Wruk53 2025 Grow Log

[wruk53]

Pepperoni rolls for Superbowl Sunday, my wife is on her way to the store for wings.

GO CHIEFS!!!!

 

[ShiniKoroshi]

Java Besuki and Vuelta Abajo seedlings are coming along okay.

2 weeks from transplant for One Sucker and Yellow Pryor.

The weather here has been sunny and warm with daytime highs in the mid-eighties and nights in the sixties.

Wow, you have this down to a science. Excellent growing!

 

[wruk53]

I set up a row of 28 containers for the cigar varieties this morning. My seedlings should be ready to transplant in a week or two.

 

[wruk53]

Transplanted Java Besuki and Vuelta Abajo this morning. They could have stood another week in the tray, but I think they'll be okay.

The middle row is supposedly Yellow Pryor, but they look suspiciously like One Sucker. I thought I was being very careful, but I may have inadvertently grabbed the wrong set of sprouts when I planted them. There are 2 plants out of the 25 that look completely different from the others. The closeup of the 2 plants shows the difference. The closeup of the single plant is one of the odd ones. 3 weeks from transplant.

It'll be okay either way, OS is my go-to dark variety anyway.

 

[wruk53]

One week from transplant for the cigar varieties, four weeks for One Sucker. I pruned 3-4 leaves from the bottom of all the OS a few days ago.

 

[wruk53]

Weekly update. Five weeks from transplant for the 48 OS and 2 Yellow Pryor. Two weeks for the cigar varieties.

A plate of beef fried rice cooked in an oven type air fryer.

 

[wruk53]

I noticed that the Vuelta Abajo is suckering already. Does anyone know if this is common for this variety? The Java Besuki looks normal so far.

 

[MadFarmer]

I noticed that the Vuelta Abajo is suckering already. Does anyone know if this is common for this variety? The Java Besuki looks normal so far.

My 2022 crop did this early while I was out of town.

 

[wruk53]

One sucker at 6 weeks, cigar varieties at 3 weeks.

 

[wruk53]

One Sucker is beginning to form buds at 7 weeks as usual. I'll top them in a week or two.

The cigar varieties at 4 weeks from transplant.

So far, this has been a mostly trouble-free grow with minimal pest damage and no disease.

 

[Faltown]

What's the mixture you're planting in?

 

[wruk53]

What's the mixture you're planting in?

Pure cypress mulch fed daily with soluble fertilizer dissolved in water.

 

[ShiniKoroshi]

Pure cypress mulch fed daily with soluble fertilizer dissolved in water.

Are you using a dosing pump (like a Dosatron) or mixing by hand and bucket?

 

[wruk53]

Every morning, I mix one heaping tablespoon of MG for tomatoes and about a half teaspoon of Epsom salts into a five-gallon bucket filled with water and using a small soda can (7.5 ounces) with the top cut off, I pour a can full over the center shoot of each plant. The solution runs down the plant to the roots resulting in foliar and root feeding. This is a fairly weak solution, and I've never had any kind of damage from pouring it over the shoots and leaves. I took readings of the solution with a water quality tester, EC=1500, TDS=750 and PH=6.6.

 

[wruk53]

Are you using a dosing pump (like a Dosatron) or mixing by hand and bucket?

See explanation above.

 

[wruk53]

The main crop of One-Sucker at 8 weeks. I'll top them in the next few days.
The close-up picture of the broader leaf plant is what I believe to be Yellow Pryor. It's a nice plant that looks like it will give a good yield, I have 2 of those.
The cigar varieties at 5 weeks.
We've had some really nice weather the past few weeks, clear and breezy with low humidity and moderate temperatures.

 

[wruk53]

Before and after topping One-Sucker. I topped them down to about a twelve-inch leaf, some plants were left with 8 leaves and others as many as 12, average leaf count is about 10. Some of the lower leaves are almost ripe.

The cigar varieties are growing well. The two close-up pictures show the difference between Java Besuki and Vuelta Abajo. The VA leaf has ruffled edges and are a little broader.

 

[ShiniKoroshi]

Very nice looking leaves.

 

[wruk53]

One-Sucker at 9 weeks from transplant, they were topped 4 days ago.

Six weeks from transplant for the cigar varieties. Vuelta Abajo is budding and will need to be topped in a week or so.

We had a little bit of rain late yesterday afternoon, it's warm and humid today.

I had intended to grow equal amounts of One-Sucker and Yellow Pryor, but I screwed it up somehow and wound up with 48 OS and only 2 YP. The YP looks healthy and should yield enough to give me an idea of whether I want to grow it again.

 

[wruk53]

One-Sucker at 10 weeks from transplant and 11 days from topping. I might prime a few leaves from each plant later on after the dew dries. The RH, according to the 2-week forecast, varies wildly. So, they will be boxed for color curing.

The Vuelta Abajo was topped a few days ago. The Java Besuki will be topped in a few days.