Congratulations!... I see you've planted the most important tobacco of them all!
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AmaxB
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Hornworm Decoys? On my knees beggin if that don't work my dog can get frisky. What are these DECOYS?
That's a good idea. I'll have to try that.
I am planning on trying some for fish bait this year in the pond. I'll grab a couple before I spray them with BT.
I fell in love with the BSS-Maden sample you sent me. It's my favorite stand alone pipe smoke now. I've been hoarding some.
I was just kidding about growing decoys, but DGBAMA's idea is worth a try. I'm actually about to start some more plants inside for test and sample and seed.
Time to catch up with some pictures: the first one shows the plot with the fabric and drip in place and the VA planted on the left. 
This one shows one of the VA K236. I snipped off the bottom rounded leaves and planted deep. 
This is a pic of the BSS-Maden row with traditional spacing. The row of Izmir will go next to it with even tighter spacing. 
This is my Burley and Izmir ready to be planted. I left it out of the water/fertilizer for about a week and I'm rehydrating the dirt to transplant now. 
This one shows one of the VA K236. I snipped off the bottom rounded leaves and planted deep. This is a pic of the BSS-Maden row with traditional spacing. The row of Izmir will go next to it with even tighter spacing. This is my Burley and Izmir ready to be planted. I left it out of the water/fertilizer for about a week and I'm rehydrating the dirt to transplant now. 
I agree ! Maden brotherhood LOL
BTW, all of your seedlings looking good man !
These are some sample and taste cigar varieties. They've worked their way from indirect sun to partial sun and they've been in full sun for the past two days. 
Here's one of my light set ups, there is a double heat pad under the two trays. I have another one ordered that will be here today or tomorrow. My Texas sunbonnet on the right. 
This is a rough sketch of how I'm going to notch the boards in a stepped fashion. I will set the lights in the lowest notches and move up as the plants grow. When they get a couple good leaves they can go outside. It's in the 50's at night and mid to upper 70's during the day now. 
My weather indicators are predicting an early spring. Poor Phil. 
Here's one of my light set ups, there is a double heat pad under the two trays. I have another one ordered that will be here today or tomorrow. My Texas sunbonnet on the right. This is a rough sketch of how I'm going to notch the boards in a stepped fashion. I will set the lights in the lowest notches and move up as the plants grow. When they get a couple good leaves they can go outside. It's in the 50's at night and mid to upper 70's during the day now. My weather indicators are predicting an early spring. Poor Phil.
AmaxB
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Love that light set-up idea Knuckles
a solution to my problem
a solution to my problem
AmaxB
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Still knocking around watering and low cost solutions went up an had a look at yours is sweat but would cost me a few hundred to put in..
Like the pic of your kids there an belly up critter
Like the pic of your kids there an belly up critter
Seanz
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Looking good there knucks So your place is where all the sunshine is for you guys stateside
Thank you! I planted the Izmir this evening. Will wait until after tomorrows rain to do the Burley, my ground is getting hard. The seedlings are looking good due to a forum full of excellent teachers!
Yeah I don't know how I'm going to predict spring next year, Punxsutawney Phil had a bad day!
Yea, Spring comes first to the southern states. Listening to DrBob tales of 8" of snow makes me cold. I'm out in shirt sleeves planting.
Here's a picture of the Mason's hammer I'm using for planting and driving in my marker stakes. Couple blows and I have a perfect seedling hole. 
I had to get a picture of my spring while it's bubbling away at the foot of the hill. It will dry up middle of summer and my pond level will go down. The spring inside the pond will also lose pressure and the pond will go down to the spring head. There will still be about 7ft. of water. I graded around the pond so the runoff goes around it, instead of in it, even with low water the pond stays clean and cold. 
Here's the water going to the pond. It's located just below my patch behind the swing. 
Here's the water going to the pond. It's located just below my patch behind the swing. 
Pictures!!
Yes. But where is tobacco? Tomorrow?
I read and understand your mail. Thanks.
Yes. But where is tobacco? Tomorrow?
I read and understand your mail. Thanks.
Further up! You started too far down. Post #284. Crazy Slovenian.
Yea. I'm looking right now. Sorry for that. I'm too fast.
Thanks Amax. It was the best I could come up with for a table top set up. My wife threatened to beat me within an inch of my life if she caught on a ladder again!
I have Samsun Maden but what is BSS Maden? Black Sea Samsun Maden?
So many strains I become Maden myself.
Wallace, you have beautiful land. Have you consider about having big BBQ festival when we collect all our tobacco at the end of the season. Beer, T-bone, baked beens, Seed swap,...cigars...swimming pool
BTW. What's the squirrel doing on the back?
DGBAMA
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Looking good there. I am still a couple good weeks from planting. Surprised you did not go with a staggered planting arrangement since you have such generous space between rows.
DonH
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I'm confused too. Is there a difference between Black Sea Samsun and BSS-Maden? I searched around the Internet last night but didn't find anything.
I believe Emre had said in an earlier post that BSS-Maden is more correctly called Samsun Maden. I call it BSS-Maden (Black Sea Samsun) because that is what GRIN called it.
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