2Baccy
Well-Known Member
I’ve searched as much as possible and cannot find exactly when I should harvest. I’m trying to make a Canadian Virginia flu cure type tobacco.
My research tells me when the lower leaves begin to get thick,rough and splotchy yellow patches all throughout and yellow to brown tips its ready.
And I realize I should start at the bottom and remove a few leaves at a time as they ripen over the course of a few weeks.(priming)
Am I correct on this or not? I’m just not sure if I may be leaving them too long.
I do not have a flu cure chamber for this summer unfortunately but will try before another season maybe. This year I am trying a natural yellowing (colour cure) buy hanging in a shed with door open. Followed buy a sun cure to hopefully lock yellow colour. It’s been 3 days and the leaves are already going yellow slowly but noticeably.
I still find it hard to believe the extreme temperatures needed to flu cure tobacco and how people in the early 1900’s were able to do this in old barns with “flu” pipe run through. Especially without burning the whole setup to the ground.
My research tells me when the lower leaves begin to get thick,rough and splotchy yellow patches all throughout and yellow to brown tips its ready.
And I realize I should start at the bottom and remove a few leaves at a time as they ripen over the course of a few weeks.(priming)
Am I correct on this or not? I’m just not sure if I may be leaving them too long.
I do not have a flu cure chamber for this summer unfortunately but will try before another season maybe. This year I am trying a natural yellowing (colour cure) buy hanging in a shed with door open. Followed buy a sun cure to hopefully lock yellow colour. It’s been 3 days and the leaves are already going yellow slowly but noticeably.
I still find it hard to believe the extreme temperatures needed to flu cure tobacco and how people in the early 1900’s were able to do this in old barns with “flu” pipe run through. Especially without burning the whole setup to the ground.