Anders A Grow Log 2025

[Anders A]

8 weeks (56 days) since transplanting (Sobolchskii 33, burley)




The day before yesterday I topped the first 24 plants that then flowered.
Total height including flowers was 190 cm (74.8 inch), and to crow-foot, where I also topped them, 167 cm (65.7 inch).








Yesterday there was a torrential downpour of rain, and a gale when 8 plants were blown over, these I have now hung up. A bit sad as there are at least 2-3 weeks left until they are ripe for harvest, but I hope I manage to color cure them anyway. Another ca 10 plants are leaning 45 degrees, towards their "neighbor", but I hope it will work until I harvest them.

 

[Knucklehead]

You never have weeds! Beautiful patch. The hard work shows. Two thumbs up.

 

[Hemlock]

You never have weeds! Beautiful patch. The hard work shows. Two thumbs up.

I agree. This is a really well done crop @Anders A! Good luck with the remainder of season and hope the weather cooperates.

 

[JukkaPekka]

I wait every day to see new update of this blog.
I have also found lots of info of your posts.

 

[plantdude]

I hear there are no storms or hornworms in Valhalla. Looks like you're making pretty good progress despite the minor set backs. Same thing here every year. Either a plague of insects or a late summer storm to flatten the crops - or both. I always try to look at the positive side - it gives me something to bitch about, then I feel better Things almost always work out in the end.

 

[Anders A]

I hear there are no storms or hornworms in Valhalla. Looks like you're making pretty good progress despite the minor set backs. Same thing here every year. Either a plague of insects or a late summer storm to flatten the crops - or both. I always try to look at the positive side - it gives me something to bitch about, then I feel better Things almost always work out in the end.

Luckily I haven't had any hornworms or snails in my tobacco, even though there are a lot around me, especially snails. However, strong winds and storms, we have that very often here. We live on "Vara-schlätta" It's almost completely flat, no mountains or hills, mostly open farming landscape, and I think it's always windy here
But I also try to think positively. Like now that 8 plants have been blown down, I see that it is exciting to try color cure of a new variety that will now be cured 2-3 weeks before it is ripe. And as you write, it usually turns out well in the end after all

 

[Haslum2]

Luckily I haven't had any hornworms or snails in my tobacco, even though there are a lot around me, especially snails. However, strong winds and storms, we have that very often here. We live on "Vara-schlätta" It's almost completely flat, no mountains or hills, mostly open farming landscape, and I think it's always windy here
But I also try to think positively. Like now that 8 plants have been blown down, I see that it is exciting to try color cure of a new variety that will now be cured 2-3 weeks before it is ripe. And as you write, it usually turns out well in the end after all

Ander from Vara shlätta
I have queastion.....how do you cure your tobacco....?. I live in Scania so maybe we have the same climate...I have 8 big plants att my porch, and ive started to harvest. Virginia, kentuckey and burley. Since its my first time ive decided to mix them and see whats comeing up. My plan is to press them together under moderat pressure and put them in the owen for a couple of days. I plan to spray them with glukos befor the Owen ....Right or wrong ?

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/Micke

 

[deluxestogie]

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[Anders A]

Ander from Vara shlätta
I have queastion.....how do you cure your tobacco....?. I live in Scania so maybe we have the same climate...I have 8 big plants att my porch, and ive started to harvest. Virginia, kentuckey and burley. Since its my first time ive decided to mix them and see whats comeing up. My plan is to press them together under moderat pressure and put them in the owen for a couple of days. I plan to spray them with glukos befor the Owen ....Right or wrong ?

****personal email address deleted***

/Micke

Hi,

I cure almost everything by hanging the plants in a barn, paying attention to the relative humidity so that it is not too low, trying to make sure that it is between 65-75%. If it is too humid, I am extra careful with the ventilation, and I also use a circulation fan. When the tobacco has turned yellow or brown, I dry it out in my workshop where I keep the relative humidity at 40-55%.

If you look through my blog from last year, you'll see how I did it then: https://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/anders-a-grow-log-2024.12290/page-4

 

[Haslum2]

Hi,

I cure almost everything by hanging the plants in a barn, paying attention to the relative humidity so that it is not too low, trying to make sure that it is between 65-75%. If it is too humid, I am extra careful with the ventilation, and I also use a circulation fan. When the tobacco has turned yellow or brown, I dry it out in my workshop where I keep the relative humidity at 40-55%.

If you look through my blog from last year, you'll see how I did it then: https://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/anders-a-grow-log-2024.12290/page-4

Thank you for a Quick replie
Ive noticed you use your plants for snus (I use it to ) . My use is for pipesmoking use...hence my wich to heatcure it. A maximum of 50-60 C° and under 3-4 days (Right or wrong, i dont know). Every 12 hours i pick it out, turning the bundles, adding som moisture and back in again.
Since you are the first to replie , you will be like my teacher ( )
Have you heatcured your tobacco at any point ?
/Michael

 

[Anders A]

About 40 out of 130 plants have now bloomed and I have topped them, but the plants have now become so tall that I choose to top them all.

 

[plantdude]

I'm a dog person so I have to say that is a good looking dog before I complement your tobacco. You have a good companion there.
Those are also some nice looking leaves.
I typed the name of your town into the translator and it translated in English as "Be smooth". If you ever start marketing your tobacco you have a wining name with that

 

[Anders A]

It's important to introduce the grandchildren to tobacco farming early, so they can take over when I get too old.
But they probably don't understand that it's tobacco, they say it's a jungle

 

[plantdude]

My grandpa used to farm about 1 acre of land for various food crops after he retired. One of my early memories is being out in the garden and "helping" pick green beans. It seemed like the rows went on forever. I remember looking at my grandpa with a bead of sweat running down his face and wondering what that was, it was the first time I ever noticed someone sweat. I still remember the smell of the damp soil and the plants. Funny how things stick in the mind over the years.

I always had my kids "help" out in the garden (more harm than good usually, but I tried to keep it in perspective). Now my oldest child has three young kids of her own that "help" out with her garden.
I agree, it's always a good thing to expose kids too. It's one of the fundamental parts of life people should grow up with. I look at the younger generation now and think about how many missed out on that opportunity.

 

[Anders A]

My grandpa used to farm about 1 acre of land for various food crops after he retired. One of my early memories is being out in the garden and "helping" pick green beans. It seemed like the rows went on forever. I remember looking at my grandpa with a bead of sweat running down his face and wondering what that was, it was the first time I ever noticed someone sweat. I still remember the smell of the damp soil and the plants. Funny how things stick in the mind over the years.

I always had my kids "help" out in the garden (more harm than good usually, but I tried to keep it in perspective). Now my oldest child has three young kids of her own that "help" out with her garden.
I agree, it's always a good thing to expose kids too. It's one of the fundamental parts of life people should grow up with. I look at the younger generation now and think about how many missed out on that opportunity.

I have similar memories from when I was little and helped on my grandfather's farm. I especially remember his pigs, the harvest and the smell of hay being made by hand, and I remember how it smelled when he ground oats and wheat.

 

[deluxestogie]

Let kids create their own garden, and other tips for instilling a love for growing things

Gardening can teach kids all kinds of lessons. The joy of being out in nature. The satisfaction that comes from nurturing something over time. Openness to healthy food.

apnews.com

Bob

 

[Anders A]

9 weeks (63 days) since transplanting (Sobolchskii 33, burley)
On the 60th day half of the plants had flowered. Most are now topped and starting to show signs of maturity for harvest. Most are around 2 metres tall (78,8 inch), and about 1.8 metres (70,9 inch) after topping at crow-foot. I will wait for clear signs of maturity of the upper leaves before I start harvesting (stalk-cut).

 

[Anders A]

66 days since transplanting (Sobolchskii 33, burley)

There's a storm coming in here tomorrow evening, and it's apparently going to be really windy. And with the big and tall plants I have, it's probably going to look like a battlefield among the tobacco. And it's probably going to be windy all next week. So I've started harvesting some plants, today I took seven that show clear signs of maturity even on the very top leaves (12 days since I topped them) I'll harvest another ten-fifteen tomorrow. The plants I'm going to save seeds from I've tied up with rope and support sticks.




Lower leaf




Leaf in the middle of the plant



Upper leaf




Top leaf




Seven plants, and previously eight that were blown down, 115 remain

 

[Anders A]

67 days since transplanting (Sobolchskii 33, burley)

Stalk-cut 17 more and removed all lower leaves on all plants, (still to cut and hang them) and now got everything into the shed. .
Tomorrow and next days will probably be spent collecting blown over plants, the storm is coming in here tonight, but I am well prepared with both equipment and space to hang them indoors.

 

[deluxestogie]

That is an impressive storm coming.

Storm Floris 14:00h EDT 04 August 2025

90 mph winds were recorded in parts of Scotland. Be safe.

Bob