It does thrive in rich, well-draining soils, but it'll make do with what it gets. Question: What strain of tobacco do you grow? whether it's fit to drink is another matter! The tobacco is best if the leaf stems are still slightly most when you remove from the stems. 12.5% cure for between 3 weeks and 11 weeks. to cut: take dried leaves cut out stems, dampen dried leaves, put in press to make solid block, cut and re-dry cut tobacco. On the tobacco front. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on September 11, 2014: Great stuff John, (We're in for a long summer, my banana plant set its first bunch a month ago, although the stalks are still all brown with dead and wind battered leaves; and the raspberry canes are budding) Please keep us posted on how you're going. This is only my opinion, I've read nothing definitive about it either way. Turned out that he was given the plant by his pal who had been Chief Blender with British American Tobacco (BAT) so the guy knew what he was doing. I'm curious to uncover out what blog system youre employing? The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on March 20, 2014: I wrote a month or what back that I had started harvesting and drying down here in North Canty, and being the impatient bugger that I am, have started smoking it now, and am pleasantly surprised with the result. Spread the leaves out so they're at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart to give them plenty of space to dry. The light was plugged into a ground fault interrupter outlet so that if it overloaded, I would have a small means of safety at very least. to avoid harsh taste one step of curing process missing - fermentation. Put jar in kiln. That being said it is taxing to spray the leaves so often. I'm doing it with potatoes. Keep in a cool, dry place out of direct light. 5 Steps to properly drying & curing cannabis Drying Weed (Steps 1-2) Marijuana strain trimming Step 1: Trimming your buds To dry your buds, you first need to trim them. When the leaves are brown and the edges have curled slightly, the process is complete. this is a couple of hours later.. its a little sweaty box now, Reply You'll have lots of them. Just wanted to see how it's done. I have dried and cut one leaf for a try. Answer: Yes, The way I know of is to spray the rum/wine/honey solution or whatever on the dry or near dry leaves with a garden mister. I believe that it's an evil plot put out by the tobacco magnates and perpetuated by our respective, but seldom respected or respectable, governments to wring money from us. By signing up you are agreeing to receive emails according to our privacy policy. In fact, each capsule has dozens of seeds, so one picking of ready seed-heads is more than ample unless you have several acres you want to plant out. There are several websites dealing with curing chambers and the standard home made type is made of foam wall insulation and an oil heater. We are happy campers even though we haven't grown it yet. Have you ever tried soaking leaves to flavour them? The RH Lids have to be cut to exact specs with a Water Jet ($10k) or the hygrometer won't seal properly. Question: Can I make alcohol from tobacco leaves? It was a good shot at it though! Question: Do you think putting a few dried mint leaves in with my tobacco leaves will give it a menthol taste? Was going to make a wooden box but this was easier as I had the bits. Doing so removes excess plant material from your nugs, making drying much faster. .I'd suggest that you just hang the leaves to dry without assistance in a shady airy spot and see how they go. How does humidity affect the rate of fermenting? Does the Brod and Taylor bread proofing cabinet work good for cureing tobacco? If parts of the leaf remain green, it has dried too fast. I have 4 that I cycle between curing jars to monitor humidity in the jars. In fact, with a little bit of bartering, you might even make your money back. If it looks a bit damp or won't light he sticks it in the warming tray of his oven for a while. If your bud is over dried, adding moisture isn't going to help the cure. See what your first try is like, you can always tart it up as you go along. Virginia tobacco, the stuff of commerce, is one of the hardiest plants you'll ever grow. If youve moistened brittle leaves for storage, be sure to pat them down with a paper towel so there arent any water droplets on them. Answer: Tobacco doesn't naturally burn well. Wrapping them in a bit of paper or square of toilet tissue and placing them in a little jar or pill container is fine. 3 years ago The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on March 31, 2014: Hi there Blond Logic, Tobacco originated from around your way, and I'm told that all sorts can be found there, so good luck in your quest for seeds. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on November 07, 2015: Hi quicksand, long time no hear, How's it going? HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. Answer: An airtight container's a good idea, but I can't tell you how long the tobacco will last. Got the seeds in the germinator today , wanting an early jump on the season , great weather this last week and hoping for no frosts.. I then dip the jar, short of the lid, back into the boiling water using the tongs. Unplugging would have some impact on the fermentation process depending on the length of interruption, but better to unplug than to not have a house when you get back. Cover the soil with newspaper or a bit of cardboard to keep it damp. Is there a big difference in letting the leaves age? Thanks for the nice comments. This was our first year planting and. I better still be alive for the first finished product lol. on Step 5, when air curing has happened with my plants there are vast diffrents in colour between the diffrent leafs some are dark brown - light brown but some are a very dark green.. they are cured they just seem to hold there colour..? You probably displaced 12 cabbages to grow enough tobacco to keep you in cancer sticks for a year. Its been about 6-8 weeks of drying. Basically you need heat (approx 120 degrees) and humidity of about 75%, if this can be sustained for approx 4-6 weeks, fermentation will be complete. abfdged. Before starting here's a small note of discretion: Typically tobacco growing hobbyist raise and cure these plants for the pure enjoyment of taking care of this fast growing monster! Low and behold, I have 2 tobacco plants growing, which surprised me as the cigars I buy are aged. The ageing and compression are important as fermentation by anaerobic bacteria eliminates the harsher burning elements. I suggest that you air-dry some leaves and then compare. When the leaves are in the Eski fermenting do you turn them or move them around. Do you think theyll go ok in there until after the last frost of winter? Wonderful hub. Ive not got the Virginia one Ive got has some random Peruvian ones that has loads of nicotine on the leaves its oily. Answer: Give it a try, it certainly won't do any harm. and spray it finely on the dried leaves with a garden mister. 7 years ago The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on September 21, 2014: Here's some info that i copied and pasted from this hub a couple of years ago. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on May 16, 2014: Hi there Rob n Rose, sorry for the tardy reply. Also, thank you for this article. Answer: I don't know, it's been many years since I was in Australia, but I would guess a tobacco plant would take around three months or less to grow there. But the future looks a lot more brighter. Hi EveryoneI have just read the post for about the 6th time and decided to join the group and say HI!!! When the flowers die off each will form a green pod which will slowly turn dark brown. After drying my iwn tobacco I put a little bourbon on it in a deep pot and roasted in oven at 50 degrees with a lid on. 3D Printed Futuristic Space Age Wall Clock. If they show signs of yellowing before this, pick them straight away. Leaves that dry too fast may remain green. I assume that you're in the northern hemisphere, which means that you are in late Autumn, so I suggest that you pick the leaves and hang them to dry. You'll get better results by leaving those tins be until it's time to smoke the contents. When you cure tobacco leaves, you're breaking down ammonia in the plant matter. The primary tobacco curing methods consist of air curing, sun curing, fire curing, and flue curing. Answer: Let them become almost dry but not brittle, take out the middle rib and any others that are large (who wants to smoke ribs?) Trying to grow it here in the USA.if for no other reason to treat bee stings. i plant them in the ground so i achieve maximum height. The wide mouth makes it easy to get your buds in and out of the jar without making a mess, and it has an airtight lid that will keep your buds from losing moisture during curing. Paper towels misted and saturated with distilled water is placed on top of the cured tobacco hands with some plastic wrap over it to hold in the moisture, I do a good deal of misting with distilled water about twice a day. Trying to beat the election and all the false promises. It depends on what you want the tobacco for. 1 & a half tablespoons liqueur or spirit syrup (Bin Inn). I went with nicotiana rustica and typical virginia strains. Stand the container in a dish so that you can water it without soaking the carpet. Make sure kiln has good air circulation and that jars aren't touching walls to prevent condensation in jars. I hang dry my buds in a tent for at least 10 days, preferably longer with controlled humidity at around 60%. I will be 76 next month and live in the UK. What we are shooting for in this phase is 70% RH maximum. How to Tell How Old Cigarettes Are and If Theyre Stale. Wear sterile disposable gloves and fill each jar about of the way full with your dried and trimmed buds. You could also try spraying with a mister (one of those cheap mist sprayers that you can get from garden supply shops) Just remember that you want the leaves to dry, not go mouldy. As for the number of plants to be self-sufficient in Baccy for my pipe? A previous blog post by Chuck discussed the effects of aging tobacco, the impact the curing process has on aging blends, and the chemical changes that occur inside a tinned blend. Remember to save your seed for the next crop. He then cuts it and uses it straight away. Using a solution of honey or something sweet may help also. Answer: Curing tobacco is pretty much just letting it dry until it turns goldish. It's half a keg with a bin lid and a light globe for heat. Instead of a timer you could also use an eight dollar dimmer cord found at any hardware store, it will adjust the power and heat output of any bulb. It must work, his mates think the stuffs great. Also provided is an example of how one may be able to affordably recreate the conditions needed for tobacco fermentation. . Any suggestions? Fire-cured tobacco is hung in large barns where fires of hardwoods are kept on continuous or intermittent low smoulder and takes between three days and ten weeks, depending on the process and the tobacco. My experience is there is no way to cut out the big ribs etc, because as soon as I touched the leaves they crumble into a bunch of tiny pieces. So, fermentation, do it if you want to, you may like the flavour better, you may not, I don't think that it matters a damn' for health and safety. I don't really monitor the humidity too much, I just give it 15-20 distilled water misting on and between the hands about 2-3 times a day, just to keep the leaves semi-moist. Make sure kiln has good air circulation and that jars aren't touching walls to prevent condensation in jars. Thanks. The same regulations govern brewing, winemaking, and the distilling of alcoholic beverages. Tobacco seedlings ready for transplanting outside in the sun. The product was a gentler and more aromatic smoke when it landed in Europe than when it left the "New World". x3' high lined with 1 1/2" styrofoam 3 100w heaters in bottom controlled by cookerstat,fed in moist air from a humidifier.Humidity 80% temp 120/130.Cured leaf for 4 weeks. To counteract this situation, I have replace the bulb with a lower wattage, 32 watt and put the light on a timer, set to go on for 30 mins then off for 45. This instructable picks up after you have air cured your green leafy bounty and is one possible way to simulate the needed conditions for fermentation at home. You do need LARGE pots, it grows a huge root ball. Yes I agree that there was too much moisture. As you said, I leave the "Best/Biggest" plant to flower and take the seeds from it for the next season- tho of course you only need one seed pod to get 1000's of tiny seeds for next year's crop. You could also string the leaves on a length of wire, or on a cord stretched between two nails use your imagination. Essentially creating a compost heap where the internal temperature is carefully monitored along with the humidity levels. This is just 3 hands of tobacco and it does have quite the aroma associated with it! Drying or "curing" home-grown tobacco leaves. Jars can also be an alternative to cellaring in the tin. Mine are not as tall as yours - max about 4 foot. Treat it as you would tomatoes. Compared with correctly grown plants. Question: Is a tobacco crop ok around frost? Best of luck with your research. Hi there, You have done a fantastic job. Question: Why do my tobacco leaves never turn yellow and ripen? Answer: As people in the UK and the USA have been using my article for over ten years now I can see no reason to prevent you. (These have some glorious botanical name that doesn't matter a bit. i will try outside next year just abit worrie about things eatting them .. the slugs around here seem to have a nicotine addiction. Perhaps it is a distraction from daily stresses and allows an escape to simpler times. I have smoked for over thirty years and have been growing tobacco for two seasons. Maybe I'm ruining it. Once your bud is in the jar drop in the hygrometer and cap it. So how do you raise the delicate little darlings? By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. Here in New Zealand, nothing much seems to bug tobacco, either from above or below ground. . This has several advantages: If you want to enhance the flavour of your smoke, dissolve a little honey in a couple teaspoons of alcohol (port, rum, vodka, or moonshine) and dribble it in as you cut your leaf. Question: I am following your method of growing tobacco at home, though I am getting my brown leaves within a few weeks or less. Not to mention the moaning at the forever price hikes in Tobacco. Thanks heaps for your all your good work and effort.. As you are aware, we are being raped by our jackboot government, overtaxing and discriminating against smokers.. Prices are going through the roof. You will need to make a platform inside the boiler to keep the leaves out of the water. In this fermenter, these conditions are achieved by a light bulb heat source, directed by a reflector dish towards the pile of air cured tobacco under it. Notice the orange ring in the image below. I'm sure they will be benefited from this web site. Answer: Dissolve a little honey in alcohol, (Rum, Vodka, Port through preference.) Question: Any advice on growing tobacco in buckets? If you want to cure and smoke it, put in at least a dozen plants if possible. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I even leave the bathroom door open. Please help me Old Firm! Avoid over-watering. Little green capsules about 1/4 in long will be left behind. at home depot, clamp assembly is not needed)-30W light bulb (heat source)-Aluminum foil-Clean paper towels-Plastic bag-Sterilized spray bottle (use bleach solution to clean, rinse and dry thoroughly)-Distilled water. So none of the tobacco was touching the water. When ordering tobacco seeds online, be sure to check importing restrictions. What you describe looks like a quick way to cure, nothing wrong with that. 7 years ago Problem solved! Death to all bullfrogs, bumptious bureaucrats and politicians!! on Introduction. Whether its for smoking, for ceremonial use, or for an insect repellent solution, there are many reasons to dry, or air-cure, your own tobacco leaves. Would also be interested to read the article you mentioned on distilling but can't find it? I understand that Tobacco in Cigars, Pipes, Roll your own, cigarettes, snuff and all other types are from the same tobacco plant. Then, thread a string through the slits. If you over-do it and it gets too brittle a fine mist from a cheap hothouse mister should fix things. You get the picture. Mastering this art enables you to produce high-quality, potent flowers that leave all your senses tingling with every whiff or toke. Also, is it possible for the plants to grow too fast? Sun Curing. In addition, The contents are masterwork. Soon, you'll notice that tobacco is quite an attractive ornamental with small, pretty, pink flowers. For the Jars, the pump alone is $65 for the jars. Canadian Virginian plant, so I've not looked back. Question: What do you think of using a humidifier to keep some moisture in the air while curing? For menthol I just added some mint leaves. Great victory by the AllBlacks! Mine is 40ltr any old water boiler come tea earn will do. Around the time that flower heads start to form and the plants are fully grown, the bottom leaves will be ready to pick. Just let the plants grow as shown in my hub, don't fuss over them as they're hardy, just make sure that they have at least a 2 ft spacing from each other or other plants, they'll transplant OK at this size if you have to, but better if you don't as it checks their growth, not a great worry. Curing is basically the drying of tobacco in a moderately controlled environment. Hang these sticks (or string the lines) somewhere dry, out of the way, and preferably warm. Set up a dehumidifier if you don't have a dry spot to store the leaves in so they dry faster and don't develop mold. there seems to be a new trend in vaping lately as more people are the cost of cigarettes beyond their means and are turning to vaping, i grow my own tobacco and process it myself and have experimented (Mucked around in my kitchen) with 0% nicotine menthol e-juice by cutting my tobacco in an old electric coffee grinder and adding the e-juice bit by bit to the mix until i achieve the strength i desire.. There is great potential for a wonderfully cured crop at the end of the growing season, however this hobby shouldn't be taken as a way to save on your tobacco spending money as there is a lot of time and labor invested with a lot of potential for crop failure due many factors: both while growing then the potential of mold during the curing process! Feed a thin tomato stake (or something similar) through these slits so that when you hold the stick horizontally, the leaves hang down about an inch apart. Below that, warmth and moisture is a mold issue. Basic idea of the home chamber is to simulate the internal temperatures of a tobacco pile as seen at tobacco production facilities. Answer: I grow the one that I originally bought from King's Seeds in Katikati NZ years ago. I can't be bothered, think up a few for yourself. Don't look now, but you've probably already done itwell enough for the average punter, at least. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on March 15, 2014: [img]http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm292/biguran/s[/img], GOT it, Prilep 66, oriental fom macedonia, and i love it, has a taste like diped in honey, TY Mr. TOF :), im getting some cured orientals prilep 66, will try and let you know. Answer: It should be okay in a large bucket. I am going to scour around and see if I can find some seeds. Put jar in kiln. Make sure the leaves are not touching each other, the walls, or the floor. Our trained team of editors and researchers validate articles for accuracy and comprehensiveness. If you feel that yours is too green(and limp) still, try putting some in an oven at a low heat (100c or less) for half an hour or more to dry it to a better colour. Cold and frost will affect your crop yield. What is the next step after the fermentation is ready ? The Wide mouth 1-gallon glass jar with lid is one of the most popular jars today because it's cheap and effective. Just to clarify Im not trying to cheat my way out of setting up a kiln. . on Introduction, https://www.cigarworld.com/education/tobacco-411/curing-and-fermentation/. To cure my tobacco i air dry it in my shed. Harvesting: Fully grown leaves (and no, It's not me!). The biggest difference is that the plastic box did too good of a job sealing in the moisture, and perhaps there was too much to begin with. since taking the pics, I have modified and refined the design making it even simplerive plugged the holes, and took out the aluminum foil, and put the second batch of leaves in a large plastic bag with a twist tie on the top to better hold in the moisture. Wow what a hub I started growing this summer only 3 plants thoe they are 6feet I'd say they now have Pritty pink flowers I harvested around 50 or so leaves hung them on nylon 1 month ago they are turning nice and golden I have them in my garage where I go for a quite smoke and stear at them only but wondering what they are going to be like I'm glad I came across this hub it has put my mind at ease a little and also given me some great ideas, Because of the heart problems i'm moving to Central Hawkes Bay to be with family. Commercially it used to have saltpeter (potassium nitrate) added to keep it going, although I don't know what's used now. Answer: I've never bothered fermenting, and nor have any of my friends. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on July 30, 2014: Drying- Three months will do it, less if you give a bit of a boost with a slightly warm oven. grown though through thirty years did need a lot more aging then actual curing.But I don't consider anything dead in a jar to be curing, this is aging in my book and curing takes place during the death of the living cells . 11 years ago Moreover, The contents are masterpiece. I didn't realize you had all these messages! Some people even use a microwave for a brief zap, but I've never tried it so I can't advise. Almost magically, theyll regain their pliability with a little moisture. Bottom leaves have been harvested from the rear plants. The tobacco color should also change to a much darker hue of brown. It is only recently that I have heard any mention of ammonia occurring in the drying process, and I personally doubt whether it has much effect on the finished product. meter for the next hour or so. I grow tobacco in a tiny area where I live, about 400 feet (120 metres) above sea level, in a moderate, semi-coastal climate. Since yous have given me some ideas i will give you a fact. Allow 2 meters headroom if you keep them inside and remember to pick out the sideshoots growing in the leaf joins (just like tomatoes do) they can be planted too for a later crop. Give them a dose of general garden fertiliser now and again. I am currently smoking the 2018 crop which was over 5.5Kg. Chopping can be left until after the compression/ageing if preferred. Throw all the ingrediants into a pot and bring to the boil then give the cut tobacco a good spray and then let dry.Got desperate this year and smoking tobacco that has been hanging for only 4 weeks and has taken the harshness out. If you're not in a rush, take your time and pick the leaves as they come ready. I think I'll give this a go - nothing to lose, all my hair is already goneand I might learn a thing or two! I have been advised that I must ferment to improve the flavour, but more importantly to remove the ammonia which is pretty bad for you. Wash off any dirt, though. Question: Should I pinch off leaves that begin to get white spots? Spray water, port, rum, honey dissolved in any of the aforementioned, or pretty well any consumable liquid. This article is accurate and true to the best of the authors knowledge. This will help preserve the tobacco after it dries, and may prolong the burning. Very refreshing to be able to find the simple info you want without having read heaps of seriously boring rubbish at the same time!! Note: I'll continue this in feet and inches only, for the sake of our American cousins. I have grown some and do not want to ferment it. If it's just for the fun of growing the stuff and possibly to use the leaves to make a bug spray, a couple of plants will do fine. Remember that smoking tobacco probably would not have caught on if it weren't for the process of cramming it into barrels and sending it on a sea voyage in sailing ships - which is how the above process was discovered. Tobacco grows best in places that are dry and warm. Adding moisture to cure is not a good idea, the bud should be dried properly first. This seems to be the right amount of heat! Answer: You keep them, yellowing means that they're partly cured. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on April 04, 2014: Thanks for your comments, I use HubPages, as per heading; free to use, just join up. Monitor the leaves periodically to make sure they dont turn moldy, and remove any leaves that do. Answer: Home grown tobacco doesn't naturally stay burning. 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