Just Brilliant 👍🏻 Currently I am paying $140 AUD for a 50gram pouch of Port Royal tobacco, yeah WTF! I have several tobacco plants growing Wild and seriously considering learning how to Grow, Process & Enjoy the Way-Cheaper puff. Thanks for making this video. Happy to subscribe. Cheers from Western Australia 🇦🇺 Oi 👍🏻
Really enjoyable video. Great looking flake and you're right there is far too much 'science' talk spoken about growing and processing your own tobacco. I'll give your plastic bag fermenting idea a go with the first batch of leaves I've just cured.
I started growing my own in Massachusetts this past year, four varieties, two Burley and two Virginia. I had zero experience. I bought seed on eBay from a farm in Kentucky. I over-planted because I had no idea how easily these plants take hold and, as you say, basically grow themselves. I ended up weeding out 90% of my baby plants because I had no room for them all. The sand-like seed has about a 95% viability rate, like grass. You have to plant them with soft tweezers so you only drop one or two at a time in the peat starter pods. I transferred them into small plastic pots, which they quickly outgrew. By the end of the season, the plants I ended up with were healthy but small and not quite fit for harvest, so I just kept the new seed (got a TON of seed). I have already mapped out next year's crop. Bigger, better pots, suitable soil, proper bamboo sticks, much simpler fertilizers. Your video has encouraged me greatly! Thanks! =^-.-^=
PipeCat Thats great news..hoping your next crop us even better....always learning myself..was a little late starting mine this year and are maturung and still only small. Like you i do seed trays to pots then buckets/garden. Good luck buddy
Super interesting - I might give it a go although I don't think the climate here will allow me... Good to the the pipe good use also 😃💨👍 Thanks for sharing Best Lars
Lars Kiel Hi Lars , sorry I missed this. Definately give it a try, perhaps consider growing in buckets or tubs so you can move around for best sun and conditions. Good health my friend
Hey mate, I got the same setup as you with an identical press. How did you sort out the press releasing by itself? I was thinking about using pliers or something to tighten the chuck but I don't want to wreck it. Or maybe too much pressure? Do you think the pressure needs to be moderate to begin with and increased a little each day? *UPDATE* BRAND NEW PRESS HAD TOO MUCH HYDRAULIC FLUID AND WAS FULL OF AIR. GO FIGURE.
Hey Brother, really enjoyed that mate. You Kiwi boys are lucky being able to grow you own. We'd get into a lot of trouble here in Australia. We've got to be creative to get pipe tobacco here we can afford. Anyways, I've subbed you dude. Yep, hang loose. Regards, Kevin.
Aussie Bulldog hey Kev, its not legal there ?? I believe we are allowed to grow up to 15 kg a year which is heaps lol. That being said They clamping down left right and centre in regards to ALL tobacco, and suppose to be smokefree hereby 2025 but i know we are not on track for that. Thanks for watching and all the best. Subbed back bud
Man, that's fantastic. I'm new to pipe smoking and I've been wondering about growing my own given the prices of tobacco here in NZ. Going to have to look at it more seriously after seeing this.
@@glennbauer333 Thanks, I appreciate the offer, but after some research, I don't think i have the space or the setup to dry them out. What do you do and where are you based? Are you in NZ?
@@SpiroHarvey I'm in Kalgoorlie WA, I am a Opal miner , I'm sick of paying $120 dollars for a 50 gram pouch and have a started growing mu own Virginia gold and Hickory prior here at home, you don't need a lot of space to hang and cure your leaves , I hang mine in the laundry room,
@@glennbauer333 oh nice. Isn't kalgoorlie where Kevin bloody Wilson is from? :) How did you get the seeds into oz? Were there any import restrictions? Ping me and email if you want. I'd love to chat more about it. It's my username as one word @ gmail.com.
@@TheSeb12345 I think my seed was not the best choice For pipetobacco.(virginia gold). But the best advice I can give you, is to go to "Fair trade tobacco" forum. A lot od great info there.
@@franjosiranovic9489 I have already a account there and plan to build my own kiln ^^ Oh most likley my virginia will be also virginia gold because its hard to get other virginia seeds here in germany. Did you flue cure it or air cured it ?
@@TheSeb12345 I air cured it. I should make a Kiln too but with my pipemaking I just can't make the time For it. I red Virginia Helena is good for pipetobacco. Try Google it, maby there is a shop in Germany that has it.
@@franjosiranovic9489 Thanks for the recommendation its even aviable here in germany at one shop. Its interesting how many variants there are and this dosent help sometimes. I want to also grow 2 cigar sorts so i definitly need a kiln. The good thing is that i can use it also a flue cure kiln for the virginias. If the weather is right i maybe try sun curing. Pipe making is also an interesting hobby. I read also quiet a bit about it and i would love to make a similiar pipe to the Lord of the Rings Gimli Pipe, but this will also not happen anytime soone :D Firstly i will try to make some good virginia flakes + i also want to grow burley and 3 orientals and have some cigar leaf to roll.
use fresh unpasteurized honey, it's antibiotic and will no allow any mold to grow, get it from a local bee-keeper, and I have to ask, do you smoke this or chew it? or possibly both?
Thanks Mike, I have been using unpasteurized honey lucky enough to get from a good source mixed with a little distilled water, still get some mould though I think more a case of just getting the right amount of drying time before I cellar it. And to answer your question, it's to smoke..pipe smoke specifically. Thanks for the tip
this tobacco is already fermenting?how i remoist the dry leaves after curing to not become dust ? just pressing them for period of time its enough for a complete fermentetion after curing?
Do you inhale the smoke when using a pipe?? Or do you just spit it out like you do with cigars?? Great looking stuff by the way....made me really wanna try it and I had to roll a quick one just to finish the video lol.
Ali Madannezhad Thanks for watching Ali, so far as fermentation I was using plastic bags in the water cylinder openng and closing periodically to ferment.
Hey, it's really knowing how much to dry it out, have found a little more then you think. But I also say with a honey water solution which helps it, could also use alcohol for the same reason. Hope that helped, good luck
@@HiqhWoLTaqe Hey maybe look at fairtradetobacco.com they have very good infos for the homegrower. I think your temp was to low and the humidity to high. Search for the kiln in this forum it will help you a lot.
Just Brilliant 👍🏻 Currently I am paying $140 AUD for a 50gram pouch of Port Royal tobacco, yeah WTF!
I have several tobacco plants growing Wild and seriously considering learning how to Grow, Process & Enjoy the Way-Cheaper puff. Thanks for making this video. Happy to subscribe. Cheers from Western Australia 🇦🇺 Oi 👍🏻
Really enjoyable video. Great looking flake and you're right there is far too much 'science' talk spoken about growing and processing your own tobacco. I'll give your plastic bag fermenting idea a go with the first batch of leaves I've just cured.
CRAWFORD Argentina great stuff and good luck....just be sure to check them daily..and stir them lightly in bags. Thanks for watching :)
I started growing my own in Massachusetts this past year, four varieties, two Burley and two Virginia. I had zero experience. I bought seed on eBay from a farm in Kentucky. I over-planted because I had no idea how easily these plants take hold and, as you say, basically grow themselves. I ended up weeding out 90% of my baby plants because I had no room for them all. The sand-like seed has about a 95% viability rate, like grass. You have to plant them with soft tweezers so you only drop one or two at a time in the peat starter pods. I transferred them into small plastic pots, which they quickly outgrew. By the end of the season, the plants I ended up with were healthy but small and not quite fit for harvest, so I just kept the new seed (got a TON of seed). I have already mapped out next year's crop. Bigger, better pots, suitable soil, proper bamboo sticks, much simpler fertilizers. Your video has encouraged me greatly! Thanks! =^-.-^=
PipeCat Thats great news..hoping your next crop us even better....always learning myself..was a little late starting mine this year and are maturung and still only small. Like you i do seed trays to pots then buckets/garden. Good luck buddy
Ah man I wish you made a some videos
@@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 I did! But never had a smokable crop.
I request more tobacco videos, also show garden
Fine & Fantastic ! Thank you .
Super interesting - I might give it a go although I don't think the climate here will allow me...
Good to the the pipe good use also 😃💨👍
Thanks for sharing
Best
Lars
Lars Kiel Hi Lars , sorry I missed this. Definately give it a try, perhaps consider growing in buckets or tubs so you can move around for best sun and conditions. Good health my friend
Really cool, I want to try some!
Hey mate, I got the same setup as you with an identical press. How did you sort out the press releasing by itself? I was thinking about using pliers or something to tighten the chuck but I don't want to wreck it. Or maybe too much pressure? Do you think the pressure needs to be moderate to begin with and increased a little each day? *UPDATE* BRAND NEW PRESS HAD TOO MUCH HYDRAULIC FLUID AND WAS FULL OF AIR. GO FIGURE.
Goodness, it looks tasty!
Hey Brother, really enjoyed that mate. You Kiwi boys are lucky being able to grow you own. We'd get into a lot of trouble here in Australia. We've got to be creative to get pipe tobacco here we can afford. Anyways, I've subbed you dude. Yep, hang loose. Regards, Kevin.
Aussie Bulldog hey Kev, its not legal there ?? I believe we are allowed to grow up to 15 kg a year which is heaps lol. That being said They clamping down left right and centre in regards to ALL tobacco, and suppose to be smokefree hereby 2025 but i know we are not on track for that. Thanks for watching and all the best. Subbed back bud
HAI FRIEND , ITS A AWESOME FOR EVER . THANK YOU .
Man, that's fantastic. I'm new to pipe smoking and I've been wondering about growing my own given the prices of tobacco here in NZ. Going to have to look at it more seriously after seeing this.
I have a lot of Virginia gold, Hickory prior, golden Burley , Shirazi and a few others, need some seeds mate ?
@@glennbauer333 Thanks, I appreciate the offer, but after some research, I don't think i have the space or the setup to dry them out. What do you do and where are you based? Are you in NZ?
@@SpiroHarvey I'm in Kalgoorlie WA, I am a Opal miner , I'm sick of paying $120 dollars for a 50 gram pouch and have a started growing mu own Virginia gold and Hickory prior here at home, you don't need a lot of space to hang and cure your leaves , I hang mine in the laundry room,
@@glennbauer333 oh nice. Isn't kalgoorlie where Kevin bloody Wilson is from? :)
How did you get the seeds into oz? Were there any import restrictions?
Ping me and email if you want. I'd love to chat more about it. It's my username as one word @ gmail.com.
@@glennbauer333
I’m in the US. Any chance I could get some seed?
Thank Cuzzie bro! From a bro across the dutch. Very informative thanks mate.!!
Cheerz for the info video.. I'm half way of growing my own plants at mo, can't wait to try them.. Cher Bro.
Thanks for the share
Great video!!! This year is my first try on homegrown tobacco. I'll see how it goes. Thank's for sharing.
How was your growing ?
I plan to grow next year, any tips ?
@@TheSeb12345 I think my seed was not the best choice For pipetobacco.(virginia gold). But the best advice I can give you, is to go to "Fair trade tobacco" forum. A lot od great info there.
@@franjosiranovic9489
I have already a account there and plan to build my own kiln ^^
Oh most likley my virginia will be also virginia gold because its hard to get other virginia seeds here in germany.
Did you flue cure it or air cured it ?
@@TheSeb12345 I air cured it. I should make a Kiln too but with my pipemaking I just can't make the time For it. I red Virginia Helena is good for pipetobacco. Try Google it, maby there is a shop in Germany that has it.
@@franjosiranovic9489 Thanks for the recommendation its even aviable here in germany at one shop.
Its interesting how many variants there are and this dosent help sometimes.
I want to also grow 2 cigar sorts so i definitly need a kiln. The good thing is that i can use it also a flue cure kiln for the virginias. If the weather is right i maybe try sun curing.
Pipe making is also an interesting hobby. I read also quiet a bit about it and i would love to make a similiar pipe to the Lord of the Rings Gimli Pipe, but this will also not happen anytime soone :D
Firstly i will try to make some good virginia flakes + i also want to grow burley and 3 orientals and have some cigar leaf to roll.
Super Video. Grüsse Jack
use fresh unpasteurized honey, it's antibiotic and will no allow any mold to grow, get it from a local bee-keeper, and I have to ask, do you smoke this or chew it? or possibly both?
Thanks Mike, I have been using unpasteurized honey lucky enough to get from a good source mixed with a little distilled water, still get some mould though I think more a case of just getting the right amount of drying time before I cellar it. And to answer your question, it's to smoke..pipe smoke specifically. Thanks for the tip
Nice mate. I wonder if there are places that will do the pressing
It's easy to do it yourself..
lovely jubbly
this tobacco is already fermenting?how i remoist the dry leaves after curing to not become dust ? just pressing them for period of time its enough for a complete fermentetion after curing?
Do you inhale the smoke when using a pipe?? Or do you just spit it out like you do with cigars?? Great looking stuff by the way....made me really wanna try it and I had to roll a quick one just to finish the video lol.
Phangz 83 it’s up to the smoker. Some people inhale and some don’t. To me it’s just like inhaling a cigar, harsh lol
To get the effects of tobacco, you do not need to inhale. The contact of the smoke with your mouth and nose is enough.
hi, quick question, can u use Bailey's in the fermentation process? or does the milk in it causes the tobacco to mold?
Hi did you ferment leaf before press .let is great
Ali Madannezhad Thanks for watching Ali, so far as fermentation I was using plastic bags in the water cylinder openng and closing periodically to ferment.
Hey bro , how do you fight aganist mold ?
Hey, it's really knowing how much to dry it out, have found a little more then you think. But I also say with a honey water solution which helps it, could also use alcohol for the same reason. Hope that helped, good luck
@@GlueFist thanks a Lot . I found un fermantated Virginia tobacco but my all fermantation trying tobacco get molded. Dry tobacco can also fermante?
@@HiqhWoLTaqe Hey maybe look at fairtradetobacco.com they have very good infos for the homegrower. I think your temp was to low and the humidity to high. Search for the kiln in this forum it will help you a lot.
Hello sir, is this useful for making tobacco like Virginia? Can I contact you? Greetings