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re: Anybody know about growing tobacco?
Posted on 12/30/16 at 6:23 pm to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 12/30/16 at 6:23 pm to DavidTheGnome
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Would you get a better quality product? It seems like a lot of work for probably not much benefit. I'd grow veggies instead.
Maybe, maybe not. But I'm curious to see what quality tobacco my land can produce. if it's very good, as I suspect, I may investigate further for enterprising purposes.
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Posted on 12/30/16 at 6:25 pm to High C
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You say snuff/cigars. I would imagine very different plant varieties with different agricultural needs/requirements would be necessary. Not to mention the curing that you'd have to do.
I'm curious about the curing process as well for both purposes.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 6:27 pm to JoePepitone
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IDK how much product each plant yields but I would expect you would need quite a few of them to make enough to have the desired result. By the time the leaves are cured and processed I would think your output per individual plant would be small.
I'm devoting about a half an acre for my tobacco research purposes.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 6:30 pm to Masterag
Not worth it unless you just need a hobby. I thought about doing this but after to a tobacco farmers son I ruled it out.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 6:30 pm to Mr.Perfect
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ETA: tell the Feds hi
frick the feds, i grow whatever i damn well please for personal use on my own land.
This post was edited on 12/30/16 at 6:31 pm
Posted on 12/30/16 at 6:31 pm to Masterag
Last issue of Grit magazine had a feature in it, fwiw
Posted on 12/30/16 at 6:37 pm to Twenty 49
well, looks easy enough. just the damn aging.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 6:48 pm to Masterag
Yes, as a few others pointed out the curing and aging process is the hard part. I looked into it and growing it is easy, one plant can produce a shitload. The issue is you would basically need a temp controlled warehouse to cure and age half an acre worth of tobacco, and there's a learning curve to the proper temp and humidity required. It can be done but it's a lot just to see. If I were you I'd start with small batches and do a lot of reading.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 7:01 pm to BigPerm30
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Just grow weed instead
Winner!
Posted on 12/30/16 at 7:09 pm to Masterag
Small scale - easy.
Farming - tough. As in, don't do it.
Also snuff / cigars / cigs are trashy.
Farming - tough. As in, don't do it.
Also snuff / cigars / cigs are trashy.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 7:15 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
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If I were you I'd start with small batches and do a lot of reading.
yeah, it appears that's the way to go.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 7:18 pm to jimbeam
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Just grow cocaine dude
good idea, except for the whole prison and having my land taken away part.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 7:32 pm to Masterag
Do you live in an area with a history of tobacco cultivation? My girlfriend works for our county museum which also has a living history farm with historical demonstrations. This area of SC was the heart of tobacco country and the farm director knows as much about tobacco cultivation as anyone I know. If you have something similar where you're at I'd start at your local museum.
This post was edited on 12/30/16 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 12/30/16 at 7:36 pm to SCLibertarian
It's not as easy as everyone is making it out to be. It's rather labor intensive according to the things I've read over the last few years. Tobacco attracts every bug and disease possible.
About ten or fifteen years ago, a guy in Virginia tried it and I believe he wrote an article about it in cigar Aficionado. He grew a small crop in his back yard. He named it "Virginia Blue" the article was good, and he was successful, but he put in a ton of work.
About ten or fifteen years ago, a guy in Virginia tried it and I believe he wrote an article about it in cigar Aficionado. He grew a small crop in his back yard. He named it "Virginia Blue" the article was good, and he was successful, but he put in a ton of work.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 7:38 pm to RedPop4
My parents worked tobacco as kids and they hated it. Backbreaking work and it's hotter than hell during the season.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 7:56 pm to Masterag
You're gonna need a lot of space and some specialized equipment to cut it then dry it. I have a friend that does it and he spent an ungodly amount of money to get it up and running.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 8:44 pm to SCLibertarian
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Do you live in an area with a history of tobacco cultivation?
from what i've read, very briefly after the civil war some planters around here changed from cotton to tobacco, and the quality of tobacco was extremely high, so there were a handful of successful plantations in the county and even a packing plant. But within a few years cotton prices went up and the cotton turned tobacco farmers went back to cotton.
i've personally never seen or even heard of anything related to tobacco plantations in east tx until reading an article about it.
This post was edited on 12/30/16 at 8:46 pm
Posted on 12/30/16 at 8:47 pm to 0
how much is he planting? for commercial or personal use? do you know a ballpark figure of how much he spent?
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