My window, balcony and garden: 2026 @johnny108

[johnny108]

Aztec back ups are doing well.
Which is good, since the Brasilia-7 started flowering in the seedling tray, and didn’t get planted in the field.

 

[vktr]

> This is also how small I transplant my seedlings- it’s easier to handle them, early, as there are fewer roots to break.

True but the downside is you will never know which of them would be the strongest. I prefer piling them in and then pick the best one. In other words let them compete.

 

[hayfield311]

Aztec back ups are doing well.
Which is good, since the Brasilia-7 started flowering in the seedling tray, and didn’t get planted in the field.
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if you don't mind me asking, what do you do with Aztec? I cant imagine smoking that stuff. Too much for me

 

[johnny108]

if you don't mind me asking, what do you do with Aztec? I cant imagine smoking that stuff. Too much for me

I use it as an addition to chewing tobacco.
I’ve also made it into fine cut tobacco for smoking in small bowl Japanese kiseru pipes.

I also roll a few cigarettes for a coworker who believes a straight Aztec cigarette is the perfect first cigarette of the morning.
(He’s a 2-pack per day smoker).

 

[johnny108]

> This is also how small I transplant my seedlings- it’s easier to handle them, early, as there are fewer roots to break.

True but the downside is you will never know which of them would be the strongest. I prefer piling them in and then pick the best one. In other words let them compete.

But I am getting the ones that handle transplantation the best. Usually one or two just aren’t that great at final transplant time.
I tend to not bother with them.
Less competition among themselves, and more competition against the environment.
(Northern Germany is not known for tobacco for a reason. My wife says I should take up an easier plant to grow in this area, I suggested cactus, and she rolled her eyes.)