@@AndrewCirigliano Hey Andrew so great to hear from you! Have you had a good summer. Did you do much traveling or fishing? I have not done much fishing at all so far but I'm hoping to make up for it this fall. So far this crop is looking good and if all goes well I'd like to grow some Orientals next year. Cheers!
That corojo looks pretty ripe to me, don’t let them yellow up too much! Great plants! I’d cure them outside or at least somewhere with more air circulation. Maybe there’s a different technique, but in my experience all tobacco was cured sun or dried completely, before taken into a barn and hung for about 6 months. Enjoy your smokes!!
@@13pipes yeah I'm going to take the next section off the plants. I have to hang up a new rack. Sun curing works great for Orientals but will put spots on cigar leaf. I have a window in the shed to let air flow through to the leaves. If all all goes well I will try growing some Orientals.
@@aromatix5741 You can avoid direct sunlight. Some people used to build the drying rags in shade, but to be fair I haven’t seen much difference. I think the type of leaf is not an issue. The spots occur when the drying process is uneven; either the leaves are very tightly packed or have gotten wet from rain or condensation. The best way is to thread them on a cord through the main vein (at the base where it’s thick) ensuring they are not squashed together. Then you can make loops on the two side of the cord and hang them horizontally on two pegs or nails. I’d pick them up the moment they turn the deepest shade of green. These are not fruits, don’t wait for them to wither. When they start yellowing on the stalk, they start loosing their potency.
@@jon6039 Tobacco is pretty resilient, it's better to under water than over water. The easiest way is to see how the plant droops. It's natural for the plant to droop and look flat on a real hot day, I actually want them to be a bit droopy as they don't break in the wind as easily. What really matters is how they look late at night in the morning. They should be very perky with the leaves pointing up (prayer position). If they are still droopy before sun up they are needing water. To answer your question on the hottest driest days I watered them lightly once or twice a day.
Yep. Actually thanks for reminding me, I will do a taste video on my burley and cigar leaf . The burley was mild but the cigar leaf was very good. It's called black Mammoth and is spicy sweet with a unique green onion red pepper type taste.
@@RichardT2112 Ha yeah the screw is loose on the handle, easy fix. You can collect the seeds if you let the plant go to flower but I break the top off to prevent that. Once the plant flowers the leaves shrivel up as all the nutrients goes into flower and seeds.
Hmmmmm, what was that growing over there in the corner near the Budweiser umbrella??? 😁😁. Really health tobacco plants you have. How often do you fertilize?
Ha, my wife noticed that, and I was wondering when someone else would. It's my downstairs neighbors plant, he makes a pain cream with it . And I don't really fertilize, except for adding miracle grow to the soil when I transplant.
Leaf is looking great Jeff. Look forward to see what u r able to do w them. Hope your having a good summer. Happy smokes.
@@AndrewCirigliano Hey Andrew so great to hear from you! Have you had a good summer. Did you do much traveling or fishing? I have not done much fishing at all so far but I'm hoping to make up for it this fall.
So far this crop is looking good and if all goes well I'd like to grow some Orientals next year. Cheers!
Excellent stuff thanks for the show, I’ve started taking the odd leaf from the Costello so far
Has the leaf cured at all yet? As in yellowed or darkened?
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@@jbabio7 Saludos!
That corojo looks pretty ripe to me, don’t let them yellow up too much! Great plants!
I’d cure them outside or at least somewhere with more air circulation.
Maybe there’s a different technique, but in my experience all tobacco was cured sun or dried completely, before taken into a barn and hung for about 6 months.
Enjoy your smokes!!
@@13pipes yeah I'm going to take the next section off the plants. I have to hang up a new rack. Sun curing works great for Orientals but will put spots on cigar leaf. I have a window in the shed to let air flow through to the leaves. If all all goes well I will try growing some Orientals.
@@aromatix5741
You can avoid direct sunlight. Some people used to build the drying rags in shade, but to be fair I haven’t seen much difference. I think the type of leaf is not an issue. The spots occur when the drying process is uneven; either the leaves are very tightly packed or have gotten wet from rain or condensation. The best way is to thread them on a cord through the main vein (at the base where it’s thick) ensuring they are not squashed together. Then you can make loops on the two side of the cord and hang them horizontally on two pegs or nails.
I’d pick them up the moment they turn the deepest shade of green. These are not fruits, don’t wait for them to wither. When they start yellowing on the stalk, they start loosing their potency.
Good stuff man!
@@WobblingHobGoblin Thanks, It's been a great year so far!
Looks fantastic. I plan on growing my first crop next year. How often do you water with this hot summer weve been getting?
@@jon6039 Tobacco is pretty resilient, it's better to under water than over water. The easiest way is to see how the plant droops. It's natural for the plant to droop and look flat on a real hot day, I actually want them to be a bit droopy as they don't break in the wind as easily. What really matters is how they look late at night in the morning. They should be very perky with the leaves pointing up (prayer position). If they are still droopy before sun up they are needing water. To answer your question on the hottest driest days I watered them lightly once or twice a day.
@@aromatix5741 that's great to hear because my yard is very windy. Can't wait to see the finished product
@@jon6039 Wind and bugs are tobaccos worst enemies.
I live in Vegas and it grows better than any other plant in my garden. It loves the heat
Really good looking crop man!
@@cigarscope Thanks, maybe someday you will be smoking some of it in one of my cigars!
@@aromatix5741 that would be the ultimate wouldn’t it? Have you ever smoked your own crop before?
Yep. Actually thanks for reminding me, I will do a taste video on my burley and cigar leaf . The burley was mild but the cigar leaf was very good. It's called black Mammoth and is spicy sweet with a unique green onion red pepper type taste.
@@aromatix5741 oh wow that sounds very different.
Looks great! Can you collect seeds from them?
Also was that your shed door handle breaking? 😮
@@RichardT2112 Ha yeah the screw is loose on the handle, easy fix. You can collect the seeds if you let the plant go to flower but I break the top off to prevent that. Once the plant flowers the leaves shrivel up as all the nutrients goes into flower and seeds.
Hmmmmm, what was that growing over there in the corner near the Budweiser umbrella??? 😁😁. Really health tobacco plants you have. How often do you fertilize?
Ha, my wife noticed that, and I was wondering when someone else would. It's my downstairs neighbors plant, he makes a pain cream with it . And I don't really fertilize, except for adding miracle grow to the soil when I transplant.
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