looking forward to seeing it when it is ready to top.
Trying again. Growing tobacco
- Thread starter Mike H
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So we have tobacco plants on the deck
By the BBQ
By the pool
In the side garden
At the side property line
By the BBQ
By the pool
In the side garden
At the side property line
Also in the front garden
At the house entrance
And extras
They’re everywhere. Gotta love it. Smoke on my friends.
At the house entrance
And extras
They’re everywhere. Gotta love it. Smoke on my friends.
Very interesting
Update.
Some plants are doing great,
Others, not so much
Some plants are doing great,
Others, not so much
So had a leaf that broke off about a month ago. I tossed it in the three season room where it proceeded to dry. (And get pretty dinged up from the wife constantly setting things on and around it. 
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I used it to make a taster cigar. I wasn’t expecting much as the leaf wasn’t fermented, only cured. I thought it would taste of ammonia but it was actually good. I wish that I had put aside a few leaves so I could’ve rolled something maybe corona sized. Well, soon enough, I plan to start harvesting tonight.
)I used it to make a taster cigar. I wasn’t expecting much as the leaf wasn’t fermented, only cured. I thought it would taste of ammonia but it was actually good. I wish that I had put aside a few leaves so I could’ve rolled something maybe corona sized. Well, soon enough, I plan to start harvesting tonight.
So had a leaf that broke off about a month ago. I tossed it in the three season room where it proceeded to dry. (And get pretty dinged up from the wife constantly setting things on and around it.
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I used it to make a taster cigar. I wasn’t expecting much as the leaf wasn’t fermented, only cured. I thought it would taste of ammonia but it was actually good. I wish that I had put aside a few leaves so I could’ve rolled something maybe corona sized. Well, soon enough, I plan to start harvesting tonight.
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You are a rock star. I don't even smoke and I find this fascinating. Keep us updated with lots of pics!
So it turns out that harvesting is sticky work. I pulled off about half of the leaves and left the smaller top ones hoping that they might grow a bit more. Weather is starting to cool off around here. We’ll see if the growing season is done or not.
Glad to see you're wearing gloves! Hope it all dried out wonderfully for you.
Thanks for all of the great feedback. Hung the leaves. (About 500). Still have about another 500 still growing at the upper parts of the plants. They remind me of palm trees with the bottom leaves missing. Very tropical.
Beautiful!
What a great thread! Love seeing those plants.
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Are you kidding, love seeing your progress!
Father in law harvested these guys. Bright VA.
He still has last year's crop hanging in his basement. These are going in mine. Eight bundles. We'll see if my dehumidifier can get it dry enough in my basement.
I bought the seeds three seasons ago. He was going to pick them the first year but got tired and it had a surprise frost overnight. He saved some seeds in time.
Second year he got some. Bundle like said. Told him to rehydrate and roll it up. He's a secret cig smoker. Hence me picking the bright VA. Can be used for both. I'll see what I'll do with them when they dry out. If they don't mold.
He still has last year's crop hanging in his basement. These are going in mine. Eight bundles. We'll see if my dehumidifier can get it dry enough in my basement.
I bought the seeds three seasons ago. He was going to pick them the first year but got tired and it had a surprise frost overnight. He saved some seeds in time.
Second year he got some. Bundle like said. Told him to rehydrate and roll it up. He's a secret cig smoker. Hence me picking the bright VA. Can be used for both. I'll see what I'll do with them when they dry out. If they don't mold.
