Crap Network Grow Log 2012

Started by long_ashes, 07/29/2012 02:24 PM

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Long Ashes Grow Log 2012

Hello everyone!  Full harvest season is right around the corner so I wanted to update everyone on my progress of tobacco leaves and create a grow log.  I have three different tobacco varieties and all are being grown for cigar smoking use.  They are Dixie Shade (A very dark brown leaf that is good for wrapper), Havana 263 (A lighter brown leaf that is good for binder, and Pennsylvania Red (A redish brown leaf that is good for filler).  I bought the seeds from the newhopeseedcompany.com site.  I originally planted around 200 seeds, and we currently have around 75 plants in total.  This is due to pruning from seed trays and the occasional death due to some weather storms.  They are spread out in three different gardens from three different locations, and each one is growing a slightly unique plant.  12 in one gargen, 18 in another, and 48 in the third in total.  

I started planting the seeds in doors in the middle of April and had them all transplanted into bigger pots sitting outside by the second week of May.  All plants went into the ground by the first to second week of June.  They are all doing very good, some are smaller than others around 2 feet tall, while others are a massive 6+ feet tall.  I'm happy with the overall progress and my friends have been helping me out every step of the way.

My plan was to grow indoors, move outside, air color cure, move into a refridgerator/crockpot kiln that I am building currently for 4-6 weeks, then roll up and smoke using the custom 4.5x56 cigar press that I bought (short fat cigars).

Without further ado, here are pictures as well as dates when they were taken.  Feel free to leave comments, give advice, etc.  Thanks!


April 16th 2012

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-w0slyUwQwUo/T5YHl9eiHCI/AAAAAAAAA_M/EuoCGFoKNBc/s598/IMAG0092.jpg

April 19th 2012

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-K47KsTQ899I/T5n7ahVkLpI/AAAAAAAAA_4/aOjHaKljfQk/s1060/IMAG0095.jpg

May 1st 2012

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-gwdpF54uddI/T6CQZXdXplI/AAAAAAAABBQ/goePa-EKoDY/s1060/IMAG0099.jpg

May 21st 2012

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-EjiQ7Mwjsxw/T7rOdEKjt7I/AAAAAAAABuM/NMCj6AumARc/s1060/IMAG0171.jpg

May 23rd 2012

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wtpb2ylzbVQ/T71_3jAsJlI/AAAAAAAABxo/Qn4kS1QJTXk/s1060/IMAG0179.jpg

May 29th 2012

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1cuOdFmizb4/T8VsTDGmGVI/AAAAAAAAB4A/qXFpHOlnpVg/s1060/IMAG0214.jpg

June 5th 2012

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CN8QlsuRstc/T84A387aQdI/AAAAAAAACCM/3On1fo-vcyY/s1060/IMAG0263.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3E39qo4AJe0/T84BBzS-V5I/AAAAAAAACCU/q-8vgUoM6Co/s1060/IMAG0264.jpg

June 7th 2012

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-v3gAk7HjUF4/T9CiuymhDGI/AAAAAAAACD0/Q1rIVGedlfM/s1060/IMAG0269.jpg

June 14th 2012

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-WRUwFpEoyE0/T9nfkrQ5mdI/AAAAAAAACIs/hgGhj7toOAI/s1060/IMAG0286.jpg

June 22nd 2012

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UdmROrzOpQo/T-S_iWpAxuI/AAAAAAAACSc/mZUZ166hbX0/s1060/IMAG0307.jpg

June 28th 2012

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NpPY_V-ATyc/T-z8dAPlOHI/AAAAAAAACb0/83e2M9Fi6FM/s1060/IMAG0342.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ONdLmrWYg-c/T-z8MIHy6WI/AAAAAAAACbc/bgFfB5d1qVI/s1060/IMAG0339.jpg

July 10th 2012

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mO8juSAxdoQ/T_wOoLJ6v9I/AAAAAAAACpY/rQ9I2V7uTok/s1060/IMAG0401.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-e1i87nrbPjg/T_wNnMAQCMI/AAAAAAAACpA/G6itWL9L9B4/s1060/IMAG0398.jpg

July 15th 2012

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VSMKuUcqULM/UALzuxEDQXI/AAAAAAAACuo/vUa1DFwjvUU/s1060/IMAG0416.jpg

July 18th 2012

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QaLGAYqfZ8s/UAx6AVVQALI/AAAAAAAAC5Y/2QcZEf0RvCQ/s1060/IMAG0422.jpg

July 22nd 2012

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-EgPs0SCX7Nk/UAx_OVlFWXI/AAAAAAAAC8Y/TzjO6wVaZvE/s797/2012-07-22+11.13.53.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-H7om8mJojbs/UAx-RXVxbcI/AAAAAAAAC7Q/dOfWJvzshTw/s797/2012-07-22+10.57.26-1.jpg

July 24th 2012

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kHuAGidtwuM/UA7wfC9fSGI/AAAAAAAADWw/GjYwNEkw1cQ/s598/IMAG0560.jpg

July 28th 2012

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZxQ7IuuYfx4/UBRd8XuKBRI/AAAAAAAADfA/Ls2eJr5LsVg/s1060/IMAG0457.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-avNf0Tgvn50/UBWLsg1_3MI/AAAAAAAADmM/ncKkt2m9BCg/s1063/IMAG0016.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GJOlTXJqfuU/UBVrUlhgZ-I/AAAAAAAADgI/Vm1RhDVkPLc/s1060/IMAG0459.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-X6788IHVQNY/UBWLtffDYTI/AAAAAAAADmg/t0-f0E-5gko/s1063/IMAG0022.jpg

July 29th 2012

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-yG8l4N9AIQ4/UBWLtqpP5rI/AAAAAAAADmk/vJA-b3Y8e_0/s1063/IMAG0023.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aZb_kBdrJi4/UBWLtglZ5GI/AAAAAAAADmo/Zzha-k3OdDY/s1063/IMAG0025.jpg



Rolling Time (not yet):

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Holy s**t that is awesome. I can't wait to see your finished product.
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cool idea. i was thinking of growing some tobacco myself but knowing that it is going to take a lot of attention that i dont have to give right now i have held off. looks like youre stuff did pretty good.
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:-0 Wow thats cool. Hopefully you do a contest when they're done so we can try a true crapcigar brand cigar.

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It would be very cool if you have a few extra to bomb a few geeks with
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Thats way cool, what a great project hope all works out :-0
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Very cool.  Where are the plants growing?
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Quotenwb - 7/29/2012  4:31 PM

Very cool.  Where are the plants growing?
Most likely in the ground!.
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long_ashes

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We are growing them in Cincinnati, Ohio.  We are estimating (as long as we don't screw up) around 200-800 cigars from this crop.  We are rolling shorty/gordo style sizes so there should be plenty of bombs and contests to go around.  Granted, we hope they taste good and not like dung.
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They don't taste like dung, they just need proper aging. And worse case scenario, the perfect cigar to bomb others with. :-)
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Very nice work! Keep us updated!
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Cool Justin.  Wish I had the space to do it.  I thought about at least growing one in a large pot in the deck for fun.  Maybe next year.  :rolleyes:

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Un-freaking-believable!!!
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Talk about dedication to ones passion.  Very cool.
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Wow... looks like you guys have done your research and are off to a great start. Good luck with the rolling and the finished product.  I'm definitely interested in seeing the finished product. Very cool.
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Quotelong_ashes - 7/29/2012  6:12 PM

We are growing them in Cincinnati, Ohio.  We are estimating (as long as we don't screw up) around 200-800 cigars from this crop.  We are rolling shorty/gordo style sizes so there should be plenty of bombs and contests to go around.  Granted, we hope they taste good and not like dung.

It's like cooking for yourself.  You are much more likely to eat something that tastes like dung if you made it yourself. :biggrin:

Cool project, hope the cigars turn out to be good.
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That's a pretty neat experiment.  Looks like a lot of hard work and research went into it. Hope the cigars turn out to be enjoyable to smoke.  Just call them Crap Cigars, and if they taste better than crap, then its an upside surprise.  If not, well then you haven't mislead anyone.     :biggrin:
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That is really cool. Very well done!
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QuoteBrlesq - 7/30/2012  9:52 AM

That's a pretty neat experiment.  Looks like a lot of hard work and research went into it. Hope the cigars turn out to be enjoyable to smoke.  Just call them Crap Cigars, and if they taste better than crap, then its an upside surprise.  If not, well then you haven't mislead anyone.     :biggrin:

Such an excellent observation.  :biggrin:
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Did you have to get any crazy permits to grow your own leaves?  Also, do you plan on rolling yourself or do you have outside help for that part?  Many more questions, but that will do for now.
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