Howdy,
I live in Southern California, and have had some amazing luck growing a variety of Tobacco. But that's where the problem lies. There is not enough humidity in the air and all my attempts at curing/drying have resulted in dry brittle leaves. Mind you last year was my first time planting and harvesting, I do not need much but it would be nice to properly cure the leaves not dry the hell out of them. I have resorted to putting them in my oven and just allowing the pilot light to be the only heat source. I put the leaves in a plastic baggie and fine mist water into the oven to keep up the humidity. The temperature remains at a constant 100 to 105 f. I figured if it gets below that i can take a can of Sterno and use as a supplementary heat source. I could turn the oven on briefly but on two prior occasions I got a little carried away and ended up making tobacco toast.
My question is without building my own tobacco box would anyone know of another way to dry the leaves? Or will this idea work?
any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
I live in Southern California, and have had some amazing luck growing a variety of Tobacco. But that's where the problem lies. There is not enough humidity in the air and all my attempts at curing/drying have resulted in dry brittle leaves. Mind you last year was my first time planting and harvesting, I do not need much but it would be nice to properly cure the leaves not dry the hell out of them. I have resorted to putting them in my oven and just allowing the pilot light to be the only heat source. I put the leaves in a plastic baggie and fine mist water into the oven to keep up the humidity. The temperature remains at a constant 100 to 105 f. I figured if it gets below that i can take a can of Sterno and use as a supplementary heat source. I could turn the oven on briefly but on two prior occasions I got a little carried away and ended up making tobacco toast.
My question is without building my own tobacco box would anyone know of another way to dry the leaves? Or will this idea work?
any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you