Tobaccofieldsforever 2024 Grow Log

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Here is a picture of my 2024 seedlings in their trays. I’m a little late starting my grow log for the year as I have been busy so this is just a quick pic post to get things started. The largest plants in this pic are a green stem burley variety that I purchased locally as transplants years ago. I recently realized that it is likely my favorite burley variety I have grown thus far after trying some that I grew last year. I have somewhat neglected the variety (labeled as “burley” when I purchased it) as I had some trouble curing it years ago. I am attempting to make up for that neglect now…

 

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Same plants, 4 days later

 

[manfisher]

Looking good! As a first season grower trying to absorb as much info as possible, what was your watering/fertilizing routine for those beauties, they look really healthy!

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

Looking good! As a first season grower trying to absorb as much info as possible, what was your watering/fertilizing routine for those beauties, they look really healthy!

I have only watered them twice. Bottom watering and let them sit in the water until the top of all cells is saturated then remove the flat from the water and let any excess drain off. On of my waterings I used miracle grow plant food (the all purpose blue water soluble stuff that is 24-8-16) one tablespoon for a gallon of water. They are in a bay window that gets plenty of sun. But I kept them covered with a plastic flat cover until I felt they were big enough to handle the ways of the inside of my house in the bay window…ha.

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

Looking good! As a first season grower trying to absorb as much info as possible, what was your watering/fertilizing routine for those beauties, they look really healthy!

I will say though, all the seed I’m growing has been grown on my property before and I collected seed from plants I allowed to flower and bagged. Some believe this helps the seed grow better in your particular conditions (some being my dad) though I don’t know if there is any evidence to back this up. Varieties I have done this to do seem to grow more easily in my conditions though it may just be me gaining growing experience each year…

 

[manfisher]

I have only watered them twice. Bottom watering and let them sit in the water until the top of all cells is saturated then remove the flat from the water and let any excess drain off. On of my waterings I used miracle grow plant food (the all purpose blue water soluble stuff that is 24-8-16) one tablespoon for a gallon of water. They are in a bay window that gets plenty of sun. But I kept them covered with a plastic flat cover until I felt they were big enough to handle the ways of the inside of my house in the bay window…ha.

Great info, thanks!

 

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Plants 5/3/24

 

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I cut back to 144 plants this year. Mostly flue cure varieties (bright, v.gold, African red) in an effort to stock up my flue cure reserves and perfect my technique though I will likely need another chamber or a clever way to flue cure everything with the means I have. Also growing Krumovgrad, Prilep, my now f6 hybrid and a local unknown green stem burley that is proving itself to possibly be my favorite burley I have encountered thus far.

 

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And my dads buckeye red. Hopefully he has a better year than last (plants struggled and he didn’t harvest any as they were not worth the trouble…likely drought.)

 

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From left to right: Costello, Krumovgrad & Prilep (same row), Bright leaf, African red & f6 hybrid (same row), 2 rows of local burley, Virginia gold.

 

[kaida]

From left to right: Costello, Krumovgrad & Prilep (same row), Bright leaf, African red & f6 hybrid (same row), 2 rows of local burley, Virginia gold.
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very nice!! may i ask you what is the average round the ball park yield for 100 to 150 plus plants for you??

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

very nice!! may i ask you what is the average round the ball park yield for 100 to 150 plus plants for you??

To be honest, I have no idea. It is all for personal use so I have never really attempted to weigh my entire yield…maybe I will keep better tabs on it this year.

 

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Growing

 

[cigarillofingers]

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What's your irrigation setup? Do you hand water or have you installed something like a soaker hose?

 

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What's your irrigation setup? Do you hand water or have you installed something like a soaker hose?

If we get a decent amount of rain I do nothing. If conditions are dry I may drag a hose out ( about 500 feet worth connected to frost proof yard hydrant) and water. In the off season, we spread manure on the fields (chicken, quail, occasionally horse).

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

This keeps happening almost every year now. (Costello) Early bloomers and I’m not sure why. Have had about 10 days of very hot weather with about an inch of rain during…beats me.

 

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my dads “buckeye red”

 

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Plants at night

 

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Veggies and baccy:
Dads buckeye red:

 

[Tuco The Ugly]

Man, both patches look amazing. Hoe for weeding?