Who's growing this year?

[Mr. Snuffleupagus]

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[Mr. Snuffleupagus]

It looks like I'm growing tobacco only every two years.

2008 the small harvest from my few experimental plants went moldy in the cellar.

2009 I somehow didn't have the incentive to grow again.

2010 the leaves went moldy and full of snail-slime, though they were kept in an open little greenhouse in the garden with enough air. Besides of that the subtropical weather we had in spring turned into the typical stormy rainweather we have almost every summer. It's the rainside of the nearby mountains here - somehow on the borderline of a maritime and a continental climate. It's always a small timeframe in which the weather here is "normal". Nonetheless, the plants did quite well, even though half of the leaves became victims of the storm-weather, and they even grew better in the garden bed with rather poor soil but less wind than in the flower pots on the patio.

This year the seeds I had (3 years old) didn't want to sprout. My incentive to buy new seeds was low after last year's disaster and due to the meanwhile advanced season. I seeded some sunflowers instead.

2012 I'll try again with new professional seeds, probably only Kentucky and Rustica, all in the garden bed, with enough snail-poison, and with new trials to cure the leaves properly.

Good luck with your plants, Mr. Snuffleupagus!

Cheers!

Thanks Chainsnuser!

Here's some porn!








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[chainsnuser]

It looks like I'm growing tobacco only every two years.

2008 the small harvest from my few experimental plants went moldy in the cellar.

2009 I somehow didn't have the incentive to grow again.

2010 the leaves went moldy and full of snail-slime, though they were kept in an open little greenhouse in the garden with enough air. Besides of that the subtropical weather we had in spring turned into the typical stormy rainweather we have almost every summer. It's the rainside of the nearby mountains here - somehow on the borderline of a maritime and a continental climate. It's always a small timeframe in which the weather here is "normal". Nonetheless, the plants did quite well, even though half of the leaves became victims of the storm-weather, and they even grew better in the garden bed with rather poor soil but less wind than in the flower pots on the patio.

This year the seeds I had (3 years old) didn't want to sprout. My incentive to buy new seeds was low after last year's disaster and due to the meanwhile advanced season. I seeded some sunflowers instead.

2012 I'll try again with new professional seeds, probably only Kentucky and Rustica, all in the garden bed, with enough snail-poison, and with new trials to cure the leaves properly.

Good luck with your plants, Mr. Snuffleupagus!

Cheers!

[lxskllr]

Lookin' good Snuffy. I think next year will be my year. Too late now I think.

[Mr. Snuffleupagus]

Bump! New season. Who's growing this year? Here's mine:

[GN Tobacco Sweden AB]

My suckers are still blooming! Gotta love the mild climate here. Time to start some new ones. I bought a new camera and macro lens so here's some porn:

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[Mr. Snuffleupagus]

My suckers are still blooming! Gotta love the mild climate here. Time to start some new ones. I bought a new camera and macro lens so here's some porn:

[Mr. Snuffleupagus]

My plants are getting a thorough beat down from this storm we've been having. Wind is knocking them over and ripping leaves off I think they'll be ok and I've just been hanging the leaves that come off in the garage...

[lxskllr]

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Baccy porn:

Looks like they're into bondage :^D

Looking good Snuffy. I can't wait to see the finished product :^)

[justintempler]

Yeah that part does sound tricky. I have no idea how I would control for humidity. Despite the frequent rain up here, the air is bone dry. ....

You can build a curing chamber, take some 4ft x 8ft sheets of insulation styrofoam cut 'em in half and build a 4ft cubed box. add a heat lamp or a ceramic heater + a pan of water or humidifier. People have also used old junk refridgerators for the chamber too.

[Mr. Snuffleupagus]

Congrats snuffy, your plants have come along nicely. Especially considering how small they were at the beginning of August. Nice crop of seeds you got there, too. Good job.

Have you tried smoking any?

I smoked a pipe bowl a couple weeks ago might have been Black Sea Samsun. I also made that nasal snuff I posted about. Haven't really been thinking about it much because they are so young. I think I'll do a proper smoke test on little leaves that have a few weeks on them. Thanks for reminding me

[justintempler]

Congrats snuffy, your plants have come along nicely. Especially considering how small they were at the beginning of August. Nice crop of seeds you got there, too. Good job.

Have you tried smoking any?

[Roo]

Yeah that part does sound tricky. I have no idea how I would control for humidity. Despite the frequent rain up here, the air is bone dry. Seems like Florida would be ideal with its proximity and similarity in climate to the legendary tobacco-growing countries nearby. It would be interesting for you and Justin to compare the final product.

[Mr. Snuffleupagus]

"baccy porn"! Nice work Snuffy, I'm really impressed. Sturdy operation you got going there. When you hang the leaves do you have to worry about bugs getting at them?

Thanks Roo! I haven't had any bug problems with the hanging leaves. The small leaves were hung outside until recently. I'm sure aphids or caterpillars could go for them if they found them. I'm hanging them straight into the garage now, so bugs shouldn't be in there. I do check the leaves and remove any existing bugs while I'm tagging and hanging them. I had to dust for cutworms early on, but haven't had to reapply. Had a few aphids and spider mites on the some plants but not bad. Snails did attack my plants so I sprinkled "Sluggo" around on the ground a couple times. So no real big bug problems yet.

That said, once you hang those leaves, it's mold or drying too fast you gotta worry about. You need enough humidity to dry the leaves slow or they dry green. Too much humidity and you get mold. So far so good, but once it starts raining around here with the coastal climate mold could certainly be an issue. I hope not because I'd really like to store some leaves long term see how they age.

[Roo]

"baccy porn"! Nice work Snuffy, I'm really impressed. Sturdy operation you got going there. When you hang the leaves do you have to worry about bugs getting at them?