azrancher
Member
Hi, newbie here from Arizona.
Started growing 2 years ago, bought one of those selections off of ebay, you know 10 different varieties, that probably weren't what they say they are...
First year...
Planted "Virginia Gold" and "Havana Gold" started em inside, transplanted, didn't know what I was doing, just picked some leaves, hung some in the garage, probably in the fall sometime, humidity...20-30%, they dried green.
Dried some on a screen I made, hung in the garage, they all blew somewhere.
The dried green leaves are brown now.
Second year, had some volunteers in both garden plots, didn't do anything with them.
Third year, more volunteers in the "Havana Gold" garden plot, probably 500' from the garden that the "Virginia Gold" was planted, they are probably crossed.
I transplanted the vols into rolls, 12" apart, yeah I know that is too close, some of the bottom leaves are yellowing (under the tomatoes that got out of hand), should I pick them, or what.
Can I dry them in WalMart totes, the plastic tubs, with paper in between the layers (paper=newspaper end rolls), I am not going to have a place to keep humid, it will never happen here in AZ.
I want cigar tobacco, should I concentrate on Burley, or... what.
Rancher
Started growing 2 years ago, bought one of those selections off of ebay, you know 10 different varieties, that probably weren't what they say they are...
First year...
Planted "Virginia Gold" and "Havana Gold" started em inside, transplanted, didn't know what I was doing, just picked some leaves, hung some in the garage, probably in the fall sometime, humidity...20-30%, they dried green.
Dried some on a screen I made, hung in the garage, they all blew somewhere.
The dried green leaves are brown now.
Second year, had some volunteers in both garden plots, didn't do anything with them.
Third year, more volunteers in the "Havana Gold" garden plot, probably 500' from the garden that the "Virginia Gold" was planted, they are probably crossed.
I transplanted the vols into rolls, 12" apart, yeah I know that is too close, some of the bottom leaves are yellowing (under the tomatoes that got out of hand), should I pick them, or what.
Can I dry them in WalMart totes, the plastic tubs, with paper in between the layers (paper=newspaper end rolls), I am not going to have a place to keep humid, it will never happen here in AZ.
I want cigar tobacco, should I concentrate on Burley, or... what.
Rancher