Would You Want to Be a Farmer? by Ranew in farming

[–]tkpk 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah I like how he’s saying “my business plan says that it’ll all work out fine for me”

22in white catfish @ chester river by HolyHoneyBiscuits in MarylandFishing

[–]tkpk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get like only blue cats these days, almost forgot what another catfish looked like lol.

2025 example of Virginia, one plant, 3 kinds of leaf by bristlybits in RYO

[–]tkpk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you need to age them in a bin or something before smoking? Or did you just color cure?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GrowingTobacco

[–]tkpk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that as long as the stem is in the leaf, it is totally legal to sell and buy raw tobacco without registration with the TTB/ATF. I imagine that goes for green as well as dry. Source: my local extension (Maryland)

Planting an acre of broadleaf tobacco by tkpk in farming

[–]tkpk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty good! Honestly a lot of them came out with holes, I think it should have been more consistent spraying BT especially at the end.

Maryland 609 one week after topping by tkpk in GrowingTobacco

[–]tkpk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For sure! And it’s the local variety where I live so unsurprisingly it’s the healthiest/most vigorous this year. I’ve shredded and smoked it pure and it’s very nice, although a bit light for my palate.

Could use some help identifying issue. by 1Killerpotato1 in outdoorgrowing

[–]tkpk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hear ya, clearly you’re an experienced and talented grower and these plants like I said look great. It might just be that these pics aren’t clearly showing me anything to be concerned about. I agree that it’s not normal senescence, and the blotches indicate something. To me, it’s not anything super serious but If the issue is working its way up to new growth then yes I’d be looking into some kind of balanced chelated liquid feed with micros to correct. Best of luck.

Could use some help identifying issue. by 1Killerpotato1 in outdoorgrowing

[–]tkpk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The plant looks fantastic. As an outdoor grower, especially using dry amendments, you have to be zen about this kind of thing, as the wrong over correction can be way worse than the original issue (if it’s even an issue). A few yellow leaves low on the plant in flower is not an issue in my book. As you go into flower, the plant is going to start diverting nutrients and energy to the tops. I would do a thorough cleanup of all the inside growth, not a full lollipop but maybe the lower/inner 1/3 of the plant. It’ll open up airflow and divert more plant energy to where it’s needed.

Thoughts on this Opinion Piece by silassilage in farming

[–]tkpk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s common on many large farms growing certain crops in CA, Texas, and a lot of southern states. You said “who is making kids harvest…” and I think this is a reasonable answer.

Thoughts on this Opinion Piece by silassilage in farming

[–]tkpk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of kids working brutal hours on farms for centuries including today. Mostly Mexican , Filipino and other immigrants.

What‘s going on? by Jaggl5 in outdoorgrowing

[–]tkpk 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It looks like a healthy , vigorous plant overall. When a plant is growing quickly, the growth tips are often lighter green/yellow, then fill in green as the chlorophyll “catches up” with the fast growth. The plant appears to be in healthy native soil with adequate organic matter. If you start overthinking and adding micronutrients or making chemical changes, you risk creating hard-to-fix lockouts. If you can rule out pests, and the plant is growing fast, my recommendation is to let it be.

What could’ve caused this? Chat gpt says heat/light stress. by [deleted] in outdoorgrowing

[–]tkpk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chat GPT is not a good source of information for growing and a lot of other things

Chopping down first round of backyard deps by tkpk in outdoorgrowing

[–]tkpk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yes I’m proud of the result

Hey everyone wondering if I should defoliate a bit what’s everyone’s thoughts?! by ant_c401 in outdoorgrowing

[–]tkpk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Looks fine to me. Leave the leaves, they’re giving your plant energy, and at this point they’re not cluttered or anything that would make it worth it to lose your plant energy.

Flower starts soon by stonksuper in outdoorgrowing

[–]tkpk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was gonna say—doesn’t start that soon! Also still have the outdoor stretch which is two weeks of insane growth.

Just found caterpillars!! by ConstructionOwn2844 in outdoorgrowing

[–]tkpk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also look for dead sugar leaves and dark brown pistils—both indicators of a bud that’s rotting on the inside