If you hit 71% or greater, you will have to take the bud out to dry more. Tobacco plants nearing maturity. Will they taste better? Drying or "curing" home-grown tobacco leaves. whether it's fit to drink is another matter! (It should reach full size without problems.). .I'd suggest that you just hang the leaves to dry without assistance in a shady airy spot and see how they go. Mine is 40ltr any old water boiler come tea earn will do. What you do with it then is your own damned business. I've been drawing from T.A. The best vessel to use for aging pipe tobacco is the Mason Jar. 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..? How soon before I can smoke them? Answer: Tobacco doesn't naturally burn well. Cut a thin slit through the center of the stem on each leaf using a utility knife. Also I wanted to add that the post is great and very easy to follow ..I am in Aus and have been growing now for a while and am getting some extremely good results but I am still waiting to have my first taste..I think the hardest part for me is going to be the cutting as I like a very fine cut and if anyone can suggest something that is not to expensive I will be very happy, anyway thanks for reading and hope to hear from some of you out there even in Qld..Cheers. Question: I have been hanging first tobacco leaves for two weeks in the green house and they going brown already. Any suggestions? Answer: I grow the one that I originally bought from King's Seeds in Katikati NZ years ago. Temps above 122F (50C) inhibit the vegetative growth of mold. I still have the 1 oz of Light Fire Cure in the press. If you want cheap alcohol dissolve a kilo of sugar in 4 liters of warm water, dump in some yeast, or a handful of raisins/sultanas, cover the container with a tea-towel or similar to keep out the bugs and wild yeasts( or you'll end up with vinegar), leave it until it stops bubbling (probably 2-3 weeks) and you'll end up with alcohol at about 10%. 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. Put it in a pipe and it smoked fine. You will need to make a platform inside the boiler to keep the leaves out of the water. Since yous have given me some ideas i will give you a fact. Answer: It's fine with light frosts. Harvesting: Fully grown leaves (and no, It's not me!). Is that a constant 50c or would it be averaged over a 3day or so cycle? I hope that you learned what you wanted from this article. The best way to do this is pictured on step 1, hang leaves to dry and let nature take its course: Gather your harvested green leaves, use a zip tie at the stems and bundle into 1-4 leaf bunches, (be sure to allow air between the leaves, if the leaves stick together, they will mold). Also worked very well last year on fully dried tobacco. Email Us | (888)366-0345 Account Login Create Account. Answer: You keep them, yellowing means that they're partly cured. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 141,782 times. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. It depends on the tobacco, I guess. Answer: If it works for you, keep doing it. Did you make this project? (I've been away playing Cap'n Ahabs with an old boat in New Plymouth harbour). Some leaves are 500-600mm in length and still rather green. . You probably displaced 12 cabbages to grow enough tobacco to keep you in cancer sticks for a year. Fire curing produces a tobacco low in sugar and high in nicotine. Ive not got the Virginia one Ive got has some random Peruvian ones that has loads of nicotine on the leaves its oily. Is there a trick to keeping tobacco alight? You'll have lots of them. You could also string the leaves on a length of wire, or on a cord stretched between two nails use your imagination. You can store the leaves in a humidor or even in a plastic bag. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on February 17, 2015: No I haven't tried that. Just what I was looking for answered a couple of questions I had never thought about, I will be starting them off over the next two months now it is Sunday 3rd of March 2019, (I am a slow starter). Put a fine sieve in the top of a clean, dry bowl, or on a sheet of paper. Mary Wickison from USA on March 23, 2014: After years of nagging (I mean politely requesting) my husband to stop, now I find your page. Youre actually a good webmaster. on Step 5. sounds like the uneven curing is due to inconsistent humidity and too dry of an environment. Answer: It's fine, (If you want to speed drying put some leaves in a VERY low oven for an hour or more until they are dry enough to suit). I started about 400 tobacco seeds, about 85% germination rate. Fill the jars about three quarters of the way, leaving the other quarter empty. Canadian Virginian plant, so I've not looked back. I've had some specific varieties that were not particularly good until 18 months, In theory, could I just chuck my jars in say the hot water cupboard? 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. Let . We are in your debt, Thanks again. 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. wikiHow is where trusted research and expert knowledge come together. 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. The ageing and compression are important as fermentation by anaerobic bacteria eliminates the harsher burning elements. Do you think theyll go ok in there until after the last frost of winter? Is that safe to smoke? !, i want to ask you why? During the fermentation, there are several aromatic stages: , i bought 1 kg virginia tobacco leaves, its sun cured, but its really smells bad !! I got leaves as big as my face but im sure they could have been better. When the plant is mature, harvest the leaves as normal and check google on making cigars, - I haven't made them but I know that there are some good sites with common sense instructions around. This seems to be the right amount of heat! I have found your article and follow everything as you recommended but in the end, I am disappointed. Tobacco grows best in places that are dry and warm. Use peppermint oil mixed with water to mist your leaves as they are hanging. Answer: The bottom leaves are possibly ready to harvest, I can't accurately assess why some of your leaves have white spots as it's a problem that I haven't encountered so far. 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. The tobacco color should also change to a much darker hue of brown. I retired about 19 years ago and in 2013 attended a BBQ organised by my wife's Tai Chi Club. , and then i can"t smoke because its really strong ! Start by putting your dried buds in your chosen curing jars. Commercially it used to have saltpeter (potassium nitrate) added to keep it going, although I don't know what's used now. Im from west Wales in the UK. Many thanks. Did this ever work to produce good cigars surf monkey ? An air-conditioned home would probably be too dry for air-curing tobacco. Fill your curing jars 75% full. Put jar in kiln. Im experiencing some small security troubles with my latest weblog and Id like to locate something more safeguarded. The bought stuff has additives to keep it going, such as saltpeter (potassium nitrate, the main ingredient of gunpowder). It's only a few. 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?) Question: My tobacco keeps going brittle while its being hung, it looks ready colour wise and want to cut up and pack it but is far to brittle, how can I get to the right texture (not brittle)? Find a shelter where youll have some control over the humidity by opening or closing doors, windows, or vents. Answer: I've never struck that problem, and it hasn't been mentioned before, so it's probably not an issue. Around the time that flower heads start to form and the plants are fully grown, the bottom leaves will be ready to pick. Tho it is now. As good a way as any Rhett, nothings written in stone - adapt, innovate, do it on the cheap; that's what it's all about. Havana tobacco seeds are good for making cigars, particularity cigar wrappers because of the broad leaves, flavor and smooth appearances once cured. Answer: It should be okay in a large bucket. On the tobacco front. 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. Question: When growing and curing tobacco at home, do we do a fermentation/sweating process after drying? Curing is a 3 part process:1) Drying (color curing): to take out majority of the moisture. -Air cured Tobacco leaves, Seeds with growing instructions are available here : Havana tobacco seeds are good for making cigars, particularity cigar wrappers because of the broad leaves, flavor and smooth appearances once cured. Do you have any advice on how to grow these for cigars? and still have some tobacco from afew years ago. If you live in a place that's warm enough to grow cabbage, tobacco will thrive. I'm doing it with potatoes. Your blog by far has the most simplistic and helpful information on growing tobacco. Sun curing can be done by setting the leaves in the sun for a week until dry. to cut: take dried leaves cut out stems, dampen dried leaves, put in press to make solid block, cut and re-dry cut tobacco. Tobacco is an age old, yet amazing plant, which has become increasingly popular among hobbyist in recent times! Then proceed in one of the following ways: Further up the page, I suggested that you let one plant flower for seed. That being said it is taxing to spray the leaves so often. The same regulations govern brewing, winemaking, and the distilling of alcoholic beverages. You are so right, they do adapt to the area. I planted a few seedlings in February one year as an experiment. http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/agr/agr14/agr14.htm, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nygIskWSgw, https://www.leafonly.com/tobacco-harvesting-curing-fermenting.php, https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/archive/how-to-grow-and-cure-your-own-tobacco-for-ceremonial-use-Ok_7A46VfUqfDuXac7SoOQ/, https://www.coffinails.com/curing_tobacco.html, http://www.victoryseeds.com/tobacco/backer_cultivation.html, https://www.cigarworld.com/education/tobacco-411/curing-and-fermentation/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKduAMF-lWk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2EpXsM0m4o. Been reading your posts looking to find ways to make what i grow less harsh to smoke. It depends on what you want the tobacco for. 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. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. When you cure [organic] Cannabis buds, youre breaking down compounds in the resin into new compounds. I suggest that you then roll up the leaves and slice thinly with a very sharp knife. Pinch them out as well. I think I'll give this a go - nothing to lose, all my hair is already goneand I might learn a thing or two! 4 years ago The ultra dry leaves sucked up the alcohol (not too much or u get a soggy mess) and became pliable again. They are about 20 inches now. Answer: I know people that have done both, so it's really up to you which is handiest, I don't think that it makes much difference to the end product. I realize the leaves are moist at first but after the moisture evaporates do you have to have any humidification device in there?A: yeah, as you can imagine, lamp is very similar to an oven, where the dry heat generated constantly takes away the humidity. I have it running on a low heat for up to two hours checking on the tobacco and turning it throughout the process. Wash off any dirt, though. But they are surely processed differently. The best temperatures for growing tobacco is 68 to 86 F (20 to 30 C). Firstly, a warning: smoking can be bad for your health. Tobacco seedlings ready for transplanting outside in the sun. How to Tell How Old Cigarettes Are and If Theyre Stale. Leaves that dry too fast may remain green. Question: Is a tobacco crop ok around frost? Also, in the images above you can see the vent holes I cut in the top and bottom of the coolerI have since plugged them up to hold in the humiditythere was too much ventilation going on. Answer: Home grown tobacco doesn't naturally stay burning. they were small, but still over 6' high. i will try outside next year just abit worrie about things eatting them .. the slugs around here seem to have a nicotine addiction. Place the trimmed buds into some type of airtight container. Anyhow, I ordered from them and began growing. All I can think of is fire hazard!! For three months of winter, we have occasional light frosts, bitterly strong winds, and some hail. Also slugs & snails, etc take their share. Luther, get a plant mister (little pump up spray) for a few dollars at a garden centre or two dollar shop and use it to spray your dry leaves. Also, I know they like sun but as were in the wrong season Ive put them in large pots in the greenhouse. 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. Is there anything I can do? Taking the focus away from tobacco congratulations once more! I could not tho do that on a dozen or so plants. BTW the leaves held by the old bloke in the article's photo grew in a temperate climate in spring and summer.They're pretty average bottom leaves (the higher you go the smaller the leaf) We get light frosts in Winter. I'd also suggest that you let the plants flower and save the seed, you'll get enough to plant half of Kansas and be very popular with your smoking friends! There are several websites dealing with curing chambers and the standard home made type is made of foam wall insulation and an oil heater. Maybe I'm ruining it. It kind of feels that youre doing any unique trick. In the next batch I think I will see if placing the leaves in a large plastic bag will work better. The site loading pace is amazing. It kind of feels that you are doing any distinctive trick. Having got that off my chairy little hest, let's get down to the nitty-gritty. when curing don't burp the jars that will stop the curing process, you will add new oxygen and revert the anaerobic bacteria that was curing to aerobic and thats starts to feed on chlorophyl . Answer: Until the leaves are dry and brown/yellow, after hanging, several weeks or in an oven at low heat an hour or so. 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. Great sense of humour and a very helpfull artical.Thank you. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on September 09, 2014: kiwi_john aka the old fart on September 09, 2014: well planting season is upon us; i've got a shitload of seeds (no not from the dunny) so fingers toes and eyes all crossed for a bumper crop.I'VE GOT ALL THE GOOD STUFF : SEED GERMINAING MIX.MINI GREENHOUSE.NO EXPENSE SPARED TO SAVE A $. Growth will stop until the weather warms up, then continue, but the plants will be smaller. I got 6 x 1 oz jars sealed up yesterday. Store the tobacco in a room between 60 to 95 F (16 to 35 C) to cure it. This year i ordered from Victory Seeds and they have a much wider variety. dry in shade, this process avoids crumbling product also. 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.. Our trained team of editors and researchers validate articles for accuracy and comprehensiveness. it was cold and had good air flow. One dampens and presses the leaves for a few days (in a shallow tray with a board and a weight on top) then rolls up the leaves like a newspaper roll, and slices thin rings off it which are then cut cross-ways for cigarette tobacco. Hang the leaves somewhere dry and warm, like a garage or attic. Grow your own tobacco while you can, - and your own carrots, - and your own cabbages, soon legislation will stop us from doing all that too because we'd be taking the living from the maws poor supermarket empires. 50% of these commercial growers cure for between 7 and 14 days. I'm sure they will be benefited from this web site. Trying to grow it here in the USA.if for no other reason to treat bee stings. Secondly, don't break the law. You do need LARGE pots, it grows a huge root ball. Love it. Why am I growing tobacco? I suggest that you Google "HubPages" and check them out. 3 years ago Monitor the leaves periodically to make sure they dont turn moldy, and remove any leaves that do. A neighbour hangs his leaves in a carport to dry, then presses them in a shallow wooden box with a bit of plank on top and a weight (gallon drum full of water) rolls up the end product and slices thin with a sharp knife. Do you've any recommendations? I don't know where I've been Steve, but just come across you site. The same goes with tobacco: To cure it, first you've gotta pick it. It does thrive in rich, well-draining soils, but it'll make do with what it gets. Aging and curing tobacco helps the leaves get rid of their herby flavor and makes them taste more desirable. Question: How long would tobacco take to grow in a tropical climate like Australia? References. some plastic corks to keep the purple basket out of the water - filled the purple basket with the tobacco and put quite a thick bit of plastic over the top the plastic has been stretched and taped in place.. it has all been cleaned because this sort of condition breeds mold. If you over-do it and it gets too brittle a fine mist from a cheap hothouse mister should fix things. I used the barest pinch of seeds sprinkled into a six-pot seed tray and got over 100 plants! As Mrs. Beeton once said: "To make jugged hare, first catch your hare." I can't be bothered, think up a few for yourself. I think I'm going to try to grow some to use for smudging and offerings (Spiritual purposes). I suggest that you let only one of your plants go to flower for seeds for next season's crop. I will be 76 next month and live in the UK. Death to all bullfrogs, bumptious bureaucrats and politicians!! This is just 3 hands of tobacco and it does have quite the aroma associated with it! The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on January 21, 2016: Hi Hops, beer and 'baccy go together mate, have a top New Year too. i think il try the box with water in and a towel on top after iv dry the tobacco this year.. only using a heat pad. Bottom leaves have been harvested from the rear plants. Our temps range between 70 and 100 degrees in the summer. At which temperature fermentation stops? Yes I agree that there was too much moisture. When the leaves are brown and the edges have curled slightly, the process is complete. 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