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Growing Tobacco
As the price of tobacco products shoot sky high it seems more people are taking an interest in growing their own. I'm considering a dozen or two plants this spring myself. It seems to be very easy to grow from what I've been reading on the net. The big problem seems to be curing it which can take a very long time depending on the method used. I'm considering sun curing which seems to be the quickest curing method. I plan to harvest the leaves from the bottom of the plant up as they begin to turn from green to yellow. I'll cut and tie the leaves in small clusters and hang them in the sun for two or three weeks after which I'll then transfer them to my basement where they will be hung from the rafters. I plan to chop them up as needed in a food processor and roll them into cigarettes or smoke them in a pipe. I even considered another alternative to sun drying but not sure how well it may work. Harvest the leaves and hang them directly in my basement. Then use a food dehydrator to dry them as needed. Can anyone give me any ideas to ponder??? Rich from PA zone 6 |
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I've also thought about this. The tobacco I'll be growing is a big beautiful plant with lush green leaves and beautiful flowers. I could place a few at the end of my garden for decorative purposes and also as a conservation piece. I don't think many folks here in the north east ever even saw a tobacco plant let alone one in bloom. Tobacco seeds are very tiny, about as fine as ground pepper so I'm told. Perhaps I could then allow my plants to go to seed and then harvest just the seeds. From my understanding, each pod contains about 100 seeds. That's a lot of seeds from a few plants! The seeds could then be used as a barter item in a future economy that seems to be getting worse with each passing week month and year. There are a lot of tobacco users out there who can't buy their tobacco products when they don't have jobs. Smoke some, perhaps. Harvest seed to barter, perhaps. Seems to me that this plant could have lot's of possibilities now and in the future. Rich |
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(EVP MAN) wrote: I've also thought about this. The tobacco I'll be growing is a big beautiful plant with lush green leaves and beautiful flowers. I could place a few at the end of my garden for decorative purposes and also as a conservation piece. I don't think many folks here in the north east ever even saw a tobacco plant let alone one in bloom. Tobacco seeds are very tiny, about as fine as ground pepper so I'm told. Perhaps I could then allow my plants to go to seed and then harvest just the seeds. From my understanding, each pod contains about 100 seeds. That's a lot of seeds from a few plants! The seeds could then be used as a barter item in a future economy that seems to be getting worse with each passing week month and year. There are a lot of tobacco users out there who can't buy their tobacco products when they don't have jobs. Smoke some, perhaps. Harvest seed to barter, perhaps. Seems to me that this plant could have lot's of possibilities now and in the future. Rich The Amish in Lancaster county Pa. grew/grow lots of Tobacco. http://www.fotosearch.com/STK021/ajn13047/ Bill -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA http://www.sheep.com/sounds/baasheep1.wav |
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On Feb 24, 9:36*am, (EVP MAN) wrote:
I've also thought about this. *The tobacco I'll be growing is a big beautiful plant with lush green leaves and beautiful flowers. *I could place a few at the end of my garden for decorative purposes and also as a conservation piece. *I don't think many folks here in the north east ever even saw a tobacco plant let alone one in bloom. *Tobacco seeds are very tiny, about as fine as ground pepper so I'm told. *Perhaps I could then allow my plants to go to seed and then harvest just the seeds. From my understanding, *each pod contains about 100 seeds. *That's a lot of seeds from a few plants! *The seeds could then be used as a barter item in a future economy that seems to be getting worse with each passing week month and year. *There are a lot of tobacco users out there who can't buy their tobacco products when they don't have jobs. *Smoke some, *perhaps. *Harvest seed to barter, *perhaps. *Seems to me that this plant could have lot's of possibilities now and in the future. Rich Haven't you ever seen all the covered tobacco fields in CT? I worked in them one summer as a kid, Miles & miles of gauze tents. They put them in barns with slats in the sides that they could open, but I dont know when or why they were opened. Tied in bundles, actually sewn onto lathes, and hung. Maybe some research could tell you what their method is. Each plant is tied to an overhead wire running the length iof the row. Sometimes we coulodn't see the end of the row til we were halfway down it. as the plant grows we went down the rows twisting the string in between the leaves to keep them friom breaking. falling over in the wind. They were used mainly as cigar wrappers. Good luck, and btw I think it is legal to grow a certain amount of tobacco for personal use. Nan in DE |
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On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:45:20 -0800 (PST), Nanzi
wrote: On Feb 24, 9:36*am, (EVP MAN) wrote: I've also thought about this. *The tobacco I'll be growing is a big beautiful plant with lush green leaves and beautiful flowers. *I could place a few at the end of my garden for decorative purposes and also as a conservation piece. *I don't think many folks here in the north east ever even saw a tobacco plant let alone one in bloom. *Tobacco seeds are very tiny, about as fine as ground pepper so I'm told. *Perhaps I could then allow my plants to go to seed and then harvest just the seeds. From my understanding, *each pod contains about 100 seeds. *That's a lot of seeds from a few plants! *The seeds could then be used as a barter item in a future economy that seems to be getting worse with each passing week month and year. *There are a lot of tobacco users out there who can't buy their tobacco products when they don't have jobs. *Smoke some, *perhaps. *Harvest seed to barter, *perhaps. *Seems to me that this plant could have lot's of possibilities now and in the future. Rich Haven't you ever seen all the covered tobacco fields in CT? I worked in them one summer as a kid, Miles & miles of gauze tents. They put them in barns with slats in the sides that they could open, but I dont know when or why they were opened. Tied in bundles, actually sewn onto lathes, and hung. Maybe some research could tell you what their method is. Each plant is tied to an overhead wire running the length iof the row. Sometimes we coulodn't see the end of the row til we were halfway down it. as the plant grows we went down the rows twisting the string in between the leaves to keep them friom breaking. falling over in the wind. They were used mainly as cigar wrappers. Good luck, and btw I think it is legal to grow a certain amount of tobacco for personal use. Nan in DE I don't know why any intelligent person would want to grow tobacco but it's done all the time. http://www.growtobacco.net/ |
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EVP MAN wrote:
As the price of tobacco products shoot sky high it seems more people are taking an interest in growing their own. I'm considering a dozen or two plants this spring myself. If you or a nearby neighbor has a garden that grows tomatoes, please don't grow tobacco. It often carries the tobacco mosaic virus which will transmit to tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, some flowers and other food crops. gloria p |
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says... I've also thought about this. The tobacco I'll be growing is a big beautiful plant with lush green leaves and beautiful flowers. I could place a few at the end of my garden for decorative purposes and also as a conservation piece. I don't think many folks here in the north east ever even saw a tobacco plant let alone one in bloom. Tobacco seeds are very tiny, about as fine as ground pepper so I'm told. Perhaps I could then allow my plants to go to seed and then harvest just the seeds. From my understanding, each pod contains about 100 seeds. That's a lot of seeds from a few plants! The seeds could then be used as a barter item in a future economy that seems to be getting worse with each passing week month and year. There are a lot of tobacco users out there who can't buy their tobacco products when they don't have jobs. Smoke some, perhaps. Harvest seed to barter, perhaps. Seems to me that this plant could have lot's of possibilities now and in the future. If someone is having difficulty affording cancer sticks, wouldn't a more effective solution be to stop smoking? -- Get Credit Where Credit Is Due http://www.cardreport.com/ Credit Tools, Reference, and Forum |
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On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:12:06 -0500, brooklyn1
.... I don't know why any intelligent person would want to grow tobacco but it's done all the time. http://www.growtobacco.net/ Tobacco is evil. My federal health care plan is simple and cost nothing: No more tobacco. I've heard it called "The native American Indian's revenge to white man." |
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"gloria.p" wrote: EVP MAN wrote: As the price of tobacco products shoot sky high it seems more people are taking an interest in growing their own. I'm considering a dozen or two plants this spring myself. If you or a nearby neighbor has a garden that grows tomatoes, please don't grow tobacco. It often carries the tobacco mosaic virus which will transmit to tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, some flowers and other food crops. gloria p http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_mosaic_virus Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) is an RNA virus that infects plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae. Solanaceae is a family of flowering plants that contains a number of important agricultural plants as well as many toxic plants. . . The family includes . . . Capsicum (paprika, chili pepper), Solanum (potato, tomato, aubergine or eggplant) If your willing to lose your and your neighbor's chili peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplants it shouldn't be a problem. Maybe you could be a good guy, and help save a little bit of the world while your at it: and grow organic. -- "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100119/...ting_activists http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/19/headlines |
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"Phisherman" wrote in message ... On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:12:06 -0500, brooklyn1 ... I don't know why any intelligent person would want to grow tobacco but it's done all the time. http://www.growtobacco.net/ Tobacco is evil. My federal health care plan is simple and cost nothing: No more tobacco. I've heard it called "The native American Indian's revenge to white man." Tobacco taxes more than pay for government insured health care. It's the lack of tax on Doritos and Big Macs that make government backed health insurance schemes costly. |
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In article , Charlie wrote:
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:52:54 -0500, "The Henchman" wrote: "Phisherman" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:12:06 -0500, brooklyn1 ... I don't know why any intelligent person would want to grow tobacco but it's done all the time. http://www.growtobacco.net/ Tobacco is evil. My federal health care plan is simple and cost nothing: No more tobacco. I've heard it called "The native American Indian's revenge to white man." Tobacco taxes more than pay for government insured health care. It's the lack of tax on Doritos and Big Macs that make government backed health insurance schemes costly. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ed...s/2009/09/19/s oda_tax_its_the_real_thing/ How about a tax on each bottle of soda also? Money talks (so says the supreme court) Charlie Just as long as masturbation falls under the tax mans radar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin_tax Bill -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA http://www.sheep.com/sounds/baasheep1.wav |
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In article , Charlie wrote:
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:10:43 -0500, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Charlie wrote: On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:52:54 -0500, "The Henchman" wrote: "Phisherman" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:12:06 -0500, brooklyn1 ... I don't know why any intelligent person would want to grow tobacco but it's done all the time. http://www.growtobacco.net/ Tobacco is evil. My federal health care plan is simple and cost nothing: No more tobacco. I've heard it called "The native American Indian's revenge to white man." Tobacco taxes more than pay for government insured health care. It's the lack of tax on Doritos and Big Macs that make government backed health insurance schemes costly. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ed...cles/2009/09/1 9/s oda_tax_its_the_real_thing/ How about a tax on each bottle of soda also? Money talks (so says the supreme court) Charlie Just as long as masturbation falls under the tax mans radar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin_tax Bill OMG, you're a wicked feller, to make me pee a little like this. Perhaps we should impose a tax upon you? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk9kDbRIEvg Charlie Well, there goes the level ;O) -- "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100119/...ting_activists http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/19/headlines |
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"Bill who putters" wrote in message ... In article , Charlie wrote: On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:52:54 -0500, "The Henchman" wrote: "Phisherman" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:12:06 -0500, brooklyn1 ... I don't know why any intelligent person would want to grow tobacco but it's done all the time. http://www.growtobacco.net/ Tobacco is evil. My federal health care plan is simple and cost nothing: No more tobacco. I've heard it called "The native American Indian's revenge to white man." Tobacco taxes more than pay for government insured health care. It's the lack of tax on Doritos and Big Macs that make government backed health insurance schemes costly. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ed...s/2009/09/19/s oda_tax_its_the_real_thing/ How about a tax on each bottle of soda also? Money talks (so says the supreme court) Charlie Just as long as masturbation falls under the tax mans radar. that comment should flush Charlie out rob |
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