DGBAMA first grow

[Rickey60]

Maybe a dumb question, but what is silver river used for, pipe, CIG, cigar? That is a nice plant.

 

[DGBAMA]

Maybe a dumb question, but what is silver river used for, pipe, CIG, cigar? That is a nice plant.

The true classification of SR is a bit of a mystery. There is a whole thread about it here somewhere. Member Skychaser's business (Northwest Tobacco Seed) has it listed as a white stemmed Burley. Most will agree that it cures easily and takes minimal aging to be a good smoke exec by itself.

 

[DGBAMA]

Forecast is looking good for the next ten days. We're due some sun shine. That silver river is a good looking plant. Have you smoked any lugs yet?

Tried the SR last night. See comment on the kiln thread.

 

[DGBAMA]

Someone here said there was a certain satisfaction in needing a stepladder to bag seed heads and they are right. Just never expected it to be for the Izmir.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Damm they are Nice Mine only got to 5 ft

 

[Chicken]

that patch looks real good,

i like the weed barrier you laid down, but you got a lot of grass,

if you go with a 2'nd grow id kill that grass this winter,

i got me a lot of grass, to kill this winter,

 

[DGBAMA]

that patch looks real good,

i like the weed barrier you laid down, but you got a lot of grass,

if you go with a 2'nd grow id kill that grass this winter,

i got me a lot of grass, to kill this winter,

The weed barrier was not wide enough to cover the width of the terrace sections. Was too cheap to buy enough to cover the gap. The soil is only a couple inches deep where the grass is. The baccy is in fill dirt/topsoil. This whole patch is on the side of a hill of red clay and rock. But I have no level ground in my yard so I made it work.

 

[DGBAMA]

Here we go with first attempt at curing.

 

[workhorse_01]

That crock pot has a long way to go. You blew me away this year. I'm glad for you, everyone needs a good first crop.

 

[Rickey60]

Someone here said there was a certain satisfaction in needing a stepladder to bag seed heads and they are right. Just never expected it to be for the Izmir.

Damn, that is one beautiful picture.

 

[DGBAMA]

Couple update pics of the patches. Priming #2 of the SR today and starting second run of the flue cure chamber.w

 

[deluxestogie]

Congratulations on your tobacco and your 1000[sup]th[/sup] post.

Bob

 

[Rickey60]

Nice looking plants.. What kind is that in the second photo?
Rick

 

[leverhead]

Very nice! The Silver River is almost an ornamental even without flowers.

 

[DGBAMA]

Nice looking plants.. What kind is that in the second photo?
Rick

Second pix front is silver river. By far my favorite looking grower and really like the first flue cured samples. The tallest are every bit of 7ft.

Thanks Bob. Did not even realize the post count.

 

[Rickey60]

Second pix front is silver river. By far my favorite looking grower and really like the first flue cured samples.

Are you going to use the silver river in a gigarette blind? I was thinking of growing a few next year for the burley in my blind. Looks like a winner to me, and from the posts I have read about it it smokes good right after color cure. What do you think?


Rick

 

[DGBAMA]

The flue cured is good by itself in a cig. Very unique flavor....in a good way. have not blended any yet. AAA

 

[Rickey60]

The flue cured is good by itself in a cig. Very unique flavor....in a good way. have not blended any yet. AAA

Sorry, don't know what AAA is. Please excuse my dumbness.

 

[DGBAMA]

Have to add to the SR description. Gave a cig from it to a friend this morning, told him nothing of the variety just that it was my first cured; his first comment was "this is good is there menthol in it?"

I don't notice it but i normally smoke a strong menthol.f

 

[DGBAMA]

Sorry, don't know what AAA is. Please excuse my dumbness.

Smart phone typo. Could not delete.