Brown Thumbs Walk In kiln, Flue Cure, Attempt

[Knucklehead]

You are running close to me.
I am starting to think, It is the way I am harvesting the leaf.
I got a mess out there.

How are you harvesting different and how is it affecting the flue cure?

 

[Brown Thumb]

They are ripening up too fast. I harvested like 8+ leaves off each plant.
Over mature leaf might be the problem with the brown leaf.

 

[deluxestogie]

The problem may be in attempting to fill the large flue-cure chamber. That presents the temptation to mix degrees of ripeness within a single batch. I believe that leaves showing maturity to any degree (mostly green, all the way to entirely yellow) can flue-cure well, so long as you don't mix those levels of ripeness within the same flue-curing batch.

Bob

 

[Gmac]

Sounds like more chambers or smaller crop.

Gmac

 

[Brown Thumb]

I think I might be on to something.
All the plants leaves seem to be maturing at the same time top to bottom.
But they are not really yellowing per say.
It is more of a white / yellow.
It looks just like Potassium deficiency

 

[Knucklehead]

They do look odd.
You still have a crap load of leaf in the field.

 

[Brown Thumb]

They do look odd.
You still have a crap load of leaf in the field.

A freaking BoatLoad is more like it.
It has me more bewildered than ever.
I dident have these issues last yr.
Then I am dealing with who is telling me fibs on the controllers.
The one on the right is controlling Susie Steamer in the chamber.
The one on the left is just monitoring the one on the right. The sensors are mounted next to each other in the chamber.
Yellow then wilt is a no brainer, wilting is easy and the wilted leaf should feel dry before going to leaf drying to lock color.
Im befuddled. Last yr. was like I could do it in my sleep.

 

[Rickey60]

I give up, witch one is right?

 

[Brown Thumb]

I give up, witch one is right?

I think the one on the left unfortunately.
Im Calling Auber instruments today.

 

[COLIN]

Are you using a wet,dry bulb if not that may be the answer.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Are you using a wet,dry bulb if not that may be the answer.

no wet, dry bulb.
The chamber is suppose to be set it and forget it for the most part. I just adjust program as needed for yellowing ect.
The temp and rh controllers are programmed to run the flu cured drying schedule. Start to finish.
Last year it was running spot on for the most part. This yr. I am having nothing but Issues.

 

[deluxestogie]

Wet bulb/dry bulb measurements are a pre-electrification, pre-electronics solution to determining humidity.

Bob

 

[Brown Thumb]

Just pulled this batch. And another problem is.
Airflow with a large load.
Some leaf is still wet. It is ugly.
Going to go drink more than usual to forget about this load till tomorrow.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Well ive benn adjusting the controller for the new load inbetween making a batch of tomato sauce. I'm sauced.

 

[DGBAMA]

Could put the tomato base in the curing chamber I guess, let the evaporating water maintain humidity for the baccy. Dual purpose.

Wonder if it would change the flavor of the finished leaf?

 

[Brown Thumb]

Good Idea, I gots lots of tomatoes Too to destroy too..

 

[Brown Thumb]

Sun Curing my last batch of Flue Cured. 6 sticks of leaf still wet.

 

[deluxestogie]

Those look excellent.

Bob

 

[Brown Thumb]

Those look excellent.

Bob

Ze sunlight trick.
If it is not as nice as Dons flue cured, It is considered a Failure in this Arena.
A lot of scrap. 1/3 to 1/2 I would say.

 

[kullas]

Some of the last dried green on me. I left most of it hanging and forgot about it. I looked at it yesterday and a lot of the green was gone and is mostly brown. I'm going to let it stay out there untill the rest of my plants are dry and see if it helps