Van's second try in the season

[Van]

Very nice looking plants.
Oldfella

Thank you i believe its my greenest grow so far.
They are daily checked for critters and what nots.

 

[Van]

My mistery tobacco started poking their heads out.

 

[Van]

I have to move them away from each other now, they are starting to overlap

The same fertiliser, light and water ratio but the darker plants have only sandy soil and the lighter have poting soil mixed with sandy soil.

 

[Alpine]

Are they all the same strain?

pier

 

[Van]

Are they all the same strain?

pier

At this point I wish I knew.
Some seedlings were mixed up when my daughter decided to help transplant.
I think my little dutch were left on the operating floor after the operation.
My 9 year old scrub nurse are highly qualified. She sometimes takes the operation into her own hands. So I hope to identify some as they grow but i am a novice in that department.
I enjoy the time spend with her to much to make a big deal out of it.
I only think my broadleaf are pure strain the rest are semi-hybrid. I must say 9 out of 10 of my cigars are not to bad taste wise so im happy with the strains i do have..............all that ranting where I could have replied with ....i dont know

 

[Van]

They are starting to strech a bit.

Think the darker might be my broadleaf now that the leaves are bigger.

The banana for scale did not want to balance on the leaf. So I used a matchbox.
They are the best looking leaf so far, I hope for some wrappers.
The roof sheating is clear corugated perspex that is 8 years old and a bit discoloured, so there are some shade factor.

 

[Knucklehead]

View attachment 40782

The leaf cupping on the pale green plants is indicative of a nutrient deficiency such as calcium.

Calcium Deficiency | Tobacco Diagnostic Key | NC State

Nutrient deficiency diagnosis

Tobacco Diagnostic Key | p1 | NC State

 

[Van]

The leaf cupping on the pale green plants is indicative of a nutrient deficiency such as calcium.

Calcium Deficiency | Tobacco Diagnostic Key | NC State

Nutrient deficiency diagnosis

Tobacco Diagnostic Key | p1 | NC State

Thank you for the info.
I really apreciate it.
This is my first container and indoor try so I have been using liquid fertiliser.
My sister inlaw works for a leaf distribution company (that does not want to sell me anything even if I ask pretty please)and was suppose to send me info on this. But by the time she does I should be on growlog 45!
I will rectify asap.
Thank you again.

 

[Van]

Luckily there are only a few with the curling but now I know what to look out for. Great info.

 

[deluxestogie]

Do check the soil pH. Signs of various deficiencies may sometimes indicate that the soil pH is outside the range for optimum root absorption of a nutrient. If all the potted soil is from the same source, and the pH is okay, then I would simply observe.

If you top water the pots, then you can sprinkle solid fertilizer (appropriate dose) onto the soil surface, and expect the fertilizer to gradually dissolve into the soil.

Bob

 

[Van]

Do check the soil pH. Signs of various deficiencies may sometimes indicate that the soil pH is outside the range for optimum root absorption of a nutrient. If all the potted soil is from the same source, and the pH is okay, then I would simply observe.

If you top water the pots, then you can sprinkle solid fertilizer (appropriate dose) onto the soil surface, and expect the fertilizer to gradually dissolve into the soil.

Bob

Thank you.
There are 2 different potting soils.
The nursery gentleman said the composition is the same its just the make that is not the same.
Well possibly the proof is in the pudding.

 

[Van]

I feel like George of the Jungle walking out the back door!So far i am lucky pest wise. I had some aphids but they did not like the sound of of my voice singing Alice Cooper's Poison!
Or maybe it was the poison i sprayed on them......
A few white flies but not to bad.
Here and there i can see discolouration from the vegan blood suckers. But overall so far so good!!

 

[Van]

Had some mold but sprayed with peroxite solution.
I had trouble keeping my temp constant.We live in South africa and the power is down more than on sometimes.
That is if somebody doesnt steal the cable while we have "load shedding".
Its forcing romans back into our lives cause we live by candle light.
Some suckers out of the kiln.
Smells yum almost like oats cookies.

 

[Van]

I think the word I was looking for is"romance" so here is a picture of a forced roman!

 

[Van]

The suckers does not "suck" rather pleasant smoke.

 

[Van]

Started harvesting extremely stick leaves.
I feel like spiderman afterwards.We have been having overly cold wet weather lately and these ones are flowering early and yellowing.
I tried extra fertilizer on some but that has no effect.
I think they are root bound.
The larger bagged ones are doing ok.
Another lesson learned. YEAH!!

 

[MadFarmer]

A cold, wet (for Texas) May made a few of my plants flower early and stay small last year.