Adding moisture to cure is not a good idea, the bud should be dried properly first. You'll learn by experiment to get the tobacco the way that you like it. First time grower. Answer: You could try packing small lots at a time in vacuum-sealed plastic bags. Almost magically, theyll regain their pliability with a little moisture. 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? You do need LARGE pots, it grows a huge root ball. Tobacco is an age old, yet amazing plant, which has become increasingly popular among hobbyist in recent times! 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. Thanks again for this information. This was our first year planting and. this is a couple of hours later.. its a little sweaty box now, Reply Question: My tobacco leaves have been hanging for around 3 months, the tips seem to keep going brittle so I have misted them with water as they have become brittle again, is this method ok? 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. The dried leaves will be slightly sticky, and theyll have the feeling of very thin leather. 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. 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. I would like to make a kiln, and Im thinking about rigging it up with 12v solar so I can justify leaving it on, but in the meantime I wonder whether leaving the jars there as opposed to somewhere else for a year would make a significant difference. Fire curing produces a tobacco low in sugar and high in nicotine. Hey thanks for all these follow up posts and pictures! For tips on how to separate the tobacco from the stem when the leaves are dry, read on! This is a cheap and accessible possibility to achieve the conditions required for fermentation. I am thinking about trying this year for the first time. on Step 6. It's half a keg with a bin lid and a light globe for heat. Tho it is now. Use peppermint oil mixed with water to mist your leaves as they are hanging. Put seed-growing mix or a mixture of fine soil and sand in a shallow container. Here are a couple things to be on the lookout for as your tobacco is curing: The trick for curing is time. 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 putting it together, at least I know what a tobacco plant looks like now. I actually think I am on about or coming up to my 6th year smoking my homegrown bakky. 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. 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. When the leaves are brown and the edges have curled slightly, the process is complete. 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. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on February 15, 2015: Hi Crom, I'm sorry that I can't help you here; it may be a bad cure but without seeing and smelling it I just can't say. 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 RH Lids have to be cut to exact specs with a Water Jet ($10k) or the hygrometer won't seal properly. 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. To dry tobacco leaves, also known as "curing" the leaves, first pick the leaves off of your tobacco plant by hand. Answer: I've never bothered fermenting, and nor have any of my friends. The ultra dry leaves sucked up the alcohol (not too much or u get a soggy mess) and became pliable again. For three months of winter, we have occasional light frosts, bitterly strong winds, and some hail. It won't taste like much but it won't kill you. See what your first try is like, you can always tart it up as you go along. Does my curing chamber look like it will work? and is it any good? 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. Hi guys. If I do this will it ruin the final curing process? Keep their soil moist but not soggy when they're young. 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. 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. Adrian Rankin-Maclean on August 10, 2020: Very informative article I tried many years ago to grow tobacco, plants grew fine but mucked up the curing process, I want to flavour the stuff for pipe smoking, I have a very large jar of glycerine in the garage could I use that with port and brandy, spray the leaf, let dry, then press and mature but for how long - best guess for a guide pls, also I want to give some hand rolling tobacco to my colleagues at Christmas, I'm harvesting and curing now,(August) once dried I'm putting it in a plastic air tight box, will that be long enough time for it to mellow/mature. I have found your article and follow everything as you recommended but in the end, I am disappointed. He constantly kept preaching about this. I just wondered whether the hot water cupboard would be a better spot as opposed to fairly consistent room temp in a living space. Mastering this art enables you to produce high-quality, potent flowers that leave all your senses tingling with every whiff or toke. After all, cigarette butts soaked in a bucket of water was an old way of making insect spray that my parents and grandparents used. Will have to look into this further but this has certainly been of great help to start-off. I've found this setup makes the temperature get much too high, (due to the excellent insulation of the cooler, the cooler gets cumulatively hotter and hotter). The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on June 16, 2016: Hi there gepeTooRs , nice to know that you approve, although I can't take any credit for the loading pace, that's all HubPages doing. Compared with correctly grown plants. 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. Question: Im in the Wairarapa and just got some seedlings from the local garden centre. 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. Ive not got the Virginia one Ive got has some random Peruvian ones that has loads of nicotine on the leaves its oily. i plant them in the ground so i achieve maximum height. Question: What do you think of using a humidifier to keep some moisture in the air while curing? ** This project was created last year (2008 harvest) to provide address a common question in the tobacco growing hobby, discussing the critical points of curing tobacco. Finally, pour the hot water to the level of the tobacco in the jars. You may need to use a humidifier if your leaves are drying too quickly. Let . Very educational. Thanks for sharing! Is there a big difference in letting the leaves age? I think I'm going to try to grow some to use for smudging and offerings (Spiritual purposes). 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. 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. I've been toying with the idea of growing my own tobacco for a year now and just found your site by looking for how to cure tobacco. So none of the tobacco was touching the water. tobacco enthusiast on September 15, 2014: Thanks to this hub I just pulled in my 4th batch of leaves and hung them to dry. The best temperatures for growing tobacco is 68 to 86 F (20 to 30 C). to avoid harsh taste one step of curing process missing - fermentation. Gonna have a couple of acres there, so can plant heaps, and better growing conditions. 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. Plant them in reasonably rich, well-dug soil (with well-composted vegetable matter if you've got it). Then, thread a string through the slits. If it's just for the fun of growing the stuff and possibly to use the leaves to make a bug spray, a couple of plants will do fine. I got leaves as big as my face but im sure they could have been better. When they're about four inches high, and after the last of the frost, plant them out. 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. If you live elsewhere, check your local legislation to ensure that you're operating within the law. That being said, so can drinking, singing off-key, eating too much (or not enough) meat, and so on. 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! Don't humidify kiln to prevent rusty lids. Yes I agree that there was too much moisture. Cigar tobacco producers ferment tobacco naturally by creating huge piles of air cured leaves. The end result looked like nice moist almost store bought tobacco. Let the flowers bloom and die off. Best of luck with your research. Answer: This is a new one on me as I didn't know that tobacco grew from leaf propagation. Multiply it by 52 to find what it costs you a year (over $2,500?). Cover the soil with newspaper or a bit of cardboard to keep it damp. Well heres hoping! :). Hopefully I get mature plants later. (Probably a lot better off as fewer additives to the final product and they're a damn' sight richer). The same goes with tobacco: To cure it, first you've gotta pick it. I watched a YouTube video and this guy dries his leaves in a aluminium cylinder with an element placed on the bottom. The fermentation cooler I built is, in my humble opinion, is a very cheap and affordable chamber for the home enthusiast. I smoke about 50grm/week -say 1 3/4 oz/week. **Tobacco sowing season is NOW! 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. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. Does the Brod and Taylor bread proofing cabinet work good for cureing tobacco? on Introduction. What you do with it then is your own damned business. 7 years ago In this fermenter, these conditions are achieved by a light bulb heat source, directed by a reflector dish towards the pile of air cured tobacco under it. 4 years ago. From new and estate tobacco pipes to tin pipe tobacco and bulk pipe tobacco, we have everything you need. 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! I have 4 that I cycle between curing jars to monitor humidity in the jars. Fairly certain he's going to have a good read. You need to leave some free space for airflow, so err on the side of under versus over-filling the jars. Put tobacco in jar. Question: Would you mind if I adapted your excellent work here for use in the UK? And it sounds like you will be able to modify your system for next year!Just one note! The ageing and compression are important as fermentation by anaerobic bacteria eliminates the harsher burning elements. Problem solved! 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. It was a good shot at it though! Some leaves are 500-600mm in length and still rather green. You could also try spraying with a mister (one of those cheap mist sprayers that you can get from garden supply shops) Just remember that you want the leaves to dry, not go mouldy. Start by putting your dried buds in your chosen curing jars. Add the parts, tools needed to create the lids so they're air tight, medical grade silicone lines, manifolds, check valves, RH hygrometer, the grommets alone cost $50 for 10 (with a minimum . 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! We were told this by an old DSIR nerd, a friend tried it reconds it better than brought menthols. 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. Awesome article!!! We are happy campers even though we haven't grown it yet. Question: Im having a hard time keeping my tobacco burning, could it just need more time? I then dip the jar, short of the lid, back into the boiling water using the tongs. You'll know they're ready for use when theyve turned dark brown and the edges of each leaf are curled. 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. Question Have you ever tried soaking leaves to flavour them? whether it's fit to drink is another matter! it was cold and had good air flow. Question I'm doing it with potatoes. 11 years ago It realy increase my knowledge about the topic. I assume that you want to either roll a cigarette or use a pipe. Put jar in kiln. Built a box frame 2'6" sq. Virginia tobacco, the stuff of commerce, is one of the hardiest plants you'll ever grow. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 141,782 times. How broad it can be. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on September 13, 2014: The bowler hat brigade - too stupid to "do" so spend their lives telling us "not to do". i will try outside next year just abit worrie about things eatting them .. the slugs around here seem to have a nicotine addiction. Make sure kiln has good air circulation and that jars aren't touching walls to prevent condensation in jars. Do you think theyll go ok in there until after the last frost of winter? Ive a venture that I am just now running on, and Ive been on the look out for such information. Cold and frost will affect your crop yield. An attic or garage rafters are great, provided you still have headroom. Pick whichever leaves are ready, and cut a slit near the stem end of the centre rib of each leaf. I'll send this information to him. The essential pieces for fermentation is 120 degree heat and humidity. Thanks a lot, Yes i have read your article and gave very good things ty but one question is pesticides can i use them on the plant's and will i get sick from it. 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. Using the ones made for smoking, bleached, or with added chemicals is not ideal, to say the very least. I simply chopped it (2mm) and mixed in some pure vanilla essence (or chopped vanilla beans) and a little citrus zest then compressed it into a jar. Share it with us! I did have a hard time sleeping at night with the chamber light bulb on. Question: Is a tobacco crop ok around frost? whoever they may be. Im growing in ohio, where the difference betwixt winter and summer is almost nonexistent. If it looks a bit damp or won't light he sticks it in the warming tray of his oven for a while. - "Keep it simple, and if it works don't fix it!" Put them loosely into the jar, you want some air . 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! 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! This is an excellent time to test whether you have dried your nugs properly. I've been drawing from T.A. Let them dry out on the plant. and spray it finely on the dried leaves with a garden mister. 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. In the next batch I think I will see if placing the leaves in a large plastic bag will work better. It's a bit late now to plant outdoors, but you can probably start your seedlings in the hothouse, or better still in little pots on a warm windowsill (Like in the kitchen) . 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. Be sure the leaves are protected from direct sunlight, which may burn them. I did miss a stage in my above aromatic observationsbetween the wet grass and raisin stage there was a strong cereal smell..like toasted corn flakes, which probably lasted for the entire 2nd week. Question: Is it worth continuing to harvest the leaves after the tobacco plant has flowered? In terms of my fermentation chamber, there is no problems with overheating or meltingyet! Then I put the buds into 1 qt mason jars to cure. on Introduction. I retired about 19 years ago and in 2013 attended a BBQ organised by my wife's Tai Chi Club. By signing up you are agreeing to receive emails according to our privacy policy. Your blog by far has the most simplistic and helpful information on growing tobacco. As Mrs. Beeton once said: "To make jugged hare, first catch your hare." Give them a dose of general garden fertiliser now and again. Spread the leaves out so they're at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart to give them plenty of space to dry. It depends on the tobacco, I guess. I'd suggest that you leave them for the time being but monitor them and if the spots increase noticeably remove the offenders. Also slugs & snails, etc take their share. Answer: It would probably enhance the product but I don't bother and nor do most of the locals that I know. The best temperatures for growing tobacco is 68 to 86 F (20 to 30 C). I can't suggest anything other than perhaps swapping it amongst your mates for something with less Kick. Question: Should I pinch off leaves that begin to get white spots? 3 years ago 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. Answer: The best time is November, give or take, but January's fine for a later crop. "We are in process of putting up a tobacco barn with latest technology. Put tobacco in jar. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on December 23, 2014: Hi John, I hope that all's well with you now. Thanks. Subtract the one-time cost of the seed ($2.50 buys about 1,000 seeds at the shop down the road from me) and the price of the couple of cups of seed-raising mix and fertiliser you may have purchased. Question: I bought some homegrown tobacco but it has a dark greenish look to it. Chopping can be left until after the compression/ageing if preferred. Temperature range in fermenting. This year i ordered from Victory Seeds and they have a much wider variety. Or can I plant them right away in areas with a long growing season? Cold and frost will affect your crop yield. Do not tighten at this point. The same rules apply: pinch out or otherwise remove them. Wrapping them in a bit of paper or square of toilet tissue and placing them in a little jar or pill container is fine. on Step 5. sounds like the uneven curing is due to inconsistent humidity and too dry of an environment. Remove the leaves and tear them off of the stems before storing or using your tobacco. Please help me Old Firm! only grown one plant this year. Sadly Kings no longer sell tobacco seed, however if you're in NZ Wicked Habits do ( expensive ) or Trade Me often does. There are 9 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. It's not exactly very warm here. Question: What strain of tobacco do you grow? 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?) Stand the container in a dish so that you can water it without soaking the carpet. After they've gotten established, you can water less often. Im wanting either a mild hazlenut or chocolate flavor. Not to mention the moaning at the forever price hikes in Tobacco. meter for the next hour or so. always use distilled water in the boiler. Growing, Curing and Fermenting Tobacco Part II 59,339 views Oct 6, 2018 555 Dislike Share Powers Family Homestead 5.56K subscribers Day 40 through 90. You will also have healthier, more mature/thicker leaves that will respond better to air curing and fermentationa little more meat to chew so-to-speak. 12.5% cure for between 3 weeks and 11 weeks. Some people even use a microwave for a brief zap, but I've never tried it so I can't advise. and still have some tobacco from afew years ago. I got 6 x 1 oz jars sealed up yesterday. I better still be alive for the first finished product lol. I have dried and cut one leaf for a try. Drying or "curing" home-grown tobacco leaves. Answer: You can surely use a humidifier and see how it goes. I'm not a smoker any more since the heart problems but i do love the feeling of putting one over the Gvt. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. On the tobacco front. Email Us | (888)366-0345 Account Login Create Account. It does thrive in rich, well-draining soils, but it'll make do with what it gets. Anyway that is soo cool. 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. 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 Will they taste better? 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! I suggest that you Google "HubPages" and check them out. Thanks. This is only my opinion, I've read nothing definitive about it either way. You will need to make a platform inside the boiler to keep the leaves out of the water. Answer: Yes, but as it has a root ball the size of a football, you'll need a large tub. My tobacco does not smell like tobacco at all. Once the tobacco is dry to my liking or touch. Thanks for the nice comments. Canadian Virginian plant, so I've not looked back. The host saw me wandering around puffing on my pipe and he kindly gave me a tobacco plant in a pot. Im thinking about purchasing and would like to hear some opinions. Allow 2 meters headroom if you keep them inside and remember to pick out the sideshoots growing in the leaf joins (just like tomatoes do) they can be planted too for a later crop. 7 years ago Hi we live in sunny Bay of Plenty and want to give it a go. Smokingpipes is your one stop shop for Tobacco Jars Pipe Accessories and all your tobacco smoking needs. If you dry your tobacco in your home, be sure to mind the temperature and humidity to avoid drying the leaves too quickly. I can't be bothered, think up a few for yourself. Most strains, though, will be good enough to smoke after two-three weeks, but the longer you leave the buds to cure, the better - four to eight weeks may be the optimal time. Did you dry indoors? Within two to three months of picking a healthy green leaf, it would dry to a complete dark brown, and if even touched it would crumble into a million shards. This would be those with the traditional mason jar design. Monitor the leaves periodically to make sure they dont turn moldy, and remove any leaves that do. I fugured: "since im griwing broccoli and carrots I might as well griw sone 'backy too!" In any case I will be subscribing for your rss feed and I am hoping you write again very soon! Question: Can I make alcohol from tobacco leaves? When I think of ammonia, I think of a sharp biting smell, the chemical smell from either a bottle of windex or urine..(I once had mice as pets, which had that horrible smell) When I was researching tobacco fermentation I pictured those fermentation barns in central America to be awful, perhaps like walking into a tear gas chamberTaking this into consideration I have my fermentation cooler in an unused bathroom which has the ceiling vent on a timer (it turns on for 10 mins every hour). Death to all bullfrogs, bumptious bureaucrats and politicians!! (I could spare the bullfrogs.). It has been most helpful. How do you know your tobacco will be ok for cigarettes, but not for cigars or vice versa? I cured a bit with bourbon in the oven and got a nice pipe smoke. 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. 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. I just save some seed year by year. The most obvious answer, but not necessarily the right one, is trying different seeds. 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. 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. When ordering tobacco seeds online, be sure to check importing restrictions. The best time of year to dry outdoors is during the harvest season, end of Summer, before the first frost, humidity is typically perfect in most areas of the USA. How to separate the tobacco is an age old, yet amazing plant, so plant! 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