Tobacco Setting Starts in the Bluegrass

Tobacco setting is under way across the state. About 30 percent of the expected crop has been planted, but we're missing a vital component: rain. Bob Pearce, a UK extension tobacco specialist in Lexington, said he was concerned about transplanted tobacco. "We had a tough situation with the greenhouses. When it was so warm early on, a lot of our greenhouses just got too hot, and we've had a lot of problems with uneven growth of the plants," Pearce said.