curing tobacco in jars

and is it any good? 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..? If you want plant them elsewhere, they'll grow for a later crop. and spray it finely on the dried leaves with a garden mister. Thank you for any other informative site. Hello to all who read this and also to future me who is trying to figure out what I did that one time. The RH Lids have to be cut to exact specs with a Water Jet ($10k) or the hygrometer won't seal properly. It kind of feels that you are doing any distinctive trick. After all, cigarette butts soaked in a bucket of water was an old way of making insect spray that my parents and grandparents used. This article is not about health issues; it's about growing tobacco and curing it. 50% of these commercial growers cure for between 7 and 14 days. I watched a YouTube video and this guy dries his leaves in a aluminium cylinder with an element placed on the bottom. This is predominately a writers/informational blog, but can be quite social in its comments, as you may have noted above. 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. Also does anyone know how to make Copenhagen style "dip"? remember you are not growing veges, yellow leaves make a more mellow product. Hello! Find a shelter where youll have some control over the humidity by opening or closing doors, windows, or vents. For tips on how to separate the tobacco from the stem when the leaves are dry, read on! 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". Note: I'll continue this in feet and inches only, for the sake of our American cousins. James' book The Heirloom Tobacco Garden and i've been excited to try his method using jars. He then cuts it and uses it straight away. Some are undoubtedly better, but I don't think many would be easier or cheaper than the method I've described, and I know what I've written about works because I've done it. 3 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. Anyway, just wanted to say your article has been very helpful not to mention giving me a great laugh here and there. Answer: It shouldn't make any difference. I got leaves as big as my face but im sure they could have been better. My tobacco does not smell like tobacco at all. to avoid harsh taste one step of curing process missing - fermentation. Pinch them out as well. I got 6 x 1 oz jars sealed up yesterday. It realy increase my knowledge about the topic. You can store the leaves in a humidor or even in a plastic bag. How do you know your tobacco will be ok for cigarettes, but not for cigars or vice versa? 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. I'm doing it with potatoes. My pleasure.. (still looking forward to your distillation blog ;). when curing don't burp the jars that will stop the curing process, you will add new oxygen and revert the anaerobic bacteria that was curing to aerobic and thats starts to feed on chlorophyl . Spread the leaves out so they're at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart to give them plenty of space to dry. (Haha.. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. If I think the tobacco is drying to quickly I give it a light misting with the distilled water. An attic or garage rafters are great, provided you still have headroom. I have dried and cut one leaf for a try. this is a couple of hours later.. its a little sweaty box now, Reply Little green capsules about 1/4 in long will be left behind. :). on Step 6. Happy from Toronto, Canada on July 16, 2014: Great hub. If they taste well enough without them fermenting do I still have to ferment them? Put it in a pipe and it smoked fine. 7 years ago On the tobacco front. 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! 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. I just wondered whether the hot water cupboard would be a better spot as opposed to fairly consistent room temp in a living space. Or can I plant them right away in areas with a long growing season? Question See what your first try is like, you can always tart it up as you go along. Question: How can I get the right smell and taste for my homegrown tobacco? What you do with it then is your own damned business. Also, can we use wine to spray the leaves whilst curing as opposed to water? Now, any ideas on how I could take this to the next level & make it into clove cigarettes? smokes well,mild,smells a bit like cigar. Doing so removes excess plant material from your nugs, making drying much faster. 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". Anyine got pointers on aging? (I am, however, all for fermenting sugar in water and putting it through a still, I may be doing that later today). 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. 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. The seed will have adapted to your environment. Fermentation is the trickiest part, and is what this instructable is intended to outline. Curing is a 3 part process:1) Drying (color curing): to take out majority of the moisture. Answer: I grow the one that I originally bought from King's Seeds in Katikati NZ years ago. I have been advised that I must ferment to improve the flavour, but more importantly to remove the ammonia which is pretty bad for you. This would be those with the traditional mason jar design. Ricci Feat Waaka from Tauranga, New Zealand on June 07, 2014: Hi can you please give me some advice on how to grow tobacco under lights,such as how many plants to a 1000 watt or 600 grow light in what size room,am really keen to give it a go. It looks and smells good but it will not stay burning. For three months of winter, we have occasional light frosts, bitterly strong winds, and some hail. Growth will stop until the weather warms up, then continue, but the plants will be smaller. If you get problems then sort them out with humidifiers or what have you. I suggest that you let only one of your plants go to flower for seeds for next season's crop. Question: Would you mind if I adapted your excellent work here for use in the UK? oops, I must have had a couple to many ales the last time I wrote in. Don't look now, but you've probably already done itwell enough for the average punter, at least. Cover the soil with newspaper or a bit of cardboard to keep it damp. 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. If you're limited in space, plant as many as you can. Within a few hours the sun begins to bleach it. The rest are green and some of the bottom leaves that don't get much light are a yellowish color. They should still be pliable, not brittle. , i bought 1 kg virginia tobacco leaves, its sun cured, but its really smells bad !! Air curing works by hanging the leaves in a dark place for a few weeks. only grown one plant this year. The Old Firm (author) from Waikato/Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand on July 17, 2018: Try misting the dried leaves with a mixture of oil of cloves (from the chemist) and water. At the worst, the plants will stop growing over Winter and come away again in Spring, and be a bit stunted, but the leaves will still be useable and you'll get plenty of seed for next season. Make sure the leaves are not touching each other, the walls, or the floor. You'll have lots of them. Curing cannabis buds Once buds are dry, it's time to cure them. Leaves that dry too fast may remain green. Information I will be collecting: 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! If they show signs of yellowing before this, pick them straight away. And it sounds like you will be able to modify your system for next year!Just one note! i will try outside next year just abit worrie about things eatting them .. the slugs around here seem to have a nicotine addiction. Tobacco seedlings ready for transplanting outside in the sun. I realize the leaves are moist at first but after the moisture evaporates do you have to have any humidification device in there?A: yeah, as you can imagine, lamp is very similar to an oven, where the dry heat generated constantly takes away the humidity. But to me, all of these smells were delicious!! I had trouble with the whole drying/curing process though. whether it's fit to drink is another matter! This article could not be written any better! I turned out a first-class flake tobacco from some leaf that I'd left in a box in a corner of my garage for a year and forgotten about. Tobacco leaves are ready for smoking or storage when theyre brown and pliable, but not too brittle. 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. Use peppermint oil mixed with water to mist your leaves as they are hanging. This is an excellent time to test whether you have dried your nugs properly. How Often Should I Water Tobacco Plants? Basic idea of the home chamber is to simulate the internal temperatures of a tobacco pile as seen at tobacco production facilities. The dried leaves should have a slightly sweet smell from the curing process. We seem to be in the perfect climate. Was going to make a wooden box but this was easier as I had the bits. Remember these are monstrous plants that are supposed to reach 7' tall, if you can provide a minimum 5 gallon pot, lots of full direct sun and water, your plants will flourish! 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. Gently shake the sieve. Question: Once the tobacco is cured and cut, how do you store so it doesnt dry out like tobacco you buy? Keep their soil moist but not soggy when they're young. Put seed-growing mix or a mixture of fine soil and sand in a shallow container. 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. I really enjoyed your little tobacco story guideAwesome. Anyway that is soo cool. That being said, lets get started! 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? on Introduction. I've gone 2 weeks to 6 months. Since yous have given me some ideas i will give you a fact. (I could spare the bullfrogs.). {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/b\/b2\/Dry-Tobacco-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Dry-Tobacco-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/b\/b2\/Dry-Tobacco-Step-1.jpg\/aid10190610-v4-728px-Dry-Tobacco-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"