China Voodoo 2017 Grow Blog

[ChinaVoodoo]

Two days later, sans music. I love this variety.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

The Delhi 34 is getting out of hand.

 

[Charly]

Wouha ! It grows very well !

 

[Alpine]

I bet you'll be busy in sending seeds around the world this autumn... Save a pinch for me, please!!!

Pier

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I bet you'll be busy in sending seeds around the world this autumn... Save a pinch for me, please!!!

Pier

Will do Pier. Here's the original info on the variety. To sort out any confusion, Delhi tobaccos, including Delcrest, Windel, and Del Gold are named after a town in Ontario Canada, (Delhi).
The link opens a PDF.

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&sour...Z4cjvGkI_cqXO578g&sig2=73PyQjtGuw7quCjb5XKCiw

 

[deluxestogie]

You can clip the leaf of those plants that are overgrown.

Bob

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

You can clip the leaf of those plants that are overgrown.

There's still 5 weeks before planting. Will I end up clipping them multiple times?

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I might be able to spread them out into two trays. I have another light.

 

[Jitterbugdude]

If they are anything like mine you will be clipping them at least once per week.

 

[greenmonster714]

Lol. They are crazy big already. Looks like you started them in Feb. You doin some needles on them babies..lol

 

[deluxestogie]

Keep in mind that all of that beautiful leaf that you clip would end up as ratty mud lugs regardless. Clipping will strengthen the roots and stems, will reduce water consumption, minimize shading of neighbors, and hopefully eliminate the need to do any re-potting (which slows their growth with transplant shock).

Harden your heart.

Bob

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Keep in mind that all of that beautiful leaf that you clip would end up as ratty mud lugs regardless. Clipping will strengthen the roots and stems, will reduce water consumption, minimize shading of neighbors, and hopefully eliminate the need to do any re-potting (which slows their growth with transplant shock).

Harden your heart.

Bob

Haha. I guess I do.

 

[SmokesAhoy]

Great start on those Delhi's

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I started turning the soil this week. Maybe I'll have to wait another before I continue.

 

[Gavroche]

If they are anything like mine you will be clipping them at least once per week.

Haircut is it ?

What temperature China ?...

 

[chillardbee]

I guess that's a big ol' "NO" if I were to ask you if you started your plants yet. Same here on the coast, wet, cold and dismal. When will spring start?

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Haircut is it ?

What temperature China ?...

I spread them out to half the amount of plants per tray in order to delay the haircut.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I guess that's a big ol' "NO" if I were to ask you if you started your plants yet. Same here on the coast, wet, cold and dismal. When will spring start?

I certainly did start my plants because if there's one thing I'm sure of, although i might not live to see it, spring will come.

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Everything is dead except for the Piloto. Something shorted on the temperature controller. I've got two Auber instruments plug and play controllers and they both failed the same way. One during curing season, one last night. Even though it's set to be off in the event of a short, it was permanently on. Everything is cooked that was in the shed. The Piloto was in the house.

 

[deluxestogie]

Sad news. How many Piloto plants do you have? [BigBonner will likely have transplants to sell in early May--ready to go in the ground, but I don't know if he ships to Canada, and I don't know if customs will allow them in.]

Bob