The Knucklehead way to Grow a Blog

[ChuckP]

I gradually moved my seed starts from the eastern facing covered porch to full sun. This is my mobile hot house. Black truck and camper shell throws off the heat! When it rains, I just shove the starts back under the camper and close the gates. The plants love the heat and humidity. View attachment 5511

Howdy Knucks!

Is that one of them thar custom license plates that the DMV charges you an extra few bucks fer? I reckon if we ever get one of those nice places down there between Demopolis and Selma along US 80; I'll get me one too! We ain't that sophisticated up here. LOL!!

 

[Knucklehead]

Howdy Knucks!

Is that one of them thar custom license plates that the DMV charges you an extra few bucks fer? I reckon if we ever get one of those nice places down there between Demopolis and Selma along US 80; I'll get me one too! We ain't that sophisticated up here. LOL!!

That's the Alabama Mafia Staff Car. LOL

 

[ChuckP]

Don't go against the family! (Typed with cotton in my cheeks)

 

[AmaxB]

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.

Went back and had a look at #494 also had a look at all your photos how are the slow poke plants doing now?

 

[Knucklehead]

Went back and had a look at #494 also had a look at all your photos how are the slow poke plants doing now?

They finally decided to get up off their green butts and stretch a little bit. I'll give them a few more days so the difference will really be noticable and post some more pictures. I fertilized them right before the rains came and that woke them up. The YTB have even taken off.

 

[AmaxB]

Whoop Whoop!
I now understand the effort that goes into this
Really GLAD to here they are perking up and will be looking for the pics.

 

[Jitterbugdude]

WARNING: Dropping a full open box of cigarette tubes SUCKS. Do not try this at home.

Thanks for the warning but, Too late..

 

[FmGrowit]

The YTB have even taken off.

YTB is probably the most spectacular variety to watch grow. It will hug the ground and look rather odd with its big leaves stacked on top of each other. Watch the lower stalk development and when the white stalk gets to about an inch and a half in diameter, look out. You're going to learn what "take off" really means.

 

[Michibacy]

Don, have you noticed any special growing needs for YTB? Mine never really did much. It grew to maybe 3 feet. Hence the reason I planted so many this year...

 

[AmaxB]

YTB is probably the most spectacular variety to watch grow. It will hug the ground and look rather odd with its big leaves stacked on top of each other. Watch the lower stalk development and when the white stalk gets to about an inch and a half in diameter, look out. You're going to learn what "take off" really means.

Sounds interesting will have to grow some next year.

 

[FmGrowit]

Don, have you noticed any special growing needs for YTB? Mine never really did much. It grew to maybe 3 feet. Hence the reason I planted so many this year...

I grew mine in an old cow pasture. It was a pasture for at least 40 years, so the soil was quite fertile. Other than that...full sun and a sprinkle of 20-10-20 was all it got. Three feet is about right after topping...YTB is a very old variety...I read somewhere it was from the 1880's, but I don't know if that's true.

I primed my leaves and to this day, I think it's the best tobacco I ever smoked. Lugs can be smoked in the field as you pick 'em.

 

[Michibacy]

You mentioned that elsewhere, I took your advice and was quite pleased with the outcome.

My choco casing went terrific with it. I am trying to keep my application of N to a minimum this year in hopes for better burning characteristics.

Anyone wanting a good, "single smoke" tobacco, I side with Don, get YTB.

 

[AmaxB]

I grew mine in an old cow pasture. It was a pasture for at least 40 years, so the soil was quite fertile. Other than that...full sun and a sprinkle of 20-10-20 was all it got. Three feet is about right after topping...YTB is a very old variety...I read somewhere it was from the 1880's, but I don't know if that's true.

I primed my leaves and to this day, I think it's the best tobacco I ever smoked. Lugs can be smoked in the field as you pick 'em.

am SOLD!!!

 

[Chicken]

lets see the updated pic's KNUCK,

 

[Knucklehead]

I had a really good rain today. I got the seed grow out starts shoved back into the mobile hot house right before it started. They got a good steaming inside that black truck and camper. I didn't even go to the patch. Rain is in the forecast for the next several days. Don was right about this: the less you look at them, the faster they seem to grow! I'll have some more grass to pull after this rain, the ground should be loosened up nicely and make that job go alot easier.

 

[Knucklehead]

I'm anxious to start blending with the YTB. A mild Burley will be welcome. I've been playing around with my blends lately and I'm finding I want less Burley in them than I started out using. The search for that "full flavored" Marlboro taste led me down a deceptive path. Now that the chemicals have leached out of my system, I'm liking something smoother and with less bite to it. More Virginia and Turkish has helped. A little dark air for flavor.

 

[Knucklehead]

I grew mine in an old cow pasture. It was a pasture for at least 40 years, so the soil was quite fertile. Other than that...full sun and a sprinkle of 20-10-20 was all it got. Three feet is about right after topping...YTB is a very old variety...I read somewhere it was from the 1880's, but I don't know if that's true.

I primed my leaves and to this day, I think it's the best tobacco I ever smoked. Lugs can be smoked in the field as you pick 'em.

Are you growing anything this year at all? I didn't realize YTB was that small, I only planted 12 of them.

 

[Knucklehead]

We're actually getting some sunshine today. I'm heading downhill to pull grass this evening. I used landscape fabric on my Burley and Virginia and taking care of it is easy. I'm kicking myself for not using it everywhere. I'll definately be using it on the grow out plantings.

 

[Boboro]

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

 

[Seanz]

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