Turkish Video of Harvesting
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Aaron
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just a thought, but the side pieces on a wiper blade are fairly stout and already have a little notch at one end. you would just need to file a point at the other end.
Why don't you think to use a knitting needle ? Get a medium fine knitting needle (prefarably metal also woodens may work). Pull off the end of the needle and make a notch at the end with a saw ? I dont know the exact name 
(a saw used for sawing metals).
(a saw used for sawing metals).
leverhead
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We call it a hack saw.
leverhead
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I just looked, knitting needles go from .5 mm up. 1.5 mm (about 1/16") might still be too small to make a notch in, 2-2.5 mm might be better.
Yes they might work but I'm still leaning toward flat stock of some kind. I'm guessing the thin dimension will aid in not messing up leaves and the wide dimension will be easier to cut a notch. I have a cutoff disc and arbor for my Dremel tool that I think will make a good notch and it is very controllable Plus if I mess it up I can just cutoff the mistake and try again. You'd be surprised how much "cut" there is in my "cut and try".
John
John
leverhead
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I agree with the flat stock idea. Mess things up? I've never messed up anything, this week, yet.
Steve
Steve
Folks, I found something on the net.
This needle is from Switzerland. A wide flat tobacco needle with a hole at the end. (price € 18.17 very expensive for a needle)
And this is the homemade German style
This needle is from Switzerland. A wide flat tobacco needle with a hole at the end. (price € 18.17 very expensive for a needle
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And this is the homemade German style
leverhead
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istanbulin,
The discussion about kilning over in the "leaf size" thread, has made me think about something I saw in this video. At 9:45 in the video, there's a plastic covered round topped structure that has leaf on the ground and hung close to the ground. Is that kilning/ artificial aging? Or is it something else?
The discussion about kilning over in the "leaf size" thread, has made me think about something I saw in this video. At 9:45 in the video, there's a plastic covered round topped structure that has leaf on the ground and hung close to the ground. Is that kilning/ artificial aging? Or is it something else?
It's a different type of arrangement for sun-curing. By a plastic cover it's easier to control humidity. By this they're capturing humidity inside (when needed) to avoid from flash or green dried leaves.
Sun curing really needs too much experience, for a new grower it contains a lot of risks like losing the crop (green drying). Now, I'm trying to write something for you here about sun-curing but it's very difficult with a smal scale crop (for home growers).
marksctm
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Bob, in the first post of this thread you state you think the tobacco is Izmir in the video.
How many strains of Izmir are there?
I'm asking because in the video, the plants are so small, and the Izmir I have is so large.
If it's been asked, I apologize,
Thanks
How many strains of Izmir are there?
I'm asking because in the video, the plants are so small, and the Izmir I have is so large.
If it's been asked, I apologize,
Thanks
What is your spacing for the izmir? Traditional turkish spacing is 3-4 inches between plants and 15-17 inches between rows. More spacing makes for larger plants.
Bob (gotcha)
instanbulin,
Including the numbered Smyrnas with the Izmir, there are at least eight that I know of. I've grown Izmir Ozbas and Smyrna 9. I know of a Smyrna 23, "yellow Smyrna," Izmir Incekara, Izmir Gavurkoy, Izmir Akhisar, Black Shank Tolerant Smyrna. Some variant of Izmir is grown in Lebanon.
Bob
Including the numbered Smyrnas with the Izmir, there are at least eight that I know of. I've grown Izmir Ozbas and Smyrna 9. I know of a Smyrna 23, "yellow Smyrna," Izmir Incekara, Izmir Gavurkoy, Izmir Akhisar, Black Shank Tolerant Smyrna. Some variant of Izmir is grown in Lebanon.
Bob
skychaser
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I grew that last year. It is very similar to Ozbas but grows and matures faster. I sent Emre some seed and he was going to grow it out and try to identify what strain it is. He really couldn't tell from my picts.
Chris, I have grown Ozbas twice and the Lebanese once and both got to 6 feet+ with leaves as large as yours. No extra fertilizer, planted at 2' spacing.
Sky
marksctm
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I knew of 2 types of Izmir, Ozbas, and Lebanese that Paul has.
The type in the video looks as if you could strip it like a sprig of rosemary.
I like how it grows in the nice tight column.
looking forward to tasting them.
Thanks Bob,
That's what I planted mine at. 2' and didn't use any fertilizer and just rain water this year.
And the size compared to the Izmir in video threw me.
I didn't think spacing would account for a 5' foot difference in size and thought there had to be different strains other than the 2 I knew about.
It is a tall Izmir, (over 6' and counting) and shot above everything else when planted.
Now everything has caught up to it.
Thanks Sky,
leverhead
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I planted my Ozbas 16" row to row and 3" plant to plant, they average not quite 4' tall. Just in plain soil that had been grass.
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