AmaxB
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Nice photos Squeezy will knock on wood for the plants remaining...Let the powers that be grant them a fat life and you the pleasure of enjoying them!
Squeezyjohn's 2013 UK Grow Blog
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Markw
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Looking good there John, I just hope that the weaather stays good for us this year all of mine are out as well.
Yeah and us damn yanks do a bit of that too. Course we do it in long john's.
workhorse_01
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Yankees are the ones who come down south and spend money.(we love them) Damn Yankees are the ones who buy property wont go home, and try to change it here to what it was where they left! LOL
Yeah and us damn yanks do a bit of that too. Course we do it in long john's.
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squeezyjohn
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Just had a quick check on everything this evening on returning from a family break in Wales (amazing weather - sandy beaches - climbed a mountain with the kids!)
... and ... it's all doing OK considering I haven't been nannying it for the last 5 days. I watered the plants in for 2 days then went away.
The Rustica is 99% fine and seems to have toughened up in the ground ... it's still looking a little spindly but is healthy apart from being a bit tall.
And the Tabacum varieties are mostly OK - a few of the smaller plants didn't get through the transplanting process and have withered and died but the rest seem to be getting their water from the soil. There's a few holes in leaves - mainly towards the edge of the plot - so I think it must be slugs and snails. Hopefully once the leaves get a bit tougher they'll leave them alone. I'll put copper rings around if it gets any worse though, slugs and snails are our worst enemies over here.
Cheers
Squeezy
... and ... it's all doing OK considering I haven't been nannying it for the last 5 days. I watered the plants in for 2 days then went away.
The Rustica is 99% fine and seems to have toughened up in the ground ... it's still looking a little spindly but is healthy apart from being a bit tall.
And the Tabacum varieties are mostly OK - a few of the smaller plants didn't get through the transplanting process and have withered and died but the rest seem to be getting their water from the soil. There's a few holes in leaves - mainly towards the edge of the plot - so I think it must be slugs and snails. Hopefully once the leaves get a bit tougher they'll leave them alone. I'll put copper rings around if it gets any worse though, slugs and snails are our worst enemies over here.
Cheers
Squeezy
squeezyjohn
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Yup - definitely slugs!
Copper rings are now installed around the plants - only one has had the growing tip eaten off so not too drastic.
Interesting to note that the slugs definitely preferred some varieties to others. They went crazy for the Dark Virginia leaf and the Del Gold - but left the Yellow Twist Bud and Black Stalk Mammoth alone ... they've also not touched the Rustica.
Worth remembering for next time.
Copper rings are now installed around the plants - only one has had the growing tip eaten off so not too drastic.
Interesting to note that the slugs definitely preferred some varieties to others. They went crazy for the Dark Virginia leaf and the Del Gold - but left the Yellow Twist Bud and Black Stalk Mammoth alone ... they've also not touched the Rustica.
Worth remembering for next time.
Since your varieties are likely grouped, another explanation might be location. Access to hiding places during the day (proximity to leaf debris, stones, walls, etc.) might render those locations at a greater risk for slugs.
Bob
squeezyjohn
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Good point Bob.
I did sort of take that in to consideration - the slugs are most likely coming from the fence area between plots and the rows go at right-angles to that fence so there is one or two of each variety at the end of the row that's been in the firing line - the YTB might not be as easy for them to chew as the tasty leaves are already a few inches up on the tall stalk whereas the Del Gold and Dark Virginia still have their leaves touching the ground.
Anyway - I'll check later today to see if the copper rings are working ... they usually only let slugs in if they have a bridge of leaf or other debris to cross over the copper.
I did sort of take that in to consideration - the slugs are most likely coming from the fence area between plots and the rows go at right-angles to that fence so there is one or two of each variety at the end of the row that's been in the firing line - the YTB might not be as easy for them to chew as the tasty leaves are already a few inches up on the tall stalk whereas the Del Gold and Dark Virginia still have their leaves touching the ground.
Anyway - I'll check later today to see if the copper rings are working ... they usually only let slugs in if they have a bridge of leaf or other debris to cross over the copper.
And I understand they like beer
squeezyjohn
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We take our beer seriously here in England ... and the slugs aren't getting any of mine!
workhorse_01
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We have a old joke here in the southern refrigeration world.... Do you know why britt's like warm beer? because they use Lucas oil in the compressors! (you gotta be a A/C man to get it)
Sounds like you Chicken and Boboro are brothers from a different mother. LOL
squeezyjohn
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I have to admit to being a little bit sad about this part of the growing season. Apart from a few checks from time to time to make sure everything is going OK and a bit of sucker removal - I feel like the next bit is to go away for 2 months and come back when they're ready! It's certainly a lot more hands-off than the germination and growing on part.
Brown Thumb
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I spend a lot of time Watching Mine Grow while drinking beer while sitting on the tractor.
Honest after a rain I have seen them grow a few inches.
AmaxB
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AmaxB
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Hell man they grow in the rain trying to get to that BEER you got!I spend a lot of time Watching Mine Grow while drinking beer while sitting on the tractor.
Honest after a rain I have seen them grow a few inches.
Ben Brand
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Must say you lot in the UK got BALLS growing tobacco.
Lived in the UK for 3 years, Litchfield, Midlands, and what I can recall the most was the s....t weather, 4 seasons in one day. Went back April last year for my sons wedding, and with my luck, the UK had the most rain in a hundred years.
But I must say, a beautiful country, rich in history and tradition.
Good luck with your crop.
Ben
Lived in the UK for 3 years, Litchfield, Midlands, and what I can recall the most was the s....t weather, 4 seasons in one day. Went back April last year for my sons wedding, and with my luck, the UK had the most rain in a hundred years.
But I must say, a beautiful country, rich in history and tradition.
Good luck with your crop.
Ben
And that's why they drink so much beer...
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