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Future Rolling Material? Numi's "baccy plants.
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Numismaniac Offline
#1 Posted: Thu, Jul 12 2012, 1:25 PM EST
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Tough little plants, made it through one of the hottest and driest (no rain in my case) June's ever around here, hence the soaker hose.
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#2 Posted: Fri, Jul 13 2012, 11:20 AM EST
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off to a good start... ThumpUp
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#3 Posted: Fri, Jul 13 2012, 11:25 AM EST
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That's about what all the fields I've seen in KY look like...although some are a little bigger.
APBTMarcel Offline
#4 Posted: Fri, Jul 13 2012, 11:37 AM EST
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Those are some good looking leaves!
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#5 Posted: Fri, Jul 13 2012, 11:49 AM EST
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Wow that's really cool! How long does it take from Seed to usable, smokable, tobacco? You have to cure it and age it etc right?
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#6 Posted: Fri, Jul 13 2012, 12:39 PM EST
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Can I preorder a 5er?
Numismaniac Offline
#7 Posted: Fri, Jul 13 2012, 12:43 PM EST
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seeds start feb/march, grow in hothouse 'til april/may. then "harden off" slowly (get them used to the sun) unless shade grown. Grows all summer to fall. To keep leaves producing flowers have to be broken off/topped, some can be left for seed stock. Then the work begins. You should google some stuff about cutting/aging/curing tobacco, pretty cool, lots of work to get that little cigar to yo' lips.
Numismaniac Offline
#8 Posted: Fri, Jul 13 2012, 12:46 PM EST
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hvega1986 wrote:
Can I preorder a 5er?


Doubt I will try to ferment, I once grew mainly to send and give to some Tribal Elders.

Now I think I will try to dry and preserve some and send along with trades, etc. Won't get much from 8 plants in a dry year like this, but if'n the worms don't get bad (I don't like to use pesticides).

I should have some thing to play with.
Numismaniac Offline
#9 Posted: Fri, Jul 13 2012, 12:48 PM EST
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APBTMarcel wrote:
Those are some good looking leaves!



Broke one off (smaller than my hand) moving that soaker hose around them the other day and brought it in to start drying.

Not much nic in it now, though. Gets much stronger during the pre-flower to flowering stage, just as any other plant does, hehe.
daveincincy Offline
#10 Posted: Fri, Jul 13 2012, 1:08 PM EST
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duuuuuude....
Roaster Dude Offline
#11 Posted: Fri, Jul 13 2012, 5:25 PM EST
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Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
With a sip of shine... of course
GIBrett Offline
#12 Posted: Fri, Jul 13 2012, 6:16 PM EST
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Damn I wish I could grow some of my own....
kcramer Offline
#13 Posted: Fri, Jul 13 2012, 7:16 PM EST
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Very cool! I've been toying with the idea of growing some too...just to lazy I supposeMellow
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#14 Posted: Fri, Jul 13 2012, 8:29 PM EST
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Looking good!
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#15 Posted: Fri, Jul 13 2012, 9:13 PM EST
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Thats awesome!
Numismaniac Offline
#16 Posted: Fri, Jul 13 2012, 10:46 PM EST
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Thanks, I thought everyone would get a kick out of this, I will update as it grows.

Still plotting/planning on what to do with the stuff. One is an heirloom variety, but not sure if I want to bother with letting one seed out, either way, soon I will pull the dirt to 'em.

Give 'em a dose of compost, and watch 'em grow,

Might look into home brewing a batch, never know, be easy to "flue cure". I've got an electric smoker, but we don't need cigarette material.
05busa Offline
#17 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 12:27 AM EST
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Awww...so cute
Numismaniac Offline
#18 Posted: Sun, Jul 15 2012, 11:11 AM EST
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oh a woise guy, huh
05busa Offline
#19 Posted: Mon, Jul 16 2012, 6:53 AM EST
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Nak nak
Numismaniac Offline
#20 Posted: Mon, Jul 16 2012, 9:17 PM EST
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After an inch and a half of rain and a few days of sunshine , now those bottom leaves are about 10 inches across and 14 inches long!
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#21 Posted: Tue, Jul 17 2012, 8:45 AM EST
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Tabaccy grows easily, and even rolling cigars is easy............the hard part indeed is the fermenting.

Herfing
riverdog Offline
#22 Posted: Tue, Jul 17 2012, 9:21 AM EST
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Numismaniac wrote:
Won't get much from 8 plants in a dry year like this, but if'n the worms don't get bad (I don't like to use pesticides).


And with all the rain watch out for blue mold too. What state are you in? Seems like I remember Tennessee from previous posts.
Numismaniac Offline
#23 Posted: Tue, Jul 17 2012, 10:43 AM EST
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Yezzir, the west end geographically, I've had only a little over an inch and a half in the last 2 months, that rain just brought some much needed nitrates.


Yes science has proven it, pretty neat
Numismaniac Offline
#24 Posted: Tue, Jul 17 2012, 10:44 AM EST
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The ground is already dry again and I will be watering again next week
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#25 Posted: Tue, Jul 17 2012, 11:17 AM EST
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Numismaniac wrote:
The ground is already dry again and I will be watering again next week



Doesn't Tobacco usually get rained on every day down in Central/South America? Just curious maybe it's planted after the rainy season? Or is it During?
Numismaniac Offline
#26 Posted: Tue, Jul 17 2012, 11:38 AM EST
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Tropics, but different regions get different amounts, Hurricanes have ruined Cuban stock in the past, etc, etc.
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#27 Posted: Fri, Oct 11 2019, 9:39 PM EST
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Young plants here
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