viktor's grow blog 2026

[Wombat_smokes]

4°C is a bit low for tobacco. I had a week of 2°- 4° C overnight temperatures. 3 of those days were 2° - 3°C. Growth tips are dead, but stalks are still alive. Sucker crops are often considered "inferior" to origional stem, so I will replace with my extras. Night time temps 4°C or more are best. You WILL want to consider protection if you plant now.

 

[vktr]

OK thanks, I'll heed your advice and wait a week or two. Appreciate it! My impatience was running wild

 

[Wombat_smokes]

That's why I chanced planting mine. Glad I didn't put all of my eggs in one basket. Plants I had to throw away only.

 

[vktr]

Clearly I sowed my seeds two weeks too early. There's a +2C forecast next Mon/Tue night and much higher afterwords so I'll plant them all out in four-five days. Some of them have been living outside for a week anyway, mostly during the day (img 1). Those on img 2 were transplanted a week ago and braved the weather. And these on img 3 still live indoors.

 

[johnny108]

Clearly I sowed my seeds two weeks too early. There's a +2C forecast next Mon/Tue night and much higher afterwords so I'll plant them all out in four-five days. Some of them have been living outside for a week anyway, mostly during the day (img 1). Those on img 2 were transplanted a week ago and braved the weather. And these on img 3 still live indoors.

A cold frame made out of an upside down table and a clear plastic tarp could house the plants if they aren’t in the ground.
In ground plants could be covered by row cover cloth or a bell cloche made out of a plastic jug with the bottom cut off.