Tobaccofieldsforever
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I found this on some Flue cured Red leaf today. Yellow in color and powder texture. Not like any mold I've ever seen or plume. Pollen? i dont know....
What is this?
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The image is too tiny for my old eyes to see anything.
Bob
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I'll try to make it bigger. It's all the yellowish powder in the "V" of the leaf there
Tobaccofieldsforever
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give me a minute and I'll take a better picture
Tobaccofieldsforever
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So, I may have answered my own question and I'm a little concerned now: Aspergillus has a powdery appearance and can have various colors such as yellow, blue, or green. Mucor molds have a fluffy, cottony appearance that is initially white or yellow then turns to dark gray or grayish brown. ... Mold problems can often be traced to poor ventilation within the curing barn.
Tobaccofieldsforever
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This came straight out of the 1 pound bag and I've shredded a lot of it and stored it, topping off some older jars of red leaf I had. It was the only leaf i found anything on...I dont know what to do. I cut the piece off that it was on...
MarcL
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did you take that picture?
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MarcL
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8.56 KB is just to small of a resolution for detail.
Tobaccofieldsforever
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yea, I just took a couple better ones
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any help would be much appreciated
MarcL
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That looks dirty to me. red leaf is not a regular to me but dirt happens. I have grown mold on tobacco before and it doesn't look like that.
Those photos all appear to be low resolution enlargements of the same size photo as the first one. I would just assume it is mold, and toss that portion of the leaf.
Bob
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thank you for the input. They're not all enlargements (as you can tell from the different backgrounds in an attempt to get more contrast) but some were. I appreciate the help, I will just discard the portion with the yellow powder. I'm relatively new at this DIY whole leaf stuff so bear with me....
Tobaccofieldsforever
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I have come across a little more of a turquoise color. It is mostly on underside of leaf always running along main rib or a leaf vein and towards the tip of the leaf. The leaves also have a fair amount of frogeye which doesn't really bother me but is fungal. I know mold happens and there isn't a large amount on my leaves at all. It is also powdery and dry leading me to believe it is dormant. I have read that the biggest thing to worry about with mold on cured tobacco is it negatively affecting the taste/smell which I believe is not the case with me. I smoke so I am hopefully not at risk from any toxins that may be present due to the mold. My plan going forward is to discard any parts of the leaf I find with visible mold but shred and use parts of that same leaf where no visible mold is present. Does this sound like a reasonable thing to do? I hate to throw away entire large leaves because of a little old mold around the tip of the leaf (the tobacco also cost money and I'm not a fan of throwing money away...haha) Please let me know if this sounds like an OK thing to do.
ChinaVoodoo
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That doesn't look like red VA to me.
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