Yesterday. Six days after planting:
Today (Can't hardly see 'em, though!)
A close up
Looks like about 12 of 16 started. The other four seem to just need a bit more water.
Posted on 06/21/2005 8:25:15 AM PDT by RandallFlagg
Since I have to get to bed, I'm just going to paste what I placed into the coffinnails.com forum. There's relevant questions inclused that I'll place on this thread if they get answered.
Day one -finally got my seeds!
Them things are SMALL! Sheesh! I had to fuzzy up the end of a Q-Tip to place them into the trays. Before I screw things up, there's a few questions I must ask. The 200 seeds I got are Dark Virginia. I'm doing 16 at a time.
Will the unused seeds keep for a while? I'd like to grow 'em in staggered stages. Will regular tap water work, or will I have to use distilled or rainwater? I have to used that kind for my Venus's Flytraps. Flourescent lighting. Will it work well for staggered stage growing year-round? Humidity? Someone told me that nicotine is a natural insect repellant. Is this true? Has anyone here saved the $$$ they expected to save? That's why I'm doing this. What's the best soil to use?
Luckily, there's a big place near my home called Paulino's Gardens, where I can find almost all the accessories I need for this venture of mine. I'll update on this thread as I go along.
OH! First entry: Got seeds three days ago and placed them on top of potting soil in 16-cube icetray container with holes in the bottom. Placed trays in my carnivorous plant terrarium that uses three 15-watt flourescent bulbs on a 18-hour timer. Sprayed and soaked with rainwater. Crossing my fingers.
Last question for the day: How long should it be before something actually grows?
There's one in every bunch!!!!!!!!
Interesting info - thanks!!!!!!!!
God help the FReeper who is currently working on the perfect pepper-dill homemade pickle.
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's one of my favorites!
I make the BEST pickles!
FREE WEEDS!
All you can pick!
I need a sign like that :)
I've been trying for the last 2 years as time allows to make them. So far, no luck.
take a couple ashtrays full of cig butts and put them in a 5 gal pail with water and let it steep for a few days in the sun....use it in flower beds,on the lawn,around foundations,it works!
Butt tea,lol!
Our farm was in Tennessee (for sale at the moment, contact me if you want to live on a beautiful ridge with a wonderful view) and I have a burley barn.
The extract contains coumarin, the musky "vanilla" - like aroma you smell in pipe tobacco and overseas cigarettes. Coumarin is a known carcinogen and poison.
Asian deer tongue extract sounds much safer and natural -- Don't you think?
Yikes.
My contact in big tobacco told me that smell was the favorite of the boys in the flavoring dept.
YAHOO!!!!
It's fun to watch them grow though! Good for you!
Tobacco seedling pic ping.
Cost of roll your own per carton runs $10. A better comparison.
http://www.ryomagazine.com/october/tobacco.htm
250 cartons * 10 ='s $2500.
How many hours do you spend at the crop?
You are like a kid with a new toy, Randall! 
I bet you are excited.
(nice pictures!)
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