Posted by EVP MAN on February 24, 2010, 1:03 am
As the price of tobacco products shoot sky high it seems more people are
taking an interest in growing their own. I'm considering a dozen or two
plants this spring myself. It seems to be very easy to grow from what
I've been reading on the net. The big problem seems to be curing it
which can take a very long time depending on the method used. I'm
considering sun curing which seems to be the quickest curing method. I
plan to harvest the leaves from the bottom of the plant up as they begin
to turn from green to yellow. I'll cut and tie the leaves in small
clusters and hang them in the sun for two or three weeks after which
I'll then transfer them to my basement where they will be hung from the
rafters. I plan to chop them up as needed in a food processor and roll
them into cigarettes or smoke them in a pipe. I even considered another
alternative to sun drying but not sure how well it may work. Harvest
the leaves and hang them directly in my basement. Then use a food
dehydrator to dry them as needed. Can anyone give me any ideas to
ponder???
Rich from PA zone 6
Posted by Wildbilly on February 24, 2010, 2:32 am
White_Noise_1@webtv.net (EVP MAN) wrote:
> As the price of tobacco products shoot sky high it seems more people are
> taking an interest in growing their own. I'm considering a dozen or two
> plants this spring myself. It seems to be very easy to grow from what
> I've been reading on the net. The big problem seems to be curing it
> which can take a very long time depending on the method used. I'm
> considering sun curing which seems to be the quickest curing method. I
> plan to harvest the leaves from the bottom of the plant up as they begin
> to turn from green to yellow. I'll cut and tie the leaves in small
> clusters and hang them in the sun for two or three weeks after which
> I'll then transfer them to my basement where they will be hung from the
> rafters. I plan to chop them up as needed in a food processor and roll
> them into cigarettes or smoke them in a pipe. I even considered another
> alternative to sun drying but not sure how well it may work. Harvest
> the leaves and hang them directly in my basement. Then use a food
> dehydrator to dry them as needed. Can anyone give me any ideas to
> ponder???
>
> Rich from PA zone 6
Growin' tobacco makes as much sense as getting a web cam for your
computer, so that big brother can watch you. Hey, if a school district
can do it, do you think Washington won't?
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/2/22/headlines#10
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Posted by Phisherman on February 24, 2010, 7:13 am
On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:03:13 -0500, White_Noise_1@webtv.net (EVP MAN)
wrote:
>As the price of tobacco products shoot sky high it seems more people are
>taking an interest in growing their own. I'm considering a dozen or two
>plants this spring myself. It seems to be very easy to grow from what
>I've been reading on the net. The big problem seems to be curing it
>which can take a very long time depending on the method used. I'm
>considering sun curing which seems to be the quickest curing method. I
>plan to harvest the leaves from the bottom of the plant up as they begin
>to turn from green to yellow. I'll cut and tie the leaves in small
>clusters and hang them in the sun for two or three weeks after which
>I'll then transfer them to my basement where they will be hung from the
>rafters. I plan to chop them up as needed in a food processor and roll
>them into cigarettes or smoke them in a pipe. I even considered another
>alternative to sun drying but not sure how well it may work. Harvest
>the leaves and hang them directly in my basement. Then use a food
>dehydrator to dry them as needed. Can anyone give me any ideas to
>ponder???
>Rich from PA zone 6
Sounds like a lot of bother unless you can sell some. Tobacco plants
are finicky.
Posted by EVP MAN on February 24, 2010, 9:36 am
I've also thought about this. The tobacco I'll be growing is a big
beautiful plant with lush green leaves and beautiful flowers. I could
place a few at the end of my garden for decorative purposes and also as
a conservation piece. I don't think many folks here in the north east
ever even saw a tobacco plant let alone one in bloom. Tobacco seeds are
very tiny, about as fine as ground pepper so I'm told. Perhaps I could
then allow my plants to go to seed and then harvest just the seeds.
From my understanding, each pod contains about 100 seeds. That's a lot
of seeds from a few plants! The seeds could then be used as a barter
item in a future economy that seems to be getting worse with each
passing week month and year. There are a lot of tobacco users out there
who can't buy their tobacco products when they don't have jobs. Smoke
some, perhaps. Harvest seed to barter, perhaps. Seems to me that
this plant could have lot's of possibilities now and in the future.
Rich
Posted by Bill who putters on February 24, 2010, 9:55 am
White_Noise_1@webtv.net (EVP MAN) wrote:
> I've also thought about this. The tobacco I'll be growing is a big
> beautiful plant with lush green leaves and beautiful flowers. I could
> place a few at the end of my garden for decorative purposes and also as
> a conservation piece. I don't think many folks here in the north east
> ever even saw a tobacco plant let alone one in bloom. Tobacco seeds are
> very tiny, about as fine as ground pepper so I'm told. Perhaps I could
> then allow my plants to go to seed and then harvest just the seeds.
> From my understanding, each pod contains about 100 seeds. That's a lot
> of seeds from a few plants! The seeds could then be used as a barter
> item in a future economy that seems to be getting worse with each
> passing week month and year. There are a lot of tobacco users out there
> who can't buy their tobacco products when they don't have jobs. Smoke
> some, perhaps. Harvest seed to barter, perhaps. Seems to me that
> this plant could have lot's of possibilities now and in the future.
>
> Rich
The Amish in Lancaster county Pa. grew/grow lots of Tobacco.
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> taking an interest in growing their own. I'm considering a dozen or two
> plants this spring myself. It seems to be very easy to grow from what
> I've been reading on the net. The big problem seems to be curing it
> which can take a very long time depending on the method used. I'm
> considering sun curing which seems to be the quickest curing method. I
> plan to harvest the leaves from the bottom of the plant up as they begin
> to turn from green to yellow. I'll cut and tie the leaves in small
> clusters and hang them in the sun for two or three weeks after which
> I'll then transfer them to my basement where they will be hung from the
> rafters. I plan to chop them up as needed in a food processor and roll
> them into cigarettes or smoke them in a pipe. I even considered another
> alternative to sun drying but not sure how well it may work. Harvest
> the leaves and hang them directly in my basement. Then use a food
> dehydrator to dry them as needed. Can anyone give me any ideas to
> ponder???
>
> Rich from PA zone 6