On these pages, we will attempt to document our forey into tobacco ranching, trying to raise cigar trees from little babies.
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7/18/02 |
Dang, but they're small! |
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7/22/02 |
Dang, but they take a long time! |
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8/2/02 |
Dang, they grow fast! |
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8/?/02 |
Where'd they go? |
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8/26/02 |
Dang, they're particular! |
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8/28/02 |
If more is better, isn't lots more lots better? |
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10/22/02 |
Try, try again |
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4/10/03 |
Dang, this is a lot of work! |
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6/17/03 |
Dang, they're just the cutest little things! |
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7/5/03 |
Like beans up a pole... |
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7/18/03 |
A few reminders for myself. |
Som Pictures (Click on any image to see an expanded view:
The Seeds are amazingly small.
This 6' tall Indian Tobacco produced some beautiful
flowers. 
The lower plot, mid-July, 2003. Several seedlings just getting
going.
A few seedlings, and those plants that managed to Winter-over live
in the sunnier Upper Plot
One fine July morning, we were attacked by "Dog
Vomit Mold". This is how much grew in 8 hours (overnight.)
Amazing [ly-ugly!] stuff.
The secret to growing big, full-leaved plants seems to be lots of water, excellent drainage and
good, dark soil. These have been "topped" (vertical growth & flowers pinched off), and the leaves are
coming along quite nicely.
A few of the early-picked leaves are starting to cure nicely. Notice the little beads of oil starting to form -- yum! :9
