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deluxestogie replied to the thread Pigmentation during air curing.Zino Davidoff knew that mystique sells better than ordinary. Bob -
The 2 most top leaves on my 3 criollo 98 plants. These were tiny when i topped the plants almost 1 week ago. Its insane how quickly... -
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@ @deluxestogie i smoked a life changingly nice Davidoff the other night that might have set my desire for perfect wrapper leaves too... -
deluxestogie replied to the thread Pigmentation during air curing.I see a usable wrapper leaf in your photo. Bob
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Thanks all - I’m reassured it’s normal, although I didn’t have it to this extent in the last 3 years, it’s probably the insane drought...
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deluxestogie reacted to Wombat_smokes's post in the thread Pigmentation during air curing with Like.
I'd vote for normal irregularities in the leaf. These are what I think become "blemishes" that cigar makers will wrap their factory...
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Quite normal for some leaves to cure like that, not sure what causes it but it deffo doesnt look like mould
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Very normal for me in the South US.
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Depending on what kind of kiln you use and how your placing/hanging leaves. If you look at my grow blog from last year i made a kiln...
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62 days since transplanting, 11 days since topping and 23 days since the hailstorm Harvested (cut stalk) the first 7 "Tobaccum/Rustica...
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deluxestogie reacted to Sid.Stavros's post in the thread What Pipe-pipe tobacco did you smoke today? (2026) with Like.
Salute from Greece, we have sun and 89 'F here. One of the two "Little Grays" keeps company to my widowed mother. In such cases...
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Cereal rye is promoted as a good cover crop and "green" manure. To properly kill it, you simply crush/crimp the plants as their...
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deluxestogie reacted to GreenDragon's post in the thread Just starting to plan for next year. New grower with Like.
Take a deep breath…. Hold it… let it out slowly… good. OK. Tobacco roots rarely go below 6”, so don’t worry about the clay. Go...
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Finally: good news! Culling the 3 plants showing tobacco mosaic viral infections seems to have halted the spread of the disease. No...
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First, the spiders in my shed are earning their keep. Apparently, I haven't been squishing the Imported hornworm eggs well enough...