dubhelix
Well-Known Member
Harvest continues, leaves ripening in 3-4 day intervals, which is great, since that's how long it takes for the previous set to wilt and yellow in the attic.
After harvesting by cutting each leaf with my trusty puukko, the leaves are submerged in a container of water, and individually cleaned to remove sand and aphids.
The leaves are then laid out in the attic under a fan to remove excess water from the leaf surface
Then piled on a towel and covered with another towel in the attic, which is about 80F at night and 120F during the heat of the day. The leaves are rotated/restacked every 12 hours, morning and night. They yellow nicely with this regimen.
Once they are 90% yellowed, the leaves get a wire S-hook through the stem.
And are then hung on a wire in the curing shed. The shed has a 4 inch gap under the roofline for ventilation, and a dirt floor that gets sprayed with a hose in dry weather.
After harvesting by cutting each leaf with my trusty puukko, the leaves are submerged in a container of water, and individually cleaned to remove sand and aphids.
The leaves are then laid out in the attic under a fan to remove excess water from the leaf surface
Then piled on a towel and covered with another towel in the attic, which is about 80F at night and 120F during the heat of the day. The leaves are rotated/restacked every 12 hours, morning and night. They yellow nicely with this regimen.
Once they are 90% yellowed, the leaves get a wire S-hook through the stem.
And are then hung on a wire in the curing shed. The shed has a 4 inch gap under the roofline for ventilation, and a dirt floor that gets sprayed with a hose in dry weather.