Boboro's 2013 grow log.

[Rickey60]

Are you growing enough to last you until next year? How much do you think you will get this year?
Rick

 

[Chicken]

boboro's got a good ammount,,,

it will proablly last if he dont share with the locals,

 

[Boboro]

I never weigh it ,but I figger 1 box a week. Last year I had around 52 boxes,but know the ol'lady has started smokein so Ill need more. I think Ill have enuff but I wont start smokin this crop till August of next year. It looks like we will have 5 days of mid 90s and sun comein so maybe it will dry and I can get it out of the way.

 

[johnlee1933]

I never weigh it ,but I figger 1 box a week. Last year I had around 52 boxes,but know the ol'lady has started smokein so Ill need more. I think Ill have enuff but I wont start smokin this crop till August of next year. It looks like we will have 5 days of mid 90s and sun comein so maybe it will dry and I can get it out of the way.

You got any idea of how much you save per year?

John

 

[Boboro]

I did weigh a few and they were beetween 1 and 1/2 pd. Midrib box and all.This was crispy dry.

 

[workhorse_01]

Boboro, did you bag your first crop? or did you top it, and grow the sucker crop for seed? I thought about doing that until the rain forest opened up. Then I thought best to go on and get my seed first.

 

[Boboro]

I baged the 1st. ones. The ones that took off.Its startin to look good!

 

[workhorse_01]

Yeah get the guaranteed ones, me too.

 

[Knucklehead]

Beautiful leaf Boboro. Does it darken up as it ages? I let my leaf go to yellow then brown and then took them inside the house to dry the stems, but they still look kind of light colored.

 

[Boboro]

It will if you put it in the kiln. this ant goin in thir. It will be smoked right outta the box.

 

[Boboro]

I do use the kiln to dry the midrib and to bring it in to case,but don't kiln it. My boxes were 1 to 1 1/2 lb. I hope to cut a lot to day, got rained out yesterday And will be gittin the shed ready for the heater tomorrow. Ill be getting rid of some more trees in march. I need more sun on the curein shed.

 

[Knucklehead]

Do you not kiln at all? I'll be naturally aging mine unless I get a wild hair and build kiln this winter. Do you stay a year ahead on the aging?

 

[Boboro]

Build a kiln to dry steam and bring bacca in to case. I will kiln bacca If I just get in a hurry to try sumthan. But I just give most of it a year to age. cause I can.

 

[Boboro]

I come out of the patch feelin like a fly trap. Little sick buzz and all.

 

[Chicken]

a kiln would take that bad weather out of the question,

i would prefer to air cure my crop. but after last years wet weather and me getting some mold,

it would take a very special built shed for me to air-cure, [ a shed i plan on making next year ]

 

[Boboro]

I hope the heater comes today. I worked on buildin the floor yesterday. I would have finished it but I had some rain.

 

[Chicken]

I hope the heater comes today. I worked on buildin the floor yesterday. I would have finished it but I had some rain.

when i build my curing shed, im thinking of leaving the floor '' sand'' so i can wet it with the water hose, for humidity.

 

[Boboro]

I already had the jouist just had to frame it up and put the plywood on. Most of the floor is dirt. I had to cover the low side to dry it out. The wood stove got here and the door was broke off. Not a bad problem. It looks perty good for what it is.

 

[Boboro]

Am putin this bich in my curein shed tomorrow.

 

[Chicken]

looks good, but you gotta stay on top of it, to keep the fire lit,

im gonna use a POT BELLY stove when i build mine,