Tobaccofieldsforever 2022 Grow Log

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

This is strange to me. I have never grown any kind of oriental so my first season with them is definitely a learning experience!
I’m just trying to pinpoint exactly WHAT I am learning…haha!

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

My plants so far. The plot with the orientals can be seen in the background.

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

This is strange to me. I have never grown any kind of oriental so my first season with them is definitely a learning experience!View attachment 42197
I’m just trying to pinpoint exactly WHAT I am learning…haha!

I’m beginning to think this krumovgrad 68 variety is photoperiod sensitive. Most of my plants are beginning to or already showing buds and one of them has a fully opened flower already! I topped the plant that went to seed first and plan on letting a sucker grow out. How I will handle the rest is yet to be decided. Currently not having this issue with my prilep which makes me think my use of 24 hour a day artificial light early in their growth cycle is what is to blame for this!

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

Getting a strange black wilting of some of the edges of krumovgrad plants. Anybody familiar with what this is? Also lost one to the wind but that can’t be helped..

 

[Knucklehead]

I don't know about the blackening of the edges, but the chlorosis in photo #161 and #142, plus the yellowing would suggest nutrient deficiency, pH imbalance, or even poor drainage (Did you have flooding?) The leaf blackening may be another symptom of one or more of the above. Can you get a soil test? How's the weather and drainage?

Plants | Illinois Extension | UIUC

web.extension.illinois.edu

 

[Red Lime]

Maybe you have some aphids which excrete honeydew and there evolves sooty mold a fungal disease.

 

[Knucklehead]

So far, I can only find one image of leaf with black edges

chemicals

 

[deluxestogie]

All your black-edged leaf appears to be tattered. I'm unclear as to whether it was injured then turned black, or turned black then became tattered. My initial impression is that it represents some kind of environmental damage.

Bob

 

[Red Lime]

Tobacco - Ralstonia solanacearum

Tobacco - Ralstonia solanacearum

ephytia.inra.fr

I hope it helps, the pictures look quite similar.

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

All your black-edged leaf appears to be tattered. I'm unclear as to whether it was injured then turned black, or turned black then became tattered. My initial impression is that it represents some kind of environmental damage.

Bob

I was leaning toward wind damage myself but not quite sure…

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

I don't know about the blackening of the edges, but the chlorosis in photo #161 and #142, plus the yellowing would suggest nutrient deficiency, pH imbalance, or even poor drainage (Did you have flooding?) The leaf blackening may be another symptom of one or more of the above. Can you get a soil test? How's the weather and drainage?

Plants | Illinois Extension | UIUC

web.extension.illinois.edu

No flooding. I’m unclear if they are not getting the nutrients they need but I have given them some miracle grow. I will need to water a little in the coming week or so…maybe water more than I think…I guess we will see. I prepared the plots this season with quail, chicken and rabbit manure.

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

Krumovgrad flower.

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

Some of my plants thus far.

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

It may be hard to tell from this pic but the plant I circled was sold to me as a Shirey transplant from a local farm store (all others I grew from seed…bought 6 Shirey transplants)they were also selling golden burley and some kind of Havana if memory serves me. Anyway, this particular plant does not look like the other shirey plants and looks to be a burley, leading me to believe it is a mislabeled golden burley plant. What do others think (the shirey plants are the 5 plants in the row with the circled one. The last 4 plants in that row are my hybrids).
The stem appears white and it is staying low to the ground rather than growing vertically right away like many Virginias seem to (from my limited experience…)

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

Here are two pics to better illustrate my above question (hopefully).
Shirey:
Maybe golden burley?:

 

[Alpine]

Probably a white stemmed burley, not a Shirey for sure. For the “golden” part, it’s impossible to tell for me, the only burley I’ve grown is Ky 8635.

pier

 

[deluxestogie]

I agree. A white stem burley of some sort. In your second photo, note the white secondary veins in the shadowed leaf:

Bob

 

[skychaser]

Here are two pics to better illustrate my above question (hopefully).
Shirey:View attachment 42398
Maybe golden burley?: View attachment 42399

That's Golden Burley. One of my favorites.

 

[tullius]

Out of curiosity, which local farm store around here sells tobacco transplants?

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

Out of curiosity, which local farm store around here sells tobacco transplants?

Stahls farm market. I was at the ravenna location (they have 2). They may be sold out by now. They told me most of their sales are to people who just grow them for the flowers because they attract hummingbirds. Whatever floats your boat I guess…

Stahl's Farm Market, Inc.