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J47 days after transplant: Both plants have several open flowers. I topped both plants to 18 total leaves (so 16 usable, not counting...
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47 days after transplant: Both plants have several open flowers. I topped both plants to 18 total leaves (so 16 usable, not counting... -
deluxestogie replied to the thread What Cigar are you smoking? (2026).Bock's purpose in inventing the cigar band (1830s) was to minimize the sale of counterfeit cigars. Today, many ordinary homes have a...
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You know Bob, I was taught from an early age ALWAYS to remove the band from a cigar before lighting it. It was considered to be in the... -
The piloto in the kiln has some nice maduro/oscuro colours. The CB is still abit light. The temps and RH are holdong up well, everything...
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deluxestogie replied to the thread Growing cigar leaf in central Italy: @UmbriaFarmer.Curing and Fermentation of Cigar Leaf Tobacco by Oscar Loew US Govt Printing Office 1899 p.28 -oxidase denatured at 149 to 151 degrees...
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I've been meaning to ask about exactly this. A couple of the varieties I grew this year, particularly the RedRose, did exactly that...
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All of the upper leaf of my Izmir-Ozbas in the garden bed showed clear signs of maturation. With a predicted 6 day stretch of warm, dry... -
As the old saying goes: A Hawk Moth in the hand is worth two in the tobacco. Bob
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deluxestogie replied to the thread Guidelines for Posting AI Derived Content.August 31, 2026 AI is eating website traffic, websites are blocking AI: Reliable information is getting harder to find...
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deluxestogie replied to the thread Pasi's Grow Log 2026.Correct. Higher average humidity during color-curing tends to result in darker leaf. With certain cigar varieties (e.g. Olor, Piloto...
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If you're referring to those leaves with the green hue: I'm still curing them in the boiler room curing tent like I did last year. There...
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If you're referring to those leaves with the green hue: I'm still curing them in the boiler room curing tent like I did last year. There... -
Third batch of Samsun in the flue-curing chamber. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong, as the leaves in the previous two batches...
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JAll of my sun cured varieties are complete; except for the Düzce and Trabzon (still in the feild). The weather has turned to somewhat...