i think what i got is more of a mildew than a mold,
but the majority of it started, on the top of the stems,
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i think what i got is more of a mildew than a mold,
but the majority of it started, on the top of the stems,
Boboro
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4 days of high humity and little sun is starting to mold my color cure but not dry leaf. I have a fan going and it helps but I have to do something fast. I have a gas fish cooker but gas is high And I dont think it would dry the air well.I've used a wood fire before and it did the job but the smoke cased me some concern. but they a'nt much else I can do for now. I'll be look'in for a wood camp stove for this fall.
your thinking just like i am,
i was thinking of a POT-BELLY stove,
i know where, about 5 of them, are in a guy's shed, now if only he will come off one?
put that thing in a all metal shed, i may build this fall,,, and load it up, and flue cure, all of it,
good luck on that mildew man, i know what your going thru, i went thru it, and have a good sized pile of thrown away leaves,
but it didnt put a dent in my crop i got hanging right now,
so im not upset, but i hate to throw just ONE LEAF AWAY<
i was thinking of a POT-BELLY stove,
i know where, about 5 of them, are in a guy's shed, now if only he will come off one?
put that thing in a all metal shed, i may build this fall,,, and load it up, and flue cure, all of it,
good luck on that mildew man, i know what your going thru, i went thru it, and have a good sized pile of thrown away leaves,
but it didnt put a dent in my crop i got hanging right now,
so im not upset, but i hate to throw just ONE LEAF AWAY<
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It's just a few but I'm going to build a fire in the shead and hope the smoke dont case a problem. Despite what I've read Its hard to change the flover of baccer in my experince. But I an't never somked it before.
on a you-tube video, it shows some africans, curing thier baccy, by setting little fires, around the barn,inside, under the hanging baccy
as long as you do it with oak, cherry,walnut,pecan,,{ basically any wood you could cook with ] should be fine,
as long as you do it with oak, cherry,walnut,pecan,,{ basically any wood you could cook with ] should be fine,
An open fire will fire-cure your tobacco, and will significantly alter the flavor and aroma. If you do this, be sure to stay with non-toxic wood. Apple wood makes a tasty fire-cure. Hickory will taste nice, but remind you of BBQ pork every time you light up.
Bob
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I lite 2 fires in my shed today and dryed the leaf I used hickry and oak I hope it dont change the flavor much .Half my crop is in thir.
Boboro
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Will the smoke mess up the color cure on green leaf
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as long as you keep the heat down, i dont think it would harm it,
id mainlly light it, when it's raint, or in the mornings, to get the humidity gone,
or another thought,
is you could proablly run a couple, of 250 watt heat lamps, in that shed, and it should heat it up, enough
or a electric space heater,
anything that will deter the moisture,
Boboro
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It's to far to safey run a lot of watts. It was'nt to smokey so I hope its not something that taste like a samwiych.
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Blood no but I'm certifid engineer.
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More smoke in the bacca shed today. 2" rain and no sun. I hope the hell my bacco dont taste like a slabe of ribs.
Boboro
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IshrededThis box ah bacca this weekend it was a little less than a # The powermatic ran through it in good time
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You could have a lucrative buisness there if you sold a little jelly with that 12 pack of baccy.
Boboro
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Thems 30 packs.
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Thease Burly just never took off then trund yellow Iguess its tine to cut'im
The stalk cure has done a lot better than the primed this year. It's not try'in to mold and the color is better.
White-stem type burleys are always slow to start off, and they tend to appear much yellower than other varieties. If you're patient, they will grow taller. Wait for thickening and bumpiness in the leaf as a sign of maturity, rather than just the yellow color.
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