Tobaccofieldsforever 2025 Grow Log

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

So a little late on starting this years grow log but here are the plants thus far
From left to right:
Row 1: Krumovgrad (foreground), African red
Row 2: African red
Row 3: African red(background), local green stem burley (foreground)
Row 4: local green stem burley
Row 5: local green stem burley (background) small patch of Prilep.
Row 6: my hybrid in its 7th consecutive grow out.

 

[Hemlock]

So a little late on starting this years grow log but here are the plants thus far
From left to right:
Row 1: Krumovgrad (foreground), African red
Row 2: African red
Row 3: African red(background), local green stem burley (foreground)
Row 4: local green stem burley
Row 5: local green stem burley (background) small patch of Prilep.
Row 6: my hybrid in its 7th consecutive grow out.

That's one heck of a field. Lots of space and sunshine. What's the hybrid variety?

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

That's one heck of a field. Lots of space and sunshine. What's the hybrid variety?

Thank you and it is that green stem burley crossed with Virginia bright leaf.

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

Plants on Tuesday.

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

So I have noticed a fair amount of this (pictured) in both my African red and green stem burley varieties. I believe it is referred to as frenching and possibly a symptom of some sort of nutrient deficiency? Cannot be corrected in any way at this point? In my experience plants that suffer from this prematurely yellow are under developed and in the past I have often just not harvested said plants. However I am worried it will be a much bigger issue this season. I think I am to blame due to poor crop rotation that kind of just happened “acccidentally”. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[The Haroo ln]

Try giving it a balanced fertilizer, something along the lines of 20-20-20 npk

 

[johnny108]

So I have noticed a fair amount of this (pictured) in both my African red and green stem burley varieties. I believe it is referred to as frenching and possibly a symptom of some sort of nutrient deficiency? Cannot be corrected in any way at this point? In my experience plants that suffer from this prematurely yellow are under developed and in the past I have often just not harvested said plants. However I am worried it will be a much bigger issue this season. I think I am to blame due to poor crop rotation that kind of just happened “acccidentally”. Any help would be appreciated.
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Are the veins on the underside of the leaf darkening?

 

[deluxestogie]

Do you have soil test results from the past 12 months? Can you check the soil pH?

The cupping of upper leaf can be the result of Ca++ deficiency in the plant. That is usually attributable to a soil pH out of ideal range, rather than a deficit of calcium in the soil. I'm not sure I see frenching in the single photo. A microbial pathogen is possible, though I can't say much from the photo.

In general, adding fertilizer this late in the season delays ripening and harvest.

Bob

 

[Knucklehead]

Calcium Deficiency | Tobacco Diagnostic Key | NC State

See 'Corrective Measures'. Early topping seems to be the best plan in this stage of development.

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

In general, adding fertilizer this late in the season delays ripening and harvest.

That was what I thought. No I have never had the soil tested here. I know it is a good idea but I have just never done it. We will see how much any of this matters after today’s severe thunderstorm. About 2.5” of rain in 20 minutes and most of my plants have been blown over. Can’t really get into garden to fix them either as I just sink in the mud. See picture below. Is it worth trying to straighten and stake 100 plants or should I just let them go? I usually straighten them out and use driveway marker poles and zip ties but I’ve never had to fix ALL of my plants before. This usually happens later to larger plants as well but In my experience, they don’t usually stand back up either the top of the plant just starts growing straight up. What would y’all do?

 

[deluxestogie]

I'm seeing most of the stalks tilted about 30°, even though their top leaf is flopped further. I would suggest just leaving them as is. They will maintain their 30° tilt as a group, while the upper third of each plant will resume vertical growth.

Bob

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

Looking much better today

 

[Hemlock]

Looks like a resilient bunch

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

Plants are doing well. Seem to be buried in aphids and hornworms. I smashed AT LEAST 20 worms of the size pictured and many more to come I feel. I always try to avoid chemicals but is there any way (brushing aphids off leaves or a “safe” chemical) to control aphids that isn’t too chemically, they are worse than I’ve ever seen them and so are the horn worms. I have BT but I may just go through and smash the worms.

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

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Plants are doing well. Seem to be buried in aphids and hornworms. I smashed AT LEAST 20 worms of the size pictured and many more to come I feel. I always try to avoid chemicals but is there any way (brushing aphids off leaves or a “safe” chemical) to control aphids that isn’t too chemically, they are worse than I’ve ever seen them and so are the horn worms. I have BT but I may just go through and smash the worms.

would going through my plants and manually removing aphids just be a waste of time? Maybe using a paint brush and brushing them all off??

 

[Knucklehead]

would going through my plants and manually removing aphids just be a waste of time? Maybe using a paint brush and brushing them all off??

You can hose them off if you can get a garden hose to them. My patch was located away from a garden hose so what I would do is prime a batch, take them to the house, and wash them off while the leaves were still fresh and crisp, then hang. Then go back for another batch. Nice clean leaves. I use imidacloprid that would run out near the end of the season so there wasn't much aphid damage to the leaves, they just needed a good hosing off so I wasn't smoking nasty aphids.

 

[Knucklehead]

You can hose them off if you can get a garden hose to them. My patch was located away from a garden hose so what I would do is prime a batch, take them to the house, and wash them off while the leaves were still fresh and crisp, then hang. Then go back for another batch. Nice clean leaves. I use imidacloprid that would run out near the end of the season so there wasn't much aphid damage to the leaves, they just needed a good hosing off so I wasn't smoking nasty aphids.

A paint brush works after curing and drying but while the leaves are green and sticky the paint brush just sorta smears things around.

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

I can get a garden hose out there from my farm hydrant. Have few hundred feet that I put together…ha. I will give it a try…thank you. Getting hit hard with pests and disease this season. Glad I grew more than I planned!

 

[Hemlock]

I can get a garden hose out there from my farm hydrant. Have few hundred feet that I put together…ha. I will give it a try…thank you. Getting hit hard with pests and disease this season. Glad I grew more than I planned! View attachment 56760

Great looking patch!