Taking my first shot at growing tobacco. - Page 3

MarkinAZ · 04-19-2009, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Da Klugs

Very cool. Any way to add extra lithium to the soil?

If there's a will, there's certainly a way... Lithium supplementation with the Miracle Grow?

Your plants are looking great Scott

04-19-2009, 05:05 PM

Wow they are huge. Thanks for the progessive update.

WildBlueSooner · 04-19-2009, 06:36 PM

Looking good Scott, keep it up!

DPD6030 · 04-19-2009, 06:58 PM

Nice backy plants Scott.

Is that a walleye on your wall?

shilala · 04-23-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DPD6030

Nice backy plants Scott.

Is that a walleye on your wall?

Sure is, brother. 31 inches, 13 pounds 2 ounces.
Caught it below the dam at Kizua Resevoir up in Warren, PA.
I caught it about 23 years ago. It was in my freezer for a couple years before I could affrord to have it mounted. I was only 18 or 19 when I caught it. I used to fish nearly every day, year round.
I grew up on a lake and traveled all over to go fishing on the weekend.
I planned to go to guide school and take knuckleheads fishing in the Atchafalaya Basin, but it didn't work out.
I'm going to retire and go to Florida and run a guide boat in a few years. I can't think of anything I'd rather do.

marge796 · 04-28-2009, 03:27 PM

Good luck when you transplant them outside. They look great!

DPD6030 · 04-28-2009, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by shilala

I'm going to retire and go to Florida and run a guide boat in a few years. I can't think of anything I'd rather do.

Let me know and I'll come be a customer!

WildBlueSooner · 04-28-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DPD6030

Let me know and I'll come be a customer!

You have 2 customers already!

04-19-2009, 08:25 PM

Those plants are begging to be put in the ground.

Amazing that you have gotten them so large in those small pots. Thanks for keeping us posted.

TripleF · 04-19-2009, 08:33 PM

Very cool bro!!

shilala · 04-23-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by tzaddi

Those plants are begging to be put in the ground.

Amazing that you have gotten them so large in those small pots. Thanks for keeping us posted.

I can start setting them outside in the next few days to harden them off.
It was about 35 degrees yesterday, 40 today. Tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday are supposed to be 80 degrees. That's the way it works in PA.

Once the plants go outside they'll thicken up and stop getting so leggy.
It's tough to keep enough water on them once they go outside, but they'll be ready to plant in two weeks.
If I wanted to, I could get them 3 foot tall in those pots, Richard.
It's all in the lights.

04-19-2009, 09:57 PM

Wow those plants are looking great. Very cool thread and Cool project

lightning9191 · 04-19-2009, 10:41 PM

Those are getting huge already! Maybe you should start a hydroponic tobacco business......you could line your walls with aluminum foil and then get some more lights and then....

MarkinAZ · 04-20-2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by lightning9191

Those are getting huge already! Maybe you should start a hydroponic tobacco business......you could line your walls with aluminum foil and then get some more lights and then....

What have you been growing Kevin

GKitty · 04-20-2009, 11:14 AM

Thanks for the pics, Scott. My grandparents used to have a tobacco farm and this brings back some memories.

rrplasencia · 04-28-2009, 02:24 PM

do you think i could grow some in a chia pet?

shilala · 06-09-2009, 03:35 PM

I planted the old girls in the garden, and they're hanging in nicely.
They got too big indoors, took a long while to harden off, and now they'll take time to recover.
In a couple weeks I'll get new pics and show y'all how they're doing.

HK3- · 06-09-2009, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by shilala

I planted the old girls in the garden, and they're hanging in nicely.
They got too big indoors, took a long while to harden off, and now they'll take time to recover.
In a couple weeks I'll get new pics and show y'all how they're doing.

Cant wait to see how the girls look in the garden Scott! When are you going to take some rolling classes? Maybe you still have that old magic touch from the 70's?

shilala · 06-09-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by HK3-

Cant wait to see how the girls look in the garden Scott! When are you going to take some rolling classes? Maybe you still have that old magic touch from the 70's?

All i'm gonna need is some papers.

HK3- · 06-09-2009, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by shilala

All i'm gonna need is some papers.

Maybe next year I will attempt to grow some backy myself. They sure do look pretty.

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shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: Taking my first shot at growing tobacco. I planted the old girls in the garden, and they're hanging in nicely. They got too big indoors, took a long while to harden off, and now they'll take time to recover. In a couple weeks I'll get new pics and show y'all how they're doing. __________________