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Having my first try at it and given I'm in the far north east of Scotland I'm having quite good results so far, that said been an unusually good Sumer. I actually think I am on about or coming up to my 6th year smoking my homegrown bakky. There are several websites dealing with curing chambers and the standard home made type is made of foam wall insulation and an oil heater. Take a leaf, strip out the center rib and any large side ribs if it's a big leaf, and repeat this process for several leaves until you have a generous handful. Tobacco grows best in places that are dry and warm. Mr. 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. Don't humidify kiln to prevent rusty lids. 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. Sit back, drink your moonshine (I'm writing an article on distilling), and watch them grow. The RH Lids have to be cut to exact specs with a Water Jet ($10k) or the hygrometer won't seal properly. Multiply it by 52 to find what it costs you a year (over $2,500?). Hopefully I get mature plants later. 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%. 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? I have smoked for over thirty years and have been growing tobacco for two seasons. Information I will be collecting: Fred Hanna has a method of quickly aging tobacco. 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. For tips on how to separate the tobacco from the stem when the leaves are dry, read on! You too can join the ranks of tobacco plant enthusiasts and with some luck and planning, your efforts may be rewarded with a homegrown cigar! I also ground some into a powder snuff, I added a cotton ball dipped in scented oil for a week or so to add flavor and scent then removed the cotton ball later. on Step 5. sounds like the uneven curing is due to inconsistent humidity and too dry of an environment. We would have been umming and ahhhing until the cows came home. Great sense of humour and a very helpfull artical.Thank you. 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. I'm not a smoker any more since the heart problems but i do love the feeling of putting one over the Gvt. Find a shelter where youll have some control over the humidity by opening or closing doors, windows, or vents. You'll get better results by leaving those tins be until it's time to smoke the contents. Will have to look into this further but this has certainly been of great help to start-off. In about two weeks, the seedlings should start showing. Im thinking about purchasing and would like to hear some opinions. But really, there are no unpleasant smells to be vented. I think I'm going to try to grow some to use for smudging and offerings (Spiritual purposes). Almost magically, theyll regain their pliability with a little moisture. 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. Put tobacco in jar. Fermentation is the trickiest part, and is what this instructable is intended to outline. Please help me Old Firm! Also without an insulator, there would be a lot of heat loss, you would need higher temps than a psudo greenhouse.The cooler method traps in heat, but because the seals are not air tight there seems to be a lot of air exchange going on. Most of the tobacco that I smoke has been aged 4+ years, but I don't let cannabis sit in a jar beyond six months. Also, can we use wine to spray the leaves whilst curing as opposed to water? Best of luck with your research. Once your bud is in the jar drop in the hygrometer and cap it. If it's too rainy or it gets too much water, the tobacco gets weak and thin. If it's too rainy or it gets too much water, the tobacco gets weak and thin. Yes I agree that there was too much moisture. (These have some glorious botanical name that doesn't matter a bit. I have grown some and do not want to ferment it. Adding moisture to cure is not a good idea, the bud should be dried properly first. 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. Also slugs & snails, etc take their share. The plants grew taller than corn stalks, with leaves as broad as my chest. Very educational. A factory barn with hundreds of thousands of hands fermenting, wellthat would be a whole different level of aroma.Q: Surf Monkey Coconut, your insurance agent called me looking for you. Question: Once the tobacco is cured and cut, how do you store so it doesnt dry out like tobacco you buy? Your question and reply precedes this answer. Answer: Dissolve a little honey in alcohol, (Rum, Vodka, Port through preference.) Frankly, if you're regularly ingesting nicotine, traces of ammonia, if they exist, should be the least of your concerns,- and homegrown tobacco is a lot less dangerous than the commercial stuff. I went with nicotiana rustica and typical virginia strains. Question: Would you mind if I adapted your excellent work here for use in the UK? I could not tho do that on a dozen or so plants. 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. How does humidity affect the rate of fermenting? A good recommended fill blend for a home grown cigar is 30% Havana leaf and 70% Virginia leaf with a Havana wrapper.-Cheap, light weight foam cooler: if you ever wondered what to do with that leaky foam coolerhere it is!-Corded clamp light reflector light fixture, (avail. I live in Kansas and they are growing like crazy. Reactions: Oldfella, Charly, Knucklehead and 1 other person S Smileysmile66 Active Member Joined Apr 5, 2019 Messages 25 Points 3 Location Stockholm, Sweden 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 I hang dry my buds in a tent for at least 10 days, preferably longer with controlled humidity at around 60%. This is a cheap and accessible possibility to achieve the conditions required for fermentation. Answer: You keep them, yellowing means that they're partly cured. Haven't noticed. It's half a keg with a bin lid and a light globe for heat. I spent many years at sea in the MN, as Captain since 1975, so cost wasn't an issue then. I hope that you learned what you wanted from this article. Take what you pay a week for smoking (probably around $50). Put them loosely into the jar, you want some air . i plant them in the ground so i achieve maximum height. Low and behold, I have 2 tobacco plants growing, which surprised me as the cigars I buy are aged. 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. Thanks. Thank you so much for putting up this site. The site loading pace is amazing. If your bud is over dried, adding moisture isn't going to help the cure. 4 years ago It will grow in pretty much any type of soil you have. The shortest cure was 5 days and the longest cure was an initial 3 weeks followed by 6 - 8 more weeks in jars. this methored did not work the tobacco turned to compost in a few weeks.. to much humidity.. the way i would change it is having the inside tray highter and only puting a cloth over the top so air can escape.. i only put a small hole in the top and this was not enough. I've settled on 1 week in the press for this experiment bracket, so unless I get an additional press, it'll take me 3 months to get all the 1 oz pressed samples underway. The best temperatures for growing tobacco is 68 to 86 F (20 to 30 C). The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on March 06, 2015: I chucked some seeds in the fridge last year; planted them in portable greenhouse in september and have a bumper crop drying in my garage now. Is that a constant 50c or would it be averaged over a 3day or so cycle? Im wanting either a mild hazlenut or chocolate flavor. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/b\/b2\/Dry-Tobacco-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Dry-Tobacco-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/b\/b2\/Dry-Tobacco-Step-1.jpg\/aid10190610-v4-728px-Dry-Tobacco-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"