Answer: From seedling to mature plant (in a temperate climate) in about three months if planted in late Spring - early Summer; longer if planted later. A Pocket Sundial From a Broken Pocket Watch! If they taste well enough without them fermenting do I still have to ferment them? Tobacco leaves are ready for smoking or storage when theyre brown and pliable, but not too brittle. The shortest cure was 5 days and the longest cure was an initial 3 weeks followed by 6 - 8 more weeks in jars. Once your bud is in the jar drop in the hygrometer and cap it. I suggest that you air-dry some leaves and then compare. You get the picture. 3 years ago. (I could spare the bullfrogs.). Pots in the greenhouse should be fine, tobacco's very hardy. You don't have to fork out another $2.50 for seed. 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. (It should reach full size without problems.). He then cuts it and uses it straight away. Whoo-hoo! Stand the container in a dish so that you can water it without soaking the carpet. -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. Some of my friends nuke the leaves and seem happy with the results, the only way to find out which best suits you is to try it yourself. We were told this by an old DSIR nerd, a friend tried it reconds it better than brought menthols. A lot of tobaccos's taste sweetens with salt - folks will mix maybe a 1/4 teaspon of salt in 8-10 ounces of distilled water, lay the tobacco out on a tray, mist it with the salty solution, allow to dry and then put it in the curing jars. Almost magically, theyll regain their pliability with a little moisture. Question: Can you soak tobacco in rum and wine? Very educational. Bottom leaves have been harvested from the rear plants. And I always unplugged the light when leaving the house. Temperature range in fermenting. Answer: The best time is November, give or take, but January's fine for a later crop. Answer: If it works for you, keep doing it. Mine are not as tall as yours - max about 4 foot. I fugured: "since im griwing broccoli and carrots I might as well griw sone 'backy too!" remember you are not growing veges, yellow leaves make a more mellow product. But the future looks a lot more brighter. Answer: I remove the stems because they're woody and would produce lumpy tobacco. 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. Then I put the buds into 1 qt mason jars to cure. WISH ME LUCK FOLKS THE GOVT DAMN SURE DOESN'T ASTHEY WATCH THERE TAX DOLLARS EVAPORATE. Once sealed, age for about two months at room temperature or slightly above. 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. A quick way to cure small quantities of marijuana is to loosely fill a plastic bag or glass jar, or place a layer between glass or plastic sheets, and expose the material to the sun. and all so i listened to my mums idea of putting it between news paper which was silly thing to do, it stuck to the sheets of paper and when mouldy! :). Answer: You keep them, yellowing means that they're partly cured. My tobacco does not smell like tobacco at all. Drying or "curing" home-grown tobacco leaves. (Probably a lot better off as fewer additives to the final product and they're a damn' sight richer). Is there anything I can do? Be sure the leaves are protected from direct sunlight, which may burn them. . If the leaves get too brittle, you can moisten them with water from a spray bottle. I have 4 that I cycle between curing jars to monitor humidity in the jars. These are the same plants as in the previous photo, eleven days later (25Jan09). 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. Question: Would you mind if I adapted your excellent work here for use in the UK? Free Shipping on orders over $95! I have a bag of locally grown and cured tobacco leaves suitable for smoking in a pipe but would like to make my own tobacco oil for candles and perfume. After all, cigarette butts soaked in a bucket of water was an old way of making insect spray that my parents and grandparents used. I got tired of fighting past the damn things to get to my garden shed and pulled them out last May, still healthy and hardy, with a root system the size of a football. You may not legally sell it, trade it, or give it away. Question: I am following your method of growing tobacco at home, though I am getting my brown leaves within a few weeks or less. You could try misting the almost dry leaves with alcohol, like rum or vodka. But really, there are no unpleasant smells to be vented. Keep in a cool, dry place out of direct light. Does the Brod and Taylor bread proofing cabinet work good for cureing tobacco? Yes I agree that there was too much moisture. Ive a venture that I am just now running on, and Ive been on the look out for such information. It realy increase my knowledge about the topic. (I am, however, all for fermenting sugar in water and putting it through a still, I may be doing that later today). I know people who smoke tobacco at every shade, as the whim and their approach to curing takes them, and they seem no worse off than off the shelf smokers. Firstly, a warning: smoking can be bad for your health. Find a shelter where youll have some control over the humidity by opening or closing doors, windows, or vents. Was going to make a wooden box but this was easier as I had the bits. I watched a YouTube video and this guy dries his leaves in a aluminium cylinder with an element placed on the bottom. 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'm attempting to grow 3 varieties of tobacco: a Tennessee dark air cure, a Samsun Turkish and Perique. 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. I joined the hub just to thank you.). In any case I will be subscribing for your rss feed and I am hoping you write again very soon! Answer: Yes, but as it has a root ball the size of a football, you'll need a large tub. The following is a helpful "Q and A" following this project. Treat it as you would tomatoes. I just save some seed year by year. 11 years ago From a broader perspective, there are a few variables that influence how tobacco ages. If pile of tobacco is big enough, and insulation is as good as it is inside the foam cooler, wouldn't there be enough heat generated by fermentation process so that no external heat will be required? I cured a bit with bourbon in the oven and got a nice pipe smoke. According to my toddlers the cupboard temp is nicey. The seeds will pass through while most of the rubbish will stay behind. Wear sterile disposable gloves and fill each jar about of the way full with your dried and trimmed buds. Really its just a foam cooler with a $5 light from Home Depot now Oct. 26, 2011 UPDATE: In the final version of this fermenter, a (I simply used a cooler with no air holes, just one hole punched at the top for the light fixture). 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. There are several websites dealing with curing chambers and the standard home made type is made of foam wall insulation and an oil heater. Thanks for sharing! Question: Once the tobacco is cured and cut, how do you store so it doesnt dry out like tobacco you buy? If your bud is over dried, adding moisture isn't going to help the cure. Put tobacco in jar. The grow fast so don't start them too early, time it for the optimum outdoor transplant date. I've gone 2 weeks to 6 months. Question: What strain of tobacco do you grow? Taking the focus away from tobacco congratulations once more! Question: Is it possible to grow tobacco plants in a pot rather than a garden? 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. As Mrs. Beeton once said: "To make jugged hare, first catch your hare." Pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, and snuff are fire cured. Water them thoroughly and then keep watering to prevent the dirt from drying out. Answer: I grow the one that I originally bought from King's Seeds in Katikati NZ years ago. or should i ferment tobacco leaves for good taste?, thanks a lot. Question: I'm new at this. Email Us | (888)366-0345 Account Login Create Account. How does humidity affect the rate of fermenting? Having got that off my chairy little hest, let's get down to the nitty-gritty. Its been about 6-8 weeks of drying. 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? Awesome article!!! When the leaves are in the Eski fermenting do you turn them or move them around. Put seed-growing mix or a mixture of fine soil and sand in a shallow container. I did see a fermenter made of ply-wood, and i can tell ya, that one would most definitely off gas formaldehyde and other such chemicals found in the adhesives.Q: So you haven't noticed any sort of ammonia smell coming from the tobacco?A: I really haven't! Curing can last anywhere from two weeks minimum, to up to six months for some strains. There are 9 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. Is that a constant 50c or would it be averaged over a 3day or so cycle? Haven't noticed. 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. 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! Fairly certain he's going to have a good read. Although I may not be identifying the ammonia as released from tobacco leaves correctly. My first year, they did not grow very large but each year after (using the prior years seeds) they grew larger and larger. If you over-do it and it gets too brittle a fine mist from a cheap hothouse mister should fix things. 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. Once this is done I remove it from its leaf stems. This article could not be written any better! The ultra dry leaves sucked up the alcohol (not too much or u get a soggy mess) and became pliable again. You may need to stand on something to do it! 12.5% cure for between 3 weeks and 11 weeks. I dip the lid in the boiling water, and making sure the rim of the jar is free of tobacco pieces, place the lid on the jar and lightly set the ring. Basic idea of the home chamber is to simulate the internal temperatures of a tobacco pile as seen at tobacco production facilities. Like some others I came upon your article whilst looking for info on curing tobacco. 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! im in manchester uk.. i have tried drying in about 4 diffrent places now over 2 years .. i dried that lot in the loft so there was temp fluctuation. Monitor the leaves periodically to make sure they dont turn moldy, and remove any leaves that do. The results were unbelievable, menthol is one the hardest flavours to crack, no more menthol crysrals and chemistry sets, the e-juice is mostly vegetable glycerine, with no nicotine, and can be added to suit the strength desirable, you can add it to your own liking, strong, medium, weak, doing it this way means the menthol strength hasn't already been decided for you and you don't have to hunt around for a commercial brand to suit your particular tastes. By using our site, you agree to our. How do you know your tobacco will be ok for cigarettes, but not for cigars or vice versa? You are so right, they do adapt to the area. Virginia tobacco, the stuff of commerce, is one of the hardiest plants you'll ever grow. When is the best time to plant? I want to try it. I have the space/patience/whole leaf to be able to grow enough each season for a couple of years, and am happy to just store it away for a few years before reaching for it. Essentially creating a compost heap where the internal temperature is carefully monitored along with the humidity levels. He can smoke to his lung's are content. They'll need temperatures of 75 to 80F to germinate. 7 years ago This will always depend on how much you grow and how big your boiler is. I am going to scour around and see if I can find some seeds. 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! Tobacco curing is sometimes referred to as color curing because as the tobacco undergoes the process, the color of the leaf will invariably change because its chlorophyll content is being altered, gradually becoming more yellow to brown in color. We have seeds. I just wondered whether the hot water cupboard would be a better spot as opposed to fairly consistent room temp in a living space. Put a fine sieve in the top of a clean, dry bowl, or on a sheet of paper. Or can I plant them right away in areas with a long growing season? 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. (These have some glorious botanical name that doesn't matter a bit. 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. Reckon next year I will have to double my crop, I may be a bit shy this year. And the other thing is that I 'm in Canada. At the worst, the plants will stop growing over Winter and come away again in Spring, and be a bit stunted, but the leaves will still be useable and you'll get plenty of seed for next season. Putting them in an oven at VERY low heat for an hour or so will also dry them ready to cut and smoke but I can't guarantee that they'll yellow as much as slow drying. 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. When the leaves are brown and the edges have curled slightly, the process is complete. I don't know where I've been Steve, but just come across you site. 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)? tobacco enthusiast on September 15, 2014: Thanks to this hub I just pulled in my 4th batch of leaves and hung them to dry. Anyine got pointers on aging? There are all sorts of bells and whistles you can add to enhance the end result, but YOU DON'T HAVE TO! Every council and government department has a proliferation of the swine at their lower levels trying to screw up the doers. The dried leaves will be slightly sticky, and theyll have the feeling of very thin leather. 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 . That being said it is taxing to spray the leaves so often. Once the tobacco is dry to my liking or touch. 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. Keep an eye on your. Here in New Zealand, you can buy tobacco seed, grow the stuff, and, if you want to, smoke it quite lawfully. To dry tobacco leaves, also known as "curing" the leaves, first pick the leaves off of your tobacco plant by hand. 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. Youre actually a good webmaster. Take what you pay a week for smoking (probably around $50). Looking at this post reminds me of my previous roommate! Make sure kiln has good air circulation and that jars aren't touching walls to prevent condensation in jars. Canadian Virginian plant, so I've not looked back. I could not tho do that on a dozen or so plants. So none of the tobacco was touching the water. I then start fermentation I do this in a burco boiler. I actually think I am on about or coming up to my 6th year smoking my homegrown bakky. No oil heaters required! Hang the leaves somewhere dry and warm, like a garage or attic. What you describe looks like a quick way to cure, nothing wrong with that. I would think that using a spray bottle or just wiping the leaves with a sponge-full of the mix would also work OK. The host saw me wandering around puffing on my pipe and he kindly gave me a tobacco plant in a pot. Tobacco is an amazingly prolific plant. Information I will be collecting: Hi guys. Question: Is it worth continuing to harvest the leaves after the tobacco plant has flowered? Trying my hand at growing these babies indoors.wish me luck :). The same regulations govern brewing, winemaking, and the distilling of alcoholic beverages. The most obvious answer, but not necessarily the right one, is trying different seeds. Hanging Tobacco Leaves for Drying 1 Dry tobacco in the fall for the best results. You will need to make a platform inside the boiler to keep the leaves out of the water. That's late summer here in the Southern Hemisphere. Gonna have a couple of acres there, so can plant heaps, and better growing conditions. I hope that you learned what you wanted from this article. Any concerns of the foam smell transferring to the tobacco?A: I know the foam smell you are talking about, Its an undeniable chemically semi-sweet smellI've experienced it in the past when using a hot wire to cut foam blocksno doubt very toxic! - "Keep it simple, and if it works don't fix it!" I grow tobacco in a tiny area where I live, about 400 feet (120 metres) above sea level, in a moderate, semi-coastal climate. Keep their soil moist but not soggy when they're young. Tobacco starts from shockingly tiny seeds and grows a million fold into a 6-7 foot monster in just about 5 months. Would also be interested to read the article you mentioned on distilling but can't find it? 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. We are in your debt, Thanks again. I had trouble with the whole drying/curing process though. Answer: Most of my friends who grow tobacco just dry it before smoking it, so no, don't bother. Havana tobacco seeds are good for making cigars, particularity cigar wrappers because of the broad leaves, flavor and smooth appearances once cured. Then he fed the leaves through a grinder. Answer: I'm sorry but I can't really help you as there are too many unknowns. Trying to perfect the cutting now but am very happy with my "own grown". When you cure tobacco leaves, you're breaking down ammonia in the plant matter. What you do with it then is your own damned business. So how do you raise the delicate little darlings? 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 January 21, 2016: Hi Hops, beer and 'baccy go together mate, have a top New Year too. 1 & a half tablespoons liqueur or spirit syrup (Bin Inn). I understand that Tobacco in Cigars, Pipes, Roll your own, cigarettes, snuff and all other types are from the same tobacco plant. 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. 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. on Step 6. Curing is basically the drying of tobacco in a moderately controlled environment. The Wide mouth 1-gallon glass jar with lid is one of the most popular jars today because it's cheap and effective. Thanks. 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". Please help me Old Firm! I can't suggest anything other than perhaps swapping it amongst your mates for something with less Kick. If they show signs of yellowing before this, pick them straight away. After fermentation (kilning), tobacco aroma and taste may change significantly over a few days, with noticeable change becoming more subtle after that. Wash off any dirt, though. 12.5% cure for between 5 and 10 days. Question: How long would tobacco take to grow in a tropical climate like Australia? The seedlings are 2.5 inches tall now. I'm planning on air curing the Tennessee, as it suggests in the name of it, and the. If you live in a place that's warm enough to grow cabbage, tobacco will thrive. Answer: Home grown tobacco doesn't naturally stay burning. In about two weeks, the seedlings should start showing. Best of luck with your research. Reply Since yous have given me some ideas i will give you a fact. 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. This is predominately a writers/informational blog, but can be quite social in its comments, as you may have noted above. If so how do we do it? this is a couple of hours later.. its a little sweaty box now, Reply The place else may just I get that type of info written in such a perfect way? During the fermentation, there are several aromatic stages: Each of these pods has a little central core covered with scores of tiny seeds. 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! 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. As they dry they will yellow. And it sounds like you will be able to modify your system for next year!Just one note! This is better for cigars and pipe tobacco. When they're about four inches high, and after the last of the frost, plant them out. 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.. Im growing in mini greenhouses in a south facing window. The dried leaves should have a slightly sweet smell from the curing process. -Week 1-2 smells like wet grass. I can't be bothered, think up a few for yourself. This is typically the culprit. Have you ever tried soaking leaves to flavour them? It should take about 4-8 weeks for the leaves to dry out entirely, but it may take longer depending on the variety of tobacco and your climate. That being said, so can drinking, singing off-key, eating too much (or not enough) meat, and so on. If you want plant them elsewhere, they'll grow for a later crop. The bought stuff has additives to keep it going, such as saltpeter (potassium nitrate, the main ingredient of gunpowder). I retired about 19 years ago and in 2013 attended a BBQ organised by my wife's Tai Chi Club. .I'd suggest that you just hang the leaves to dry without assistance in a shady airy spot and see how they go. Temps above 122F (50C) inhibit the vegetative growth of mold. Thanks. Pick up a few small hygrometers made for tobacco humidors. It seems dry but just doesnt want to stay lit when Ive rolled cigarettes. Best If You Have Several Strains to Cure or Store At Once: Set of Four Wide-Mouth Quart-Size Ball Mason Jars Price: $24.85 Amazon Customer Reviews Sit back, drink your moonshine (I'm writing an article on distilling), and watch them grow. I planted a few seedlings in February one year as an experiment. 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