MadFarmer
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If I remember right, when I grew Corojo it was outpaced by the other varieties at first, but still grew as tall and with no early blooming.
2026 Perique'n Out
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WillQuantrill
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I couldn't remember my last venture with Corojo either but your comment inspired me to dig up my grow log from 2023. Seems like in that magic time between 4-6 weeks after transplant they kicked into high gear and out paced the other varieties in height and eventually yield @ 6.9 oz/plant. Hell, back then I was just happy I grew a smokable product! I have high hopes for my expanded skill with the same variety this year. By 2023 math I should finish with 138 oz (Roughly 8 1/2 lbs) of Corojo leaf, meaning I should never want for it again, as long as it all goes according to plan. Haha.
Wombat_smokes
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Amen, brother!
WillQuantrill
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17 days in, everything is pretty normal. All of my plants are well past acclimation and growing nicely. The stunted guys are still green but not much growth to speak of. Haven't had to water yet as it has rained about every 3 days and we are in the clear of frost danger. Only complaint so far is bird damage so I put the menacing looking plastic owl decoys back out and a concrete skull as a warning to would be vandals. Third picture is a Perique that a bird was taste testing.
My impression, over the years, has been that the leaf punctures you see are from birds standing on the ground surface, pecking at insects that land on the leaf. My solution has been to cover the young plants with Agribon AG-15, until they grow enough to lift the Agribon.
Bob
WillQuantrill
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3 weeks in the ground, the plants seem comfortable. Perique has definitely added more leaves kind of bushy while Corojo has grown taller, my estimate is about 2-3 inches while gaining a fourth row of leaves. Not much rain to speak of this week so I did water in some plant food for the first time since planted. Can confirm 3 of my Corojo runts are now dead with all 20 Perique came through nicely, bringing my new total to 37 plants. 1 more th3 weeks in the ground, the plants seem comfortable. Perique has definitely added more leaves kind of bushy while Corojo has grown taller, my estimate is about 2-3 inches while gaining a fourth row of leaves. Not much rain to speak of this week so I did water in some plant food for the first time since planted. Can confirm 3 of my Corojo runts are now dead with all 20 Perique came through nicely, bringing my new total to 37 plants. 1 more than I grew last year, 2nd picture Perique 3rd is Corojo.
WillQuantrill
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4 weeks in the ground, and had a little surprise today. My sister dropped off 6 starts that she picked up at the farmer's COOP where she lives (about 35 miles NW of me). This time I got her to ask more questions about the variety of them. The best answer I got was "Burley, this farmer grows Carolina Leaf". We wont know until they mature if its the same variety I grew in 2024 after acquiring 4 starts through the same route. Hoping it is, because those plants were massive producers. In that grow log I started referring to them as Jurassic Burley for how giant the leaves were. Regarding the plants already in the ground its pretty standard growth, no real damage to report. I anticipate the great lift off in the coming 2 weeks. It has been overcast w/ mist and rain this week so the sun is a welcome sight. First pic is one of the local starts before transplant, second are all 6 additions planted on the end past the Corojo, 3rd and 4th trying to capture overall height so far. Happy Memorial Day weekend friends!
WillQuantrill
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5th week and adversity struck last night. It has rained 4 of the last 6 days which wasn't too disturbing as they were mostly the slow soak, but last night a serious thunderstorm blew in. I was woke up about 2am to the tornado sirens blaring and assessed the house and went back to bed. As I heard sporadic hail bouncing off the house I thought of my garden out there then it occurred to me half of the plants are Perique so wrapper grade leaf isn't a thing and that comforted me enough to go back to sleep. This evening I assessed the damage. First of all the Perique just shows tears in leaf from the hail and the occasional broken stem pretty tough breed. But most of my Corojo had been blown over with roots still embedded in the ground. 3 plants the stock was broken off about 18 inches high, sad indeed. So I stood them all back up while tamping the soil at the base and primed off the shattered stems. Side note, the local Burleys I transplanted last week did not fair well with the transplant. As of right now 5 of the 6 vaporized with only 1 showing signs of healthy rebound. That being said this weeks total of viably healthy plants has been knocked down to 35.
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MadFarmer
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I am sorry for your losses. Mother nature is a bitch goddess, and bats last.
WillQuantrill
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Setbacks make success sweeter.
