[1] 2 Pick leaves that are a pale-yellow for drying. Start by putting your dried buds in your chosen curing jars. If the leaves get too brittle, you can moisten them with water from a spray bottle. This is predominately a writers/informational blog, but can be quite social in its comments, as you may have noted above. I've been drawing from T.A. Hi guys. 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. There are several websites dealing with curing chambers and the standard home made type is made of foam wall insulation and an oil heater. Im growing in ohio, where the difference betwixt winter and summer is almost nonexistent. Any suggestions? Question: Is planting tobacco summer (start of January) ok? First time grower. The hothouse on our section looks like a great starting place for our seedling to get a start. And the other thing is that I 'm in Canada. You'll have lots of them. 3D Printed Futuristic Space Age Wall Clock. Have you tried this method? A Pocket Sundial From a Broken Pocket Watch! Temperature range in fermenting. For tobacco, the curing process is similar to the standard drying process of cannabis. Ive not got the Virginia one Ive got has some random Peruvian ones that has loads of nicotine on the leaves its oily. Sit back, drink your moonshine (I'm writing an article on distilling), and watch them grow. During the fermentation, there are several aromatic stages: Thank you for posting this. 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! 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. at home depot, clamp assembly is not needed)-30W light bulb (heat source)-Aluminum foil-Clean paper towels-Plastic bag-Sterilized spray bottle (use bleach solution to clean, rinse and dry thoroughly)-Distilled water. Also worked very well last year on fully dried tobacco. Thanks for putting it together, at least I know what a tobacco plant looks like now. 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. Answer: You can make alcohol from any vegetable matter. 3 years ago Now, any ideas on how I could take this to the next level & make it into clove cigarettes? I can't suggest anything other than perhaps swapping it amongst your mates for something with less Kick. The plants grew taller than corn stalks, with leaves as broad as my chest. Notice the orange ring in the image below. 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..? Hanging Tobacco Leaves for Drying 1 Dry tobacco in the fall for the best results. Make sure kiln has good air circulation and that jars aren't touching walls to prevent condensation in jars. This will keep the leaves moist but reduce the chance of mold developing while theyre in storage. For some, growing tobacco is an absolute obsessionand its easy to see why! 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. Got the seeds in the germinator today , wanting an early jump on the season , great weather this last week and hoping for no frosts.. Im thinking about purchasing and would like to hear some opinions. Also, can we use wine to spray the leaves whilst curing as opposed to water? I even leave the bathroom door open. What we are shooting for in this phase is 70% RH maximum. Thanks in advance. Once your bud is in the jar drop in the hygrometer and cap it. Good luck growing! Thanks again for this information. By using our site, you agree to our. Reckon next year I will have to double my crop, I may be a bit shy this year. If they show signs of yellowing before this, pick them straight away. Thanks for sharing! I'm planning on air curing the Tennessee, as it suggests in the name of it, and the. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on September 21, 2014: Here's some info that i copied and pasted from this hub a couple of years ago. 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. Great victory by the AllBlacks! Does the Brod and Taylor bread proofing cabinet work good for cureing tobacco? Im wanting either a mild hazlenut or chocolate flavor. This process takes about 3-4 weeks.2) Fermentation: Sweating out ammonia, and a few other complicated chemical processes. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Let them dry out on the plant. Easy to follow and a good laugh along the way. Put jar in kiln. 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. bumptious bureaucrats and politicians are revolting species, but i believe there's a special spot reserved in hell for those that don white coats and the mantle of 'oficial'. on Introduction. (Probably a lot better off as fewer additives to the final product and they're a damn' sight richer). 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. Also, thank you for this article. 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. Answer: You keep them, yellowing means that they're partly cured. You might try planting cabbage amongst the 'backy to deter the cabbage butterfly; I intend to this year. !, i want to ask you why? Then I put the buds into 1 qt mason jars to cure. These are the same plants as in the previous photo, eleven days later (25Jan09). i plant them in the ground so i achieve maximum height. When ordering tobacco seeds online, be sure to check importing restrictions. I'm curious to uncover out what blog system youre employing? - "Keep it simple, and if it works don't fix it!" Question: When growing and curing tobacco at home, do we do a fermentation/sweating process after drying? Generally, what works on tomatoes should work on tobacco. Question: I am a cigar smoker and I often put my stubs in my wife's flower bed. 7 years ago 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! Information I will be collecting: I never over fill the boiler with water or leaves. Yuk, you can buy them from https://ausseeds.com/, Please email us a complete pamphlet about the steps from planting to harvesting tobacco and how to dry and make cigarettes. , and then i can"t smoke because its really strong ! Curing can last anywhere from two weeks minimum, to up to six months for some strains. Answer: Yes, The way I know of is to spray the rum/wine/honey solution or whatever on the dry or near dry leaves with a garden mister. . Growing nicotiana rustica here in ohio. If you hit 71% or greater, you will have to take the bud out to dry more. Monitor the leaves periodically to make sure they dont turn moldy, and remove any leaves that do. Tobacco is an amazingly prolific plant. An air-conditioned home would probably be too dry for air-curing tobacco. Commercially it used to have saltpeter (potassium nitrate) added to keep it going, although I don't know what's used now. Firstly, a warning: smoking can be bad for your health. On one end you want to keep the leaves from getting soggy to avoid mold and decay, and at the other end you want to keep the leaves from becoming dry and brittle without moisture, fermentation not will occur. Fermentation also stabilizes the leaf so that it doesn't decompose further in storage. This is the kind of info ive been searching for. It's fine to jar bulk tobacco; it will resume fermentation. Let the flowers bloom and die off. You don't mention this stage, what are your thoughts on fermentation? Here in New Zealand, nothing much seems to bug tobacco, either from above or below ground. 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. Question: I bought some homegrown tobacco but it has a dark greenish look to it. Put tobacco in jar. Thank you so much for putting up this site. After they've gotten established, you can water less often. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on November 12, 2015: I love this website - its so usefull and helpfull. 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. An attic or garage rafters are great, provided you still have headroom. From your pictures, your plants were very immature, their growth stunted mostly due to the small pot size. Don't humidify kiln to prevent rusty lids. Answer: Spray it with a fine mist of water (or water and alcohol - port, vodka, rum; or water and something sweet) You can get a cheap mister in most garden supply shops and a lot of discount places. Hello to all who read this and also to future me who is trying to figure out what I did that one time. Question: Im in the Wairarapa and just got some seedlings from the local garden centre. Anyway that is soo cool. 11 years ago Growing and harvesting is a perquisite to fermentation covered in other guides, available here . Do you have any advice on how to grow these for cigars? And it sounds like you will be able to modify your system for next year!Just one note! Love it. 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. In any case I will be subscribing for your rss feed and I am hoping you write again very soon! The same regulations govern brewing, winemaking, and the distilling of alcoholic beverages. 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. fcbdadk, Howdy! Mine are not as tall as yours - max about 4 foot. Question: Is it worth continuing to harvest the leaves after the tobacco plant has flowered? The tobacco is best if the leaf stems are still slightly most when you remove from the stems. 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. Question: Im having a hard time keeping my tobacco burning, could it just need more time? Oh yeah, adding flavor.any ideas on flavoring the bacco? 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. What is the next step after the fermentation is ready ? If you live elsewhere, check your local legislation to ensure that you're operating within the law. Use peppermint oil mixed with water to mist your leaves as they are hanging. 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. I could not tho do that on a dozen or so plants. Can we buy seeds direct from you? Pick whichever leaves are ready, and cut a slit near the stem end of the centre rib of each leaf. Question We were told this by an old DSIR nerd, a friend tried it reconds it better than brought menthols. Do tobacco seeds need a period of cold dormancy in order to grow? 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. Time is said to cure all things, and tobacco is near the top of the list. Question: Do you think putting a few dried mint leaves in with my tobacco leaves will give it a menthol taste? Your blog by far has the most simplistic and helpful information on growing tobacco. Each of these pods has a little central core covered with scores of tiny seeds. Looking at this post reminds me of my previous roommate! When the flowers die off each will form a green pod which will slowly turn dark brown. He then cuts it and uses it straight away. My first year, they did not grow very large but each year after (using the prior years seeds) they grew larger and larger. 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. Youre actually a good webmaster. He can smoke to his lung's are content. Also, I know they like sun but as were in the wrong season Ive put them in large pots in the greenhouse. It seems dry but just doesnt want to stay lit when Ive rolled cigarettes. Keeping it right in the middle keeping the leaves are warm and supple seems to be the goal..The layer of wet napkins and saran wrap helps a little to hold in moisture between mistings. Answer: You could try packing small lots at a time in vacuum-sealed plastic bags. If I think the tobacco is drying to quickly I give it a light misting with the distilled water. Questions by inquiring hobbist , answers by me, (Surf Monkey Coconut)!.Q: Cool setup- never seen it done like that before. Its been about 6-8 weeks of drying. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on June 07, 2014: Sorry mate, I can't help you there, I've no experience at this rather covert way of growing bacci'. Hang these sticks (or string the lines) somewhere dry, out of the way, and preferably warm. 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. Very refreshing to be able to find the simple info you want without having read heaps of seriously boring rubbish at the same time!! I suggest that you air-dry some leaves and then compare. 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. 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! Fermentation is the limiting factor for hobbyist!3) Finally aging which we are all familiar with, which includes factory storage and storage in a humidor. meter for the next hour or so. Curing is basically the drying of tobacco in a moderately controlled environment. Answer: The leaves normally dry from the bottom of the plant up. Keep their soil moist but not soggy when they're young. The same rules apply: pinch out or otherwise remove them. Great read. Do I have to ferment the leaves at all? Or can I plant them right away in areas with a long growing season? Stack leaves (10-20+) and sweat in sun or oven in winter. 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. The fermentation cooler I built is, in my humble opinion, is a very cheap and affordable chamber for the home enthusiast. Remember that smoking tobacco probably would not have caught on if it weren't for the process of cramming it into barrels and sending it on a sea voyage in sailing ships - which is how the above process was discovered. There are several ways to ferment at home. You'll learn by experiment to get the tobacco the way that you like it. Around the time that flower heads start to form and the plants are fully grown, the bottom leaves will be ready to pick. I have grown some and do not want to ferment it. 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. smokes well,mild,smells a bit like cigar. You need to leave some free space for airflow, so err on the side of under versus over-filling the jars. Show me tobacco . Sun curing can be done by setting the leaves in the sun for a week until dry. It's only a few. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on March 17, 2016: Our Gestapo thugs will shoot and kill a man for pointing a gun at a police dog, shoot a fleeing thief in the back and beat his dying body with baton tourches and find themselves not at fault, then run around kissing a drug pusher who shot at and wounded 4 police, presumably because of "political correctness" - and a 'relly who's a local senior cop. When the plants reach maturity, they'll set flower heads at the top. According to my toddlers the cupboard temp is nicey. Sun Curing. I hope that you learned what you wanted from this article. Haven't noticed. Did you dry indoors? 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. Did you make this project? Tobacco isn't picky. In addition, The contents are masterwork. If you want to cure and smoke it, put in at least a dozen plants if possible. Question: Can you soak tobacco in rum and wine? Question: When the bottom leaves go yellow before flowering starts, do I cut off the yellowing leaves and dispose of them or keep them? If they taste well enough without them fermenting do I still have to ferment them? keep swapping around until all golden brown (they will be damp but silky). 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. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on July 30, 2014: Drying- Three months will do it, less if you give a bit of a boost with a slightly warm oven. Tobacco does grow like crazy once it gets going, about 3 months from seedling to 7 ft plant even in my temperate climate in Summer. There is great potential for a wonderfully cured crop at the end of the growing season, however this hobby shouldn't be taken as a way to save on your tobacco spending money as there is a lot of time and labor invested with a lot of potential for crop failure due many factors: both while growing then the potential of mold during the curing process! 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! You know what to look for.) It won't taste like much but it won't kill you. 50% of these commercial growers cure for between 7 and 14 days. 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. Gonna have a couple of acres there, so can plant heaps, and better growing conditions. 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.. Cigar tobacco producers ferment tobacco naturally by creating huge piles of air cured leaves. You could also string the leaves on a length of wire, or on a cord stretched between two nails use your imagination. 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. As Mrs. Beeton once said: "To make jugged hare, first catch your hare." 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". Spread the leaves out so they're at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart to give them plenty of space to dry. Mine is 40ltr any old water boiler come tea earn will do. Hopefully I get mature plants later. . Put seed-growing mix or a mixture of fine soil and sand in a shallow container. Cold and frost will affect your crop yield. After that I shredded them. Pull out any small plants or weeds that try to crowd each tobacco plant. To cure my tobacco i air dry it in my shed. Gently shake the sieve. 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. 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 believe that it's an evil plot put out by the tobacco magnates and perpetuated by our respective, but seldom respected or respectable, governments to wring money from us. We seem to be in the perfect climate. Is that a constant 50c or would it be averaged over a 3day or so cycle? 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. whether it's fit to drink is another matter! I got leaves as big as my face but im sure they could have been better. Hang the tobacco where the humidity is consistently around 65 percent. He then filled about 1/6 of the cylinder with water and propped the leaves up on another piece of aluminium with a small vent hole in it. In the next batch I think I will see if placing the leaves in a large plastic bag will work better. Answer: Yes, but as it has a root ball the size of a football, you'll need a large tub. Adding moisture to cure is not a good idea, the bud should be dried properly first. I retired about 19 years ago and in 2013 attended a BBQ organised by my wife's Tai Chi Club. You are using an out of date browser. . 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. I hang dry my buds in a tent for at least 10 days, preferably longer with controlled humidity at around 60%. When they're about four inches high, and after the last of the frost, plant them out. 7 years ago , i bought 1 kg virginia tobacco leaves, its sun cured, but its really smells bad !! Well heres hoping! Plant them in reasonably rich, well-dug soil (with well-composted vegetable matter if you've got it). Question: Is fermenting necessary to grow and cure tobacco at home? oops, I must have had a couple to many ales the last time I wrote in. Cold and frost will affect your crop yield. I smoke about 50grm/week -say 1 3/4 oz/week. or should i ferment tobacco leaves for good taste?, thanks a lot. on Step 6. So none of the tobacco was touching the water. This is typically the culprit. As you know i don't smoke anymore, but gotta thank John Keye for the taxes, and the opportunity for extra income ( wink wink ), just follow the advice given here Jen, you cant go wrong, I gathered some seeds from a garden not knowing it was tobacco.They have grown amazingly.Thanks to your practical info I'm setting about drying the leaves .Might find a use for my grandads pipes in a rack yet .Thanks. This instructable picks up after you have air cured your green leafy bounty and is one possible way to simulate the needed conditions for fermentation at home. If I do this will it ruin the final curing process? They stopped growing until spring, but the leaves stayed healthyno wilting or browningand around the end of September, they took off again. Some years ago I stumbled upon tobacco seeds (for the first time) in a Richters plant/seed catalogue out of Canada ( I live in the U.S). 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. Hi there, You have done a fantastic job. If this seems a. little tricky here, it is. Question: How can I get the right smell and taste for my homegrown tobacco? 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? -Week 3 smells very strongly like raisins. Question: Dont you have to ferment or sweat the leaves after drying tabacco, to remove excess ammonia? 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. You do need LARGE pots, it grows a huge root ball. Don't look now, but you've probably already done itwell enough for the average punter, at least. 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. Hi we live in sunny Bay of Plenty and want to give it a go. Answer: Curing tobacco is pretty much just letting it dry until it turns goldish. Just wanted to see how it's done. 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