Grow your own

[AVB]

For the intrepid among us I found this place that sells tobacco seeds and has instructions on how to grow them Take a look.

 

[tigger]

I've though for awhile that it would be really cool to try. Shouldn't be too hard to grow a few tobacco plants.

My concern, and the hinderance to my trying it, is my understanding (perhaps incorrectly) that you need a few pretty good sized bales to successfully ferment enough tobacco to make a smokeable cigar (filler, binder and wrapper).

Edited to add: a long time ago there was a story on CA.com about a guy who grew and rolled his own. It might still be there.

 

[AVB]

It was reposted on CP here.

 

[Dave]

So that "peppery taste" is suspected to be the residue from the fumigation chemicals?


Nice read on the article.

edited for punctuation and capitals.

 

[davidr2340]

so that peppery taste is suspected to be the residue from the fumigation chemicals?


nice read on the article.

Great, that's the part I love about a smoke... ???

 

[bilder]

Wonder what Alaskan soil and lots of sunlight would do to a tobacco plant?

 

[OutlawD]

Great idea, anyone got a line on a couple of tons of Cuban soil? :whistling:

 

[Krautle87]

I am not intrepid enough to try rolling my own cigars, but I'd really like to grow a few tobacco plants...I think they look nicer than a rose bed. :laugh:

 

[mmburtch]

Wonder what Alaskan soil and lots of sunlight would do to a tobacco plant?

I believe they called it Matanuska thunder f#*k the last time I was there.

 

[Gonz]

Wonder what Alaskan soil and lots of sunlight would do to a tobacco plant?

I believe they called it Matanuska thunder f#*k the last time I was there.

That sure brings back fuzzy memories! :sign:

 

[nfulton]

Wonder what Alaskan soil and lots of sunlight would do to a tobacco plant?

I believe they called it Matanuska thunder f#*k the last time I was there.

That sure brings back fuzzy memories! :sign:

:laugh:
Oh yeah MTF. I second your thought Gonz.

 

[cc4s]

I didn't see prices. How much do you think you have to grow to make a cigar? I would try this as long as I don’t have to seed my whole front and back yard to make a cigar. Though my green thumb is only green from being gangrenous. I think I might enjoy trying to killing a new kind of plant. Sounds cool anyway.

 

[AVB]

Prices are listed on the website, look harder.

 

[TugBoat]

I found that site awhile ago. He use to sell bulk tobacco graded for filler/binder and wrapper by the pound. I guess he doesn't do that anymore. I've considered trying the grow my own but decided I don't have the time to do it. If anyone gives it a shot, give us updates on how it goes.