eekay
Active Member
Good morernernoon everyone.
I'm in the beginning stages of priming some leaves from some Canadian Virginia plants that I grew this summer.
This is a first time grow. I occasionally smoke a pipe with a preference for Virginia flake , which is my end goal.
I began growing both out of frustration with Canada's tobacco laws and taxation ($80 for a 50g tin of flake) as well as a fun experiment born out of a "what if" scenario at the beginning of COVID. I wanted to see just how hard it would be to grow, process, make available tobacco in a post-pandemic world where I could use it as a means of barter. (This is far fetched but still a fun experiment).
I have been pouring over these forums for months, making lists and making a game plan for the eventual harvest , curing, and kilning.
I have collected about half a dozen broad leaves that had sustained some damage from a prairie wind storm to test some environments in my home.
Currently I have them strung from the basement rafters using marker flag wire. I have a Vornado fan set to slow for gentle circulation. The ambient temperature is 18C/64F with a RH of 68%. The leaves are beginning to yellow nicely with no early signs of molding.
I have at hand poly drop sheets, a humidifier, InkBird Hygrostatic Controller, InkBird Thermostatic Controller, and a Space Heater.
Would it be beneficial to hang a few sheets of poly to create a cell in my workshop and boost the temps to 20C and 70% RH? Or can I coast along at my current 16C/68% RH and just see what happens?
I have all of the materials I need to construct an Exoskeleton kiln so that will be my next order of business.
For I know I need to prep an area to handle a harvest from 9 mature plants.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
I'm in the beginning stages of priming some leaves from some Canadian Virginia plants that I grew this summer.
This is a first time grow. I occasionally smoke a pipe with a preference for Virginia flake , which is my end goal.
I began growing both out of frustration with Canada's tobacco laws and taxation ($80 for a 50g tin of flake) as well as a fun experiment born out of a "what if" scenario at the beginning of COVID. I wanted to see just how hard it would be to grow, process, make available tobacco in a post-pandemic world where I could use it as a means of barter. (This is far fetched but still a fun experiment).
I have been pouring over these forums for months, making lists and making a game plan for the eventual harvest , curing, and kilning.
I have collected about half a dozen broad leaves that had sustained some damage from a prairie wind storm to test some environments in my home.
Currently I have them strung from the basement rafters using marker flag wire. I have a Vornado fan set to slow for gentle circulation. The ambient temperature is 18C/64F with a RH of 68%. The leaves are beginning to yellow nicely with no early signs of molding.
I have at hand poly drop sheets, a humidifier, InkBird Hygrostatic Controller, InkBird Thermostatic Controller, and a Space Heater.
Would it be beneficial to hang a few sheets of poly to create a cell in my workshop and boost the temps to 20C and 70% RH? Or can I coast along at my current 16C/68% RH and just see what happens?
I have all of the materials I need to construct an Exoskeleton kiln so that will be my next order of business.
For I know I need to prep an area to handle a harvest from 9 mature plants.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.