@@smokinpipechannel9602 Hi smoking Pile, thanks for your video. I grow some golden virginia and it had a slightly peculiar perfumey taste, is that normal ?
@@smokinpipechannel9602 Thanks for replying. It was the same after two years. Maybe i dried it too quickly, i did get the seeds from the internet, so maybe they were dodgy. What plant do you suggest for a cooler climate like Britain.
Pretty sure chlorophyll is what makes leaves green, (they’re green because they absorb red and blue light). nitrogen is a part of the chlorophyll molecule, it’s not nitrogen alone. Lowering the nitrogen level in your soil at the right time (I don’t know how you do this, probably easy with hydroponics) should help with leaves yellowing and maybe colder temperatures and just a slower drying process to let chlorophyll escape the leaves, this is just my opinion I could be wrong,
Obviously, but he's talking about macro nutrients. Nitrogen is the macro that keeps the leaves green, potassium is the macro that keeps the veins green. Those are the two you need to worry about. He's saying if the soil is nitrogen rich then to wait for the soil to flush before harvesting those leaves
This is so useful I am a month in I haven't been uesing fetalizer just moving the plants to bigger pots with fresh rich soil thay seame health but I haven't had tham tring that green
Thanks for the video! I've just finished my harvest of about 30 tobacco plants for this summer and I'm curious as to what to do with the tobacco stock left over. Do I cut them down and will they grow back in the winter or is it better to restart from seed every year? Thanks in advance for any advice!
Tobacco is an annual plant, not a perennial (afaik in temperate zones, maybe it's different in the tropics, but I don't think so). So you need to start from seed every year. What is possible, is to sow some in early autumn in pots, keep them over winter inside the house, they'll start flowering in march, so you have fresh seed for that year.
Ive heard of people using a very lightweight shade cloth or even use trash bags wrapped around the large harvestable growth for a few days to a week to essentially starve the leaf of chlorophyll which drastically reduces the nitrogen and the ‘green’ of the leaf. Thoughts? Have you ever tried starving lower growth of light for the same effect as waiting for them to yellow?
Thanks for the great info. One thing though. Chlorophyll is what gives plants their green leaves or am I wrong? I know the leaves will turn yellow when a plant is low in nitrogen, but they also turn yellow due to the time of year, and the amount of light it receives as fall approaches. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong!
In my experience, when grown in pots, there is enough fertilizer in the potting soil already, and I mixed it with (nutrient-poor) cocos fibers, just so the roots can breathe, as pure potting soil has the tendency to compress over time. People who have grown cannabis (or other herbs/plants that need plenty of root space) know what I mean, you just add something like peat, cocos or perlite to the potting soil to keep it from compressing. So point is, I only give them water, no fertilizer, I have 2 overwintered indoor plants for seed generation, they still become as tall as me easily in pots, like that. When growing outside in full ground, chances are that your soil type is high in nitrogen already, and all other nutrients are already there, there is no sense in giving extra fertilizer.
This was very helpful. I live in Central Portugal and have self seeding plants and felt I want to give this a go. I still don't know how long to cure it but I hope we get a few weeks of sun once I harvest and then they go in the greenhouse to dry. How about keeping the tabacco moist?
If your leaves are too green and you've already harvested them, dry them in indirect sunlight. The sunlight transforms the chlorophyll and they will turn a nice golden brown.
Exactly what I've been looking for, thanks. :) Just one thing...nitrogen ain't protein. It's a fertilizer such as in ammonium fertilizer. I've been growing some other..hmm.."tobacco" and once made the mistake to use too much fertilizer. Damned..that cost me five plants. I'll look forward to your other videos as I'm a complete newbie to growing tobacco etc.. :)
0:40 I remember picking tobacco in the Connecticut River Valley back in the 1980's on my summer vacation from High School. No girly gloves.... you just broke out in hives, and got a helluva nicotine high the first few days of work!
Thanks so much. Trying it for the first time and one of my varities is bright leaf! The hardest part is that this variety so light in color that it's hard to notice when it's ready for picking. Maybe mine just aren't ready yet
Hi there. Very helpful video. A quick question for you. I have a few leaves that look like number five to the right. Should I cut off the dried brown part before hang curing?
Greetings. A quick question for you. Have you had experience smoking the leaves toward the top of the stalk versus those at the bottom? If so, is there any real difference in taste quality? I'm trying to decide if I am going to separate my leaves according to whether they're from the top or bottom of the stalk before fermenting and eventually smoking them. All leaves will be used as pipe tobacco. Thanks for any guidance. 🙂
@@smokinpipechannel9602 Thats great to know. Could you elaborate on the optimum time for curing and fermenting after the leaves are dry (red and yellow) The best time to smoke them ?
What is the best way and how long do you leave them to dry out before it is smokable? I have another couple of months left before i harvest ( it's my first time growing tobacco)
recently bought 10 dollars worth of tobacco online, got hit with a 50 dollar duty fee, so i got some "Ontario bold tobacco" and "nicotiana rustica" seeds on the way lol
@@taxxzempt3576 It went well considering it was my first time growing tobacco but I had trouble keeping the leaves clean from dirt, so I couldnt smoke much of it. Its an easy plant to grow otherwise, cute flowers & the bees like them. I just have to be more careful when watering with garden hose because the stream kicks up soil & covers the leaves, which are difficult to clean off. Lots of seeds, make sure they dont spread everywhere, theyre smaller than poppy seeds.
Ive grown my first tobacco this year, nicotiana rustica mapacho, i want the highest nicotine content when harvesting the leaf, ive found there is a phase where the acidic taste is almost gone is probably the highest nicotine content because at this point it was verry harsh(scratchy taste), after that it will slowly go down (just based on taste). I have a lot to learn though, was not fixated on the optics but it was just before the leaf was getting more yellow, it lost its dark green and got more pale.
My bottom leaves have went gold and manilla paper color on some of the plants and none have even tried to flower yet. Should i leave them on the plant or cut them off and try to cure them now?
something i dont get, last time i saw some footage of amish guys harvestig their tobacco plannt. Friend, they were all green dark. see 7Nx55R4koa4 I guess its about the kind of plant, but unsure tbh. Anyways, cool video, i liked it
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I've watched every video on youtube on when to harvest and this is the most informational video, exactly what i was looking for, thank you sir!
Thanks very much! I'm glad I could help. It took me a while to work it out 🔥🔥🔥
@@smokinpipechannel9602 Hi smoking Pile, thanks for your video.
I grow some golden virginia and it had a slightly peculiar perfumey taste, is that normal ?
@@JohnSmith-vy4lh Have you aged it? It'll taste better after at least four months, I've got videos on storage 🔥🔥🔥
@@smokinpipechannel9602 Thanks for replying. It was the same after two years. Maybe i dried it too quickly, i did get the seeds from the internet, so maybe they were dodgy.
What plant do you suggest for a cooler climate like Britain.
@@JohnSmith-vy4lh Virginia is very easy to grow, even in cooler climates
Sending a huge thank you from the UK for this informative video.
Pretty sure chlorophyll is what makes leaves green, (they’re green because they absorb red and blue light). nitrogen is a part of the chlorophyll molecule, it’s not nitrogen alone. Lowering the nitrogen level in your soil at the right time (I don’t know how you do this, probably easy with hydroponics) should help with leaves yellowing and maybe colder temperatures and just a slower drying process to let chlorophyll escape the leaves, this is just my opinion I could be wrong,
Obviously, but he's talking about macro nutrients. Nitrogen is the macro that keeps the leaves green, potassium is the macro that keeps the veins green. Those are the two you need to worry about. He's saying if the soil is nitrogen rich then to wait for the soil to flush before harvesting those leaves
They absorb green, its just green is so abundant a light wavelength that they opt to be green so they dont get scorched!
I love your youtube name image. Thanks for not being trash:)
fantastic. not sure what that noise was when you named the vid butt,........
This is so useful I am a month in I haven't been uesing fetalizer just moving the plants to bigger pots with fresh rich soil thay seame health but I haven't had tham tring that green
Thanks for the video! I've just finished my harvest of about 30 tobacco plants for this summer and I'm curious as to what to do with the tobacco stock left over. Do I cut them down and will they grow back in the winter or is it better to restart from seed every year? Thanks in advance for any advice!
Tobacco is an annual plant, not a perennial (afaik in temperate zones, maybe it's different in the tropics, but I don't think so). So you need to start from seed every year. What is possible, is to sow some in early autumn in pots, keep them over winter inside the house, they'll start flowering in march, so you have fresh seed for that year.
Ive heard of people using a very lightweight shade cloth or even use trash bags wrapped around the large harvestable growth for a few days to a week to essentially starve the leaf of chlorophyll which drastically reduces the nitrogen and the ‘green’ of the leaf.
Thoughts? Have you ever tried starving lower growth of light for the same effect as waiting for them to yellow?
Thanks for the great info. One thing though. Chlorophyll is what gives plants their green leaves or am I wrong? I know the leaves will turn yellow when a plant is low in nitrogen, but they also turn yellow due to the time of year, and the amount of light it receives as fall approaches. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong!
You are not wrong
In my experience, when grown in pots, there is enough fertilizer in the potting soil already, and I mixed it with (nutrient-poor) cocos fibers, just so the roots can breathe, as pure potting soil has the tendency to compress over time. People who have grown cannabis (or other herbs/plants that need plenty of root space) know what I mean, you just add something like peat, cocos or perlite to the potting soil to keep it from compressing. So point is, I only give them water, no fertilizer, I have 2 overwintered indoor plants for seed generation, they still become as tall as me easily in pots, like that. When growing outside in full ground, chances are that your soil type is high in nitrogen already, and all other nutrients are already there, there is no sense in giving extra fertilizer.
I am a first year grower with one plant in a pot in potting soil, the rest in the ground. This is very helpful, thanks!
This was very helpful. I live in Central Portugal and have self seeding plants and felt I want to give this a go. I still don't know how long to cure it but I hope we get a few weeks of sun once I harvest and then they go in the greenhouse to dry. How about keeping the tabacco moist?
Does it matter how old the plant is from growing from a seed. Before you can harvest the leaves or is it strictly just color
If your leaves are too green and you've already harvested them, dry them in indirect sunlight. The sunlight transforms the chlorophyll and they will turn a nice golden brown.
Exactly what I've been looking for, thanks. :)
Just one thing...nitrogen ain't protein. It's a fertilizer such as in ammonium fertilizer.
I've been growing some other..hmm.."tobacco" and once made the mistake to use too much fertilizer. Damned..that cost me five plants.
I'll look forward to your other videos as I'm a complete newbie to growing tobacco etc.. :)
Yeah it helps it synthesise protein, oh yes, the other crop 😂 Hope your harvest goes well 🔥🔥🔥
@@smokinpipechannel9602 All amino acids contain nitrogen. So nitrogen is a building block of amino acids, which are building blocks of proteins.
Exactly what I was thinking. My horticulture classes paid off.
👏 a most educational video on when to harvest 👍
With that brown spot on the good yellow leaf, can you just cut that spot out and continue on with the process? Or just leave the spot be?
I'd give er a shot
0:40 I remember picking tobacco in the Connecticut River Valley back in the 1980's on my summer vacation from High School.
No girly gloves.... you just broke out in hives, and got a helluva nicotine high the first few days of work!
All the best knowledge is learned the hard way 😏
Thanks so much. Trying it for the first time and one of my varities is bright leaf!
The hardest part is that this variety so light in color that it's hard to notice when it's ready for picking. Maybe mine just aren't ready yet
Hi there. Very helpful video. A quick question for you. I have a few leaves that look like number five to the right. Should I cut off the dried brown part before hang curing?
Your can just leave that part on and cut it off later, it'll be a bit harsh 🔥🔥🔥
Yeah
Thank you. This helped quite a bit
This is already so helpful & its only 2:00 in!
Hi. It is late Oct. and I still have green leaves. Is that normal? I'm in the Oregon coastal range.
I have woodland tobacco growing. Is it safe to smoke the leaves?
Greetings. A quick question for you. Have you had experience smoking the leaves toward the top of the stalk versus those at the bottom? If so, is there any real difference in taste quality? I'm trying to decide if I am going to separate my leaves according to whether they're from the top or bottom of the stalk before fermenting and eventually smoking them. All leaves will be used as pipe tobacco. Thanks for any guidance. 🙂
Thats a good question.
I believe you find your answer in the new video.
Where he speaks about the difference between the red and yellow Virginia .
That's right, most days I prefer Red Virginia 🔥🔥🔥
@@smokinpipechannel9602
Your channel is one of the best channels on this subjects.
Keep the good work going .
Cheers.
Thanks very much. I'm growing Burley and Samsun Turkish at the moment. I'll make some videos on those soon 🔥🔥🔥
@@smokinpipechannel9602
Thats great to know.
Could you elaborate on the optimum time for curing and fermenting after the leaves are dry (red and yellow)
The best time to smoke them ?
What is the best way and how long do you leave them to dry out before it is smokable? I have another couple of months left before i harvest ( it's my first time growing tobacco)
Check out my curing faster video, that's the fastest air cure timeline possible.
@@smokinpipechannel9602 thanks I'll check it out.
They take long to turn yellow on the plant. And I don't give them any fertilizer at all. I'm growing the Aztec tobacco plant
Could be different because of the variety
Wow, I learned something today.
Any way you could use accidentaly broken green leaves? Or they better be tossed away?
Keep them! They make good binder and filler! They will work at pipe tobacco at the very worst
recently bought 10 dollars worth of tobacco online, got hit with a 50 dollar duty fee, so i got some "Ontario bold tobacco" and "nicotiana rustica" seeds on the way lol
How did it go?
@@taxxzempt3576 It went well considering it was my first time growing tobacco but I had trouble keeping the leaves clean from dirt, so I couldnt smoke much of it. Its an easy plant to grow otherwise, cute flowers & the bees like them. I just have to be more careful when watering with garden hose because the stream kicks up soil & covers the leaves, which are difficult to clean off. Lots of seeds, make sure they dont spread everywhere, theyre smaller than poppy seeds.
I want to add Nicotania rustica to my experiment. Do you know if the same harvest and curing principles apply to this tobacco plant?
Ive grown my first tobacco this year, nicotiana rustica mapacho, i want the highest nicotine content when harvesting the leaf, ive found there is a phase where the acidic taste is almost gone is probably the highest nicotine content because at this point it was verry harsh(scratchy taste), after that it will slowly go down (just based on taste).
I have a lot to learn though, was not fixated on the optics but it was just before the leaf was getting more yellow, it lost its dark green and got more pale.
My bottom leaves have went gold and manilla paper color on some of the plants and none have even tried to flower yet. Should i leave them on the plant or cut them off and try to cure them now?
If they've tuned yellow, they're ready to cure
@@smokinpipechannel9602 thank you.
i think you might be confusing plant sugars for protein. plant growth isn't based on protein.
happy harvest
Thanks for the information!
How do you grind it so it comes out like store bought tobacco
People cut them actually in south America the cut or shred them before drying and curing
What watt led will do them
great video
You're a star!
Ty bro! God bless!
Very interesting
Good video- yt will not allow me to like this video for some reason?
so basically the trick is to stop giving N so it sucks it up from the lower parts, thanks.
It’s chlorophyll not nitrogen that is the green.
chlorophyll
something i dont get, last time i saw some footage of amish guys harvestig their tobacco plannt. Friend, they were all green dark. see 7Nx55R4koa4 I guess its about the kind of plant, but unsure tbh. Anyways, cool video, i liked it