workhorse_01
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Let them puppies age, and give them to your friends.
The Knucklehead way to Grow a Blog
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LOL. You got that right. I was shaving this morning and noticed some gills coming in behind my ears.
Boboro
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It hasnt been real dry here, but for thir to have been so much rain so close is just crazy.
workhorse_01
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Wait for that bottom sucker to get about 6" tall, then cut the stalk off about an inch above it with pvc cutters. If we dry out you'll see what a root ball is under there. If your growing for seed then once the seed pods are cut cut the stalk. Your gonna have tobacco running out your ears, and have a smile from sand lug to sand lug.
AmaxB
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Man you have got to be pissed! Freaking rain we have it here now just hanging up there in the sky like it is stuck has been a very wet June and July so far. Am starting to get worried for my patch.
workhorse_01
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I lost over 300 plants. I had to restart them.
I should be down there planting these last two flats, but I'm so tired of getting wet, I'm waiting on the dew to burn off before I even think about going down there.
So far I've only had one sucker all season, I guess that will change once I top them. I sure hate to top them, it's going to take away half the plant to do it.Wait for that bottom sucker to get about 6" tall, then cut the stalk off about an inch above it with pvc cutters. If we dry out you'll see what a root ball is under there. If your growing for seed then once the seed pods are cut cut the stalk. Your gonna have tobacco running out your ears, and have a smile from sand lug to sand lug.
workhorse_01
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Think of it like trimming leaves, when they're under the grow lights. You cant grow that massive sucker crop until the small plant is gone.
DGBAMA
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hold off on topping until the first flower bud is about to open.
Boboro
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Most of the time you do get suckers till you top the plant. If you leave the top slightly attached you can trick the plant not to put out suckers. This onley kinda works but it worth a try.
Is it okay to harvest lugs while it's hot and the plant is wilted or should I wait till later after the plant has perked back up?
I'd say wilted is fine. You get a little jump on color curing. Just don't leave it in the sun long afrer you pick it.
Thank you, Sir John of the Lee. (The original Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court)
Mrs BeeKeeper
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THIS should be the only way to address John from here-on-henceforth!
Thank you kind folks but I note that when someone calls me sir they generally spell it "cur" so I prefer John
BT sprayed and lugs harvested and strung from YTB and TN90. That stringing like in the stringing horse video is the way to go. Extremely fast and you can get alot of leaf on a stick. You guys have made the wrapping part alot harder than it is, just two plain wraps and done. No slip knots or fancy rope tricks. Two wraps and you can let go of the string and nothing falls or loosens. Thanks Mr. FmGrowit for the video. I used the marking ribbon like Boboro used to tie his plants up for labeling the sticks. I tore off a length, wrote the name on each end, and then tied it around the stick. I think you can label and tie on your seed bags with it, label your individual plants, label your curing sticks, and even label your tied hands of tobacco. Very economical and holds the permanent marker ink very well. There are some behind the house the paper co. tied around some pine trees with pine beetles in them and wrote "dead soon" on the ribbon. They've been there in the weather for at least six months and the ribbon and writing are still in excellent shape. Pictures to come later after I've dried out some.
chillardbee
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That's good to know. Some of my leaf was looking pretty saggy and I was hoping knuckles was going to get a good reply, and he did.
If the rain holds off, I'm heading down and planting my last nine varieties of the year. That will make an even 60 brand spankin' new varieties for the FTT seed bank. Special thanks to Russ, Randy, Paul, Steve, Emre and Bob. And a special, special thanks to Mr. Doug Moats for his generosity and expertise. Last but not least, thank you ladies and gentlemen of GRIN. (one lady in particular) My silent partner is going to add even more than this. (Better known as the Phantom Grower) We're going to have the damndest seed bank ever. The 15 wrapper varieties have already hit a mini growth spurt and the Turks and Bulgarians are really looking good. The others were planted later but show good signs of catching up pretty soon. Next year I'm going to take it easy and only grow 24 varieties for seed. I'm getting lazy in my old age.
Poor Baby! Wait a while.
leverhead
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The Phantom of the tobacco patch.
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