M14 Forum

huntinghawk · September 22nd, 2011, 07:21 PM

I just don't want to do so many plants I can't manage or handle it. Especially come harvest time. So the goal of 50 coffee containers & 50 5gal buckets is reasonable. I figure I should get a minimum of 150oz from those containers.

A nice thing about the containers is I haven't had to do any weeding. But that's one of the reasons I had chose to use containers.

huntinghawk · September 23rd, 2011, 09:39 AM

And now have plants in 15 of the 5gal buckets. Curious whether the transplanting will make a difference at this late stage of growth. Been 90 days since I started them.

And have about 0.3oz of dried & cut tobacco curing. Just a sampling.

HH

huntinghawk · September 28th, 2011, 05:36 PM

Today added alittle liquid fertilizer to all the plants.

HH

huntinghawk · September 29th, 2011, 08:02 AM

Here's my nicest looking burley plant. Not the tallest but huge leaves.

And here's my best looking orinoco.

HH

Lruss · September 29th, 2011, 01:40 PM

well i have changed over to RYO
the flavor is much better. ok so i
went to rez and bought 2 lbs of tobacco.
noticed that the tobacco is cheap there
but the tubes are high $5 vs $3.49 in town.
so went to town for tubes. as for the menthol
i got it down pretty well. 1 tsp menthol crystals
to 1/2 shot of 151 and few drops of glycerin
shake well. then take about 1/2 lb of tobacco
into a plastic tub and spray and mix well. then
close tub got 2 hours or so. after that open the
tub for 2-4 hours for tobacco to dry. then it's done.
i been using a little hand tube injector is kind of
slow so i sent for a top-o-matic T2. should be here
any day now. so will take less time to make them.

i might grow some next year i did 1 year and it
did grow well. the problem is shredding tobacco
i was looking last night and came across one that
might work well.
http://www.leafonly.com/tobacco_leaf...r_standard.php
any way think that's about it for now.
Lruss

huntinghawk · September 29th, 2011, 02:01 PM

Crosscut paper shredders are suppose to work well also.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Black-and-...edder/12017737

Lruss · September 29th, 2011, 02:16 PM

problem with a paper shredder is it cut's
to wide. i tried it for the tobacco i grew.
you will have like 1/4" squares and it don't
seem to roll well. if we were pipe smokers
then it would work well.
Lruss

huntinghawk · September 29th, 2011, 02:44 PM

Looks like a modified linguine cutter but they are suppose to work excellent. Probably depends on how much you harvest & need to process at a time.

HH

huntinghawk · October 1st, 2011, 08:44 PM

The combination of orinoco, burley, & silk leaf was way too mild by itself but combined with the pipe tobacco is fine.

HH

huntinghawk · October 1st, 2011, 09:03 PM

Pasta maker from Walmart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvCiG...ature=youtu.be

huntinghawk · October 2nd, 2011, 08:07 AM

lruss, don't know what makes this thing so expensive to ship but it makes it expensive to purchase. They want $14.95 S&H to me.
http://www.leafonly.com/tobacco_leaf...r_standard.php

HH

Lruss · October 2nd, 2011, 02:27 PM

that shipping is high i did not look at full price.
after watching vid i do think a pasta cutter would
do it well. then for flavor turkish tobacco might make
your mild tobacco better.
http://www.pipesandcigars.com/pesttupitoo.html
Lruss

huntinghawk · October 2nd, 2011, 02:55 PM

Yes, grow alittle of the turkish or iranian to get the combination from mild to full flavor.

HH

thomas2011 · October 2nd, 2011, 03:17 PM

HH,

Thanks for sharing your experience with this project, I've really enjoyed reading this thread and learning from you, your diligence in keeping it updated helps many consider this option. I imagine just contemplating vindicating oneself against the punitive taxation makes it that much sweeter to consider.

In starting to do some of my own research I found this fine article entitled, "Stave the Federal Beast" advocating growing one's own tobacco in consideration of taxation. Of course, I suppose if it actually had any real threat to the $ 125 million/day in tobacco taxes we'd find private growing outlawed rather quickly. His article entitled "Tubes of Toxic Waste" was also profitable, I had never heard of reconstituted tobacco and had no idea cigarettes consisted of what sounds very much like pressed wall board.

huntinghawk · October 2nd, 2011, 03:30 PM

Pressing makes curing quicker & allows storeage in a smaller space. I really don't see it as an issue for the home grower.

Some people up north set up a small greenhouse in their basement & so can grow year round. Tobacco grows best in 80-85 degree soil.

Remember, with cigarettes you are paying about 60% just in tax.

HH