Howdy FTT members. Been a while since I last post anything here. I have been reading but doesn't habe time to post new thing.
Anyway, my early year harvest have been successfull. Few months of aging really turn it into good smokable product. I think another few months will help to turn it into very good tobacco. Especially the tn90 burley. However, when I checked into my stash today, I found that my burley tobacco infested with beetle. It have small holes everywhere. I have been storing this thing for few months without infestation.
Last week I sampled the tobacco rolled into cheeroot. Usually I push out every last air from the zip lock bag before storing. Maybe I have been careless and does not zip it properly so there are air inside the bag. Suddenly I noticed the bug today. I just wondering if the bug can infest through other way than being in contact with other tobacco. Because I checked my other tobacco and they are fine.did the bug can lay egg while I was curing them? My neighbourhood is not tobacco growing place so it is unlikely. I just wondering where are these bug coming from.
For now I am doing the freezer treatment. Hopefully my freezer are cold enough to kill all the bugs and the eggs. I dont mind few holes on the tobacco as I am planning to use them as pipe tobacco, but I am hoping these bug wont take a good portion of my limited supply.
Anyway, my early year harvest have been successfull. Few months of aging really turn it into good smokable product. I think another few months will help to turn it into very good tobacco. Especially the tn90 burley. However, when I checked into my stash today, I found that my burley tobacco infested with beetle. It have small holes everywhere. I have been storing this thing for few months without infestation.
Last week I sampled the tobacco rolled into cheeroot. Usually I push out every last air from the zip lock bag before storing. Maybe I have been careless and does not zip it properly so there are air inside the bag. Suddenly I noticed the bug today. I just wondering if the bug can infest through other way than being in contact with other tobacco. Because I checked my other tobacco and they are fine.did the bug can lay egg while I was curing them? My neighbourhood is not tobacco growing place so it is unlikely. I just wondering where are these bug coming from.
For now I am doing the freezer treatment. Hopefully my freezer are cold enough to kill all the bugs and the eggs. I dont mind few holes on the tobacco as I am planning to use them as pipe tobacco, but I am hoping these bug wont take a good portion of my limited supply.