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..? I went with nicotiana rustica and typical virginia strains. Notice the orange ring in the image below. A friend hangs his tobacco for about three months, by which time it has both a nice colour and texture. this pic is just a couple of late bloomers that iv put in a pot outside if you notice on the dried leaf there is type of mould when cured outside have you had this proble befor or has this happened because its still attached to the plant?has not been a good year for growing this year but the other plants were about 5ft with broard leafs what was left after the slugs, Reply 12.5% cure for between 5 and 10 days. I suggest that you Google "HubPages" and check them out. You could try misting the almost dry leaves with alcohol, like rum or vodka. Question: Im having a hard time keeping my tobacco burning, could it just need more time? Ive a venture that I am just now running on, and Ive been on the look out for such information. Thank you very much ---just so hard to get the seeds in SA Government screws all of us here ---BUT I can, and do grow my own weed and get very good crops too! meter for the next hour or so. 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. Question: Can you soak tobacco in rum and wine? If you want plant them elsewhere, they'll grow for a later crop. Otherwise, do as a lot of people I know do - buy a cheap lighter and put up with lighting up often, its a lot less costly than getting store-bought tobacco! Put jar in kiln. Ricci Feat Waaka from Tauranga, New Zealand on June 07, 2014: Hi can you please give me some advice on how to grow tobacco under lights,such as how many plants to a 1000 watt or 600 grow light in what size room,am really keen to give it a go. If you're jarring tobacco, make sure the jars you're using create a seal. This will always depend on how much you grow and how big your boiler is. I think I'm going to try to grow some to use for smudging and offerings (Spiritual purposes). smokes well,mild,smells a bit like cigar. Got the seeds in the germinator today , wanting an early jump on the season , great weather this last week and hoping for no frosts.. 4 years ago As each plant grows, you'll see small tobacco plants (suckers or basal shoots) starting to grow as side-shoots from the main stalk at the base of the leaves, the same as with tomatoes and that other stuff some people smoke. Question: When growing and curing tobacco at home, do we do a fermentation/sweating process after drying? Fermentation is the trickiest part, and is what this instructable is intended to outline. Oh yeah, adding flavor.any ideas on flavoring the bacco? My pleasure.. (still looking forward to your distillation blog ;). I'm doing it with potatoes. Within a few hours the sun begins to bleach it. Answer: It's fine with light frosts. Your details are useful.". This method of curing will produce tobacco leaves that are, relative to other curing methods, low in sugar, high in nicotine, and sweet in flavor! 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. Good luck growing! Misting it with Vodka or Rum (or some other alcohol including Port) and letting it dry may help, as well as imparting a nice flavor. Put jar in kiln. Question: I was wondering if I can take some larger leaves from my plants before they turn a paler green as I have planted my plants to close together. Since yous have given me some ideas i will give you a fact. Will have to look into this further but this has certainly been of great help to start-off. Cut a thin slit through the center of the stem on each leaf using a utility knife. Very educational. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Pots in the greenhouse should be fine, tobacco's very hardy. Thanks for putting it together, at least I know what a tobacco plant looks like now. Question: I'm new at this. Question: I have been hanging first tobacco leaves for two weeks in the green house and they going brown already. I hope that you learned what you wanted from this article. 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. Mine are not as tall as yours - max about 4 foot. Well, short of dynamiting them, running them over with a ten-ton digger, searing them with a flamethrower, or soaking the stuff in weed-killer, tobacco pretty much looks after itself. 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. If you live elsewhere, check your local legislation to ensure that you're operating within the law. Plant them in reasonably rich, well-dug soil (with well-composted vegetable matter if you've got it). You will also have healthier, more mature/thicker leaves that will respond better to air curing and fermentationa little more meat to chew so-to-speak. 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. Multiply it by 52 to find what it costs you a year (over $2,500?). References. From your pictures, your plants were very immature, their growth stunted mostly due to the small pot size. I have dried and cut one leaf for a try. This is a cheap and accessible possibility to achieve the conditions required for fermentation. This article is not about health issues; it's about growing tobacco and curing it. After all, cigarette butts soaked in a bucket of water was an old way of making insect spray that my parents and grandparents used. Free Shipping on orders over $95! 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. To smoke it! Time is said to cure all things, and tobacco is near the top of the list. So none of the tobacco was touching the water. You may not legally sell it, trade it, or give it away. I spent many years at sea in the MN, as Captain since 1975, so cost wasn't an issue then. In the next batch I think I will see if placing the leaves in a large plastic bag will work better. the temp is 60-65oF humidity 60-65% for the cure i wouldn't go down passed 50oF or above 75 the high temp will evaporate trichomes and low temps will make the heads brittle and fall off easily. 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.. Some are undoubtedly better, but I don't think many would be easier or cheaper than the method I've described, and I know what I've written about works because I've done it. Taking the focus away from tobacco congratulations once more! The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on October 21, 2015: Hi Guys (and Gals) sorry that I've been AWOL for a while. Also, is it possible for the plants to grow too fast? I will be 76 next month and live in the UK. What I can find worryingly little information on is how long you need to ferment it for, depending on what you want to do with it. It won't taste like much but it won't kill you. Tobacco isn't picky. During two years in Vanuatu where home-grown tobacco is available in the markets (cured and twisted into braids) I discovered I could make a "brew" just as good as my favourite pipe tobacco "Amphora". Question: What strain of tobacco do you grow? After drying the leaves then adding flavour such as vodka and then slicing/cutting would I store the tobacco in a air tight container? I wanted to just bury my nose in the leaves during the raisin stage, but for purposes sterility, i resisted!Q: I wouldn't imagine such a small batch would give off an overwhelming smell of ammonia.A: Very true! Is that safe to smoke? 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. Aging ? If the leaves get too brittle, you can moisten them with water from a spray bottle. I borrowed from the butchering industry and got a bunch of J fish hooks, strung them on some fishing line and use that for drying. tobacco enthusiast on September 16, 2014: Luther 2 the b8g ribs can be Removed! Thoughts ? I still have the 1 oz of Light Fire Cure in the press. Also does anyone know how to make Copenhagen style "dip"? Also how do you keep the humidity. Did you make this project? It kind of feels that youre doing any unique trick. Why am I growing tobacco? Answer: If it works for you, keep doing it. Answer: Until the leaves are dry and brown/yellow, after hanging, several weeks or in an oven at low heat an hour or so. He can smoke to his lung's are content. I then start fermentation I do this in a burco boiler. 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. it was cold and had good air flow. Virginia tobacco, the stuff of commerce, is one of the hardiest plants you'll ever grow. Im growing in ohio, where the difference betwixt winter and summer is almost nonexistent. Hey thanks for all these follow up posts and pictures! You don't have to fork out another $2.50 for seed. This will help preserve the tobacco after it dries, and may prolong the burning. 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