How is that Ismir doing did it survive all that nice sunny weather?

 

[BarG]

Have you considered seeing a doctor for your condition?.......

The only cure will be ....There is no cure!

 

[Knucklehead]

I went down between torrential thunderstorms and fertilized the patch again. It occurred to me that my last application could very easily have washed away before it could melt and penetrate the soil. The fertilizer on the fabric would wash away most easily, so that could also explain the yellow plants where the fabric is. We'll see. Cure it or kill it by golly.

 

[BarG]

Silver river made its way into my perique patch.I mixed up a tray of seedlings. It yellows similar to YTB. when you look down a row you can easily distingiush every plant. Ytb is a ground hugger at first as well as certain cigar varietys like PA Red.

 

[Knucklehead]

How long have they been in the ground now? They should be about d ready to really take off.

I planted the VG, Burley and the first Izmir and Samsun-Maden 4-22 and 4-23. I planted some plants from BigBonner a few weeks ago and some Izmir from Brown Thumb about two weeks ago. All plants I've planted have lived. I'm new at this but I'm thinking they should have already taken off. I've had one good growth spurt after that last fertilizing and that got me thinking it may be time again and that most of that other fertilizing washed away. I loaded it up a little while ago so I'll see what this fertilizing does for them.

 

[Knucklehead]

Hey Knucks, My burley is always yellow compared to the rest.
How is that Ismir doing did it survive all that nice sunny weather?

Every single plant lived, even the little tiny ones. They're looking good. They haven't drowned yet.

Silver river made its way into my perique patch.I mixed up a tray of seedlings. It yellows similar to YTB. when you look down a row you can easily distingiush every plant. Ytb is a ground hugger at first as well as certain cigar varietys like PA Red.

The YTB was a slow starter but is looking good now. The YTB hasn't yellowed yet, mainly the TN90 and Virginia Gold that I have the landscape fabric on. It's either too much water or not enough fertilizer. (I think. I'll find out soon) Everything just needs to start growing.

 

[DGBAMA]

I think you and I are waiting on some real sun.this almost daily clouds and rain are holding us back. We are already at almost double our average rainfall total for the entire month of June. With more I on the way.

 

[deluxestogie]

For most tobacco growing, the Ron Popiel method will keep you out of trouble. "Set it...and forget it." Try not to tox them out with "remedies."

White-stem burleys tend to look yellower than other varieties. Given decent conditions, most tobacco transplants take off after a month in the ground.

Bob

 

[DonH]

For most tobacco growing, the Ron Popiel method will keep you out of trouble. "Set it...and forget it." Try not to tox them out with "remedies."

White-stem burleys tend to look yellower than other varieties. Given decent conditions, most tobacco transplants take off after a month in the ground.

Bob

Yes. That's what makes the second year so much easier. Last year I applied too many "remedies" the first month.

 

[BarG]

I planted the VG, Burley and the first Izmir and Samsun-Maden 4-22 and 4-23. I planted some plants from BigBonner a few weeks ago and some Izmir from Brown Thumb about two weeks ago. All plants I've planted have lived. I'm new at this but I'm thinking they should have already taken off. I've had one good growth spurt after that last fertilizing and that got me thinking it may be time again and that most of that other fertilizing washed away. I loaded it up a little while ago so I'll see what this fertilizing does for them.

If you planted them and left them they would grow given decent conditions. I don't expect the best commercial quality since thats why I'm growing my own. I want to enjoy it.

 

[Knucklehead]

If you planted them and left them they would grow given decent conditions. I don't expect the best commercial quality since thats why I'm growing my own. I want to enjoy it.

You sent me some samples of your grow from last year. Your leaf is way, way better than commercial quality.

 

[Knucklehead]

For most tobacco growing, the Ron Popiel method will keep you out of trouble. "Set it...and forget it." Try not to tox them out with "remedies."

White-stem burleys tend to look yellower than other varieties. Given decent conditions, most tobacco transplants take off after a month in the ground.

Bob

Do you think the Virginias and Burleys are doing okay for two months in the ground, considering the rain and overcast days? (They're the ones with the fabric.)