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Originally Posted by ego
One leaf every 5 days??
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Yeah, when the cigar is growing upwards, it's growing at the rate that the hour hand moves on a watch. You can literally almost watch it grow. It's like 1/16"-1/8" per hour, or something like that. My best plant has a cigar 6"-8" long inside the unfurling leaf already.
I'm in the same zone as you, but with a lot more humidity. That's key. Another thing you might try, is a mister on the plant at night, when the sun can't burn the leaves.
Your location is perfect for saguaro cacti and Joshua trees though. Have you considered a southwestern US climate garden at all?