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[leverhead]

I thought it looks like Dorothy's screen door.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Started beheading and bagging today after beetle picking.
Dang jap beetles everywhere.
Some of the Plants are close to 5 ft. The leaf is looking nice.
If all keeps going in the right direction it looks like a better yr than last yr.
Any ideas on what is going on with my leaf tips. I would think it is too early to be turning ripe.

 

[DGBAMA]

plants are looking great. I am bagging some this weekend too. Compared some notes with last year, and have a lot of budding at about 5 leaves per plant less this year; something going on with the early flowering for a lot of us. My havanah is budding at only about 15 leaves compared to 20-22 last year.

Yellow tips could be the potassium defeciency talked about here:
http://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/4471-Need-some-help-wierd-brown-holes-in-leaf/page3

 

[Brown Thumb]

Thanks DG, that looks like it. I guess there is nothing I can do about it. Most if the plants have it on a leaf or two.
I don't keep track of the leaf count, last years dwarfs make these look like monsters except for a few, the harrow velvet is taking its time and so is the hickory Pryor. Almost everything is going to bud.

 

[Knucklehead]

Early budding here also. Most of my Orientals and Cuban varieties are already bagged, two plants per variety. I just bagged my second cigar wrapper variety today. My Burley and Flue Cure are just plain not growing. I still can't figure out what's going on there. The Dark varieties are coming on but still slow.

That's a great patch. I'd take that any day.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Just read that topping early should help with the potassium defeciency.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Thanks Knucks.

 

[POGreen]

Awesome lookin' field of backer.
One of my PickledHerring's is willing to take a ride to Pa.
If backerplants would freeze to death on a flight to here ( BigBonner) , wouldn't it be possible to send CannedHerring the US of A and keep you alive ?

 

[Brown Thumb]

I figured I would post some pics of The Early budding plants and sizes. Tried earlier with the I phone and gave up.
Row 1 Hickory Pryor Budding at 30 inches


Row 2 Harrow Velvet Budding at 24 inches


Row 3 Perique Budding at 30 inches


Row 4 White Mammoth Topped to 47 inches


Row 5 Bonanza Budding at 40 inches


Row 6 White Stem Orinoco Topped to 54 inches


Row 7 Frog Eye topped to 56 inches


Row 8 Gold Dollar Topped to 57 inches


Row 9 Bright leaf budding at 45 inches


Row 10 Havana 142 Budding at 22 inches

 

[Rickey60]

Very nice and healthy plants. So far only my VBL is budding anywhere from 28 to 30 inches. Great job on your grow. I figure your getting your curing plans together.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Very nice and healthy plants. So far only my VBL is budding anywhere from 28 to 30 inches. Great job on your grow. I figure your getting your curing plans together.

Thank you, Rickey
I haven't decided if I am going to stalk cure the burly or hang the leaf. I guess it matters on how much time I have. Plenty of room for either since the
The rest will be flue cured in the walk in cooler.

 

[Rickey60]

Your walk-in cooler did you a good job last year did'nt it. I'm building a new one this year. I needed a better box and a little bigger. I am looking forward to following your cure this year.

 

[grgfinney]

Your baccy patch is looking good buddy

 

[Brown Thumb]

Thanks Greg,
Got hit Good the other night, one fatality, the Havana plant that I saved after the cutworm cut it in half and I put a rock on the stem to hold her together.
The other one that got cut in half is doing good since I planted her.
The bamboo held them up good only one went over a little bit but lost some leaf.

 

[POGreen]

Were they hit by Arthur ?

 

[Brown Thumb]

Were they hit by Arthur ?

Not Arthur.
He came thru yesterday afternoon. No storms, Just windy not as bad as the night before.

 

[POGreen]

Right.
Was Arthur bad where he hit ?

 

[Brown Thumb]

Right.
Was Arthur bad where he hit ?

Don't honestly know. I was busy picking jap beetles, zip tying plants, Drinking Beer, lighting fireworks. I don't watch much tv. I only go on my computer at work and cHeck out the news there. Other wise I am on my dumb phone from time to time.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Del Gold is starting to do something.
I restarted these 3 Times due to mold and were planted much later the Big Ones that had hair cuts.
Will be interesting to see when they bud.

 

[DGBAMA]

They look good, and still plenty of time.

Will be interesting to see the flowing time. I have been wondering if those of us that have had early blooming simply started seed too early. It was a long winter and everyone was antsy to get started, even in February. If those bloom normally, I will for sure wait longer to start seed next year.