Boboro's 2013 grow log.

[Knucklehead]

Boboro, how are you getting your stems to dry? Down here in southwest Mississippi the RH has been so high I can get the leaf to yellow and turn brown but I can not get the stem to dry. I am air drying in my garage.

If thar compleaty yellow you can put them in a car parked in the sun.

This is a good idea, Boboro. I'm going to move mine to the truck cab tomorrow. It probably gets close to 100 degrees in there during the day. Will make the job go a lot faster.

 

[BarG]

if all else fails I use my sense of humor , very dry very dry, works every time.

 

[Boboro]

Make sure it gets full sun all day. It should get at least 110deg. It kills dogs and kids. Never try to dry them like that.

 

[Boboro]

Got the top shed cleared out and moved to the heated shed. Gettin rain today so I may box some. I hope I don't have to use the top shed any more this year.

 

[workhorse_01]

I imagine those stairs are getting pretty rough by now? I have to kneel on the gunnels of my boat, to get to all my air cured varieties.

 

[Boboro]

Its hell climbin the stairs but it prime hangin space.

 

[workhorse_01]

Hanging mine over the boat was a nobrainer. That space wasn't doing anything anyway.

 

[jekylnz]

I put seedling in peat cups with Miraciegro pottin soil it has slow release fetalizer in it.I had It damp with waterand Superthrive. The seedlings in the jar looked better. The ones in the paper towel were stuck to it and had to be teased off. I have 5 from the jar and 5 from the paper towel.

View attachment 7851View attachment 7852Ready to hang more leaf!

What do you think about running some flue around through a box from your fire for a flue cure chamber bo?if you there mostthe time it wouldn't be too hard to maintain. .

 

[Boboro]

My shed has thin plaitic walls that don't hold heat well. The firebox is small and the flue pipes clog up easily so I have to keek them strate. Im lookin at a big wood heater but to flue cure would take a lot of wood and time.

 

[Boboro]

Looks like Ill be toten backer up stairs. Havein troble gettin midribs to dry.Still got a lot in the patch.

 

[Knucklehead]

Looks like Ill be toten backer up stairs. Havein troble gettin midribs to dry.Still got a lot in the patch.

Your suggestion of putting the leaf in my truck cab to dry midribs is working out real good for me. I have the leaf in bud bags so the heat can circulate through.

 

[Fisherman]

This is a good idea, Boboro. I'm going to move mine to the truck cab tomorrow. It probably gets close to 100 degrees in there during the day. Will make the job go a lot faster.

It can get over 140 deg F in the cab here in south texas. Maybe that is why the batch I cured in there is the wierdest flavor and smell of all I cured this year.

 

[Boboro]

I hope to get back to harvestin tomorrow. Had a sewer system malfunktion today an had to take a shower when I got home and never got outside.

 

[Brown Thumb]

I hope to get back to harvestin tomorrow. Had a sewer system malfunktion today an had to take a shower when I got home and never got outside.

I know that feeling all too well. Unfortunately mine backs up into my office area, lowest point the Damm tenants are upstairs plugging it up again. Foggy widows on the office when I pull into my parking spot, Do not make for a good day.

 

[Boboro]

Some days were just ment to be mondays. But DAMM. When it quits flushen. Quit flushen.

 

[Boboro]

I started takein leaf out of the shed yesterday. I had to remove some mid ribs and lookin through them all eats up the time. I had planed for a rainy day but it looks like it gona be nice most of the day.Mid rib dryin has almost stopped. after I get the leaf out I will fill the shed up and build a fire that I hope to keep goin a few days. Im gettin some very nice leaf out just wish the ribs were good dry.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Good looking leaf you got their.

 

[Rickey60]

Good looking leaf you got their.

You have out done yourself. That is some fine looking leaf. I know it will be some good smoke.

 

[Boboro]

Cut down the last 4 plants today and put the bud bags in the house. Its the end of my growin season and time to clean the patches. The fire is goin in the shed and I got a deer comein that a neighbor shot with a airow. Damm the summer flew by.

 

[chillardbee]

I'm not far behind you there Boboro, I've got 2 seperate days of stalking harvesting my suckers here in another week or so. Then that'll be all she wrote for 2013.