The grand experiment
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This sounds like an amazing adventure and a lot of fun. The Journey will be where the joy is. It I you end up producing some great sticks, that will make it even better. You'll still have a hoot even if they are dog rockets!!!
I'd love to be a guinea pig if you still have slots left.
Keep us posted.
I'd love to be a guinea pig if you still have slots left.
Keep us posted.
When I was searching the internet for cigar terms I came across this web page:
http://www.tobacconistuniversity.org/index.asp
I was really surprised about how much information was there. I'd bet there's more there than you can even read while during the whole process. There appears to be a whole lot of guys that grow and roll. I'm looking forward to seeing how your experiment goes. I have been a beer brewer for more than 20 years, and have also grown my own hops. Even if they don't make it in the beer, they're pretty. Tobacco plants look cool and are even better if you can smoke em!
~~fred
http://www.tobacconistuniversity.org/index.asp
I was really surprised about how much information was there. I'd bet there's more there than you can even read while during the whole process. There appears to be a whole lot of guys that grow and roll. I'm looking forward to seeing how your experiment goes. I have been a beer brewer for more than 20 years, and have also grown my own hops. Even if they don't make it in the beer, they're pretty. Tobacco plants look cool and are even better if you can smoke em!
~~fred
Awesome idea, I can't wait to see how it turns out.
I would be willing to pitch in some cash if you guys need to purchase any type of equipment or anything to help out.
Also can I take shot at designing a band?
I would be willing to pitch in some cash if you guys need to purchase any type of equipment or anything to help out.
Also can I take shot at designing a band?
In less than 20 minutes I became a certified master tobacco farmer and was certified as a master a curing lol... they even sent me a couple of certificates by email signed by the masters to prove it! 
there really is some decent information in the "lessons" though.. stuff I didnt know before... that will be useful once I get the plants in the ground..
Im ready for them to publish the 3rd lesson now.. so I can become a master roller next! :grin:
there really is some decent information in the "lessons" though.. stuff I didnt know before... that will be useful once I get the plants in the ground..
Im ready for them to publish the 3rd lesson now.. so I can become a master roller next! :grin:
Lmao that's hilarious. I bet watching it was much funnier than the mental image
Good luck at this. I imagine your biggest challenge is going to be fermentation. Looking forward to see how it comes out.
I agree... I'm glad that part is Curtis' problem lol...
I've got the easy job...
If this all works out... It's going to be due to Eddie and Curtis having mad skills... I'm just dropping some seeds in the dirt
Got back home this weekend after being out of town for the week... seeds have arrived! they even threw in some Harrow Velvet seeds (I am assuming this was a mistake????).....
I immediately started the germination process with the habano, CT broadleaf, and criollo.. I opted not to plant any harrow velvet.. after looking into it a little bit, its a burley, that is sometimes used in pipes.. but is often used in cigarettes.. didn't want to take up space in the garden with something I don't see us even playing with in the cigars..
Im hoping to get 2 or 3 good seedlings out of this tray from each variety.. (total of 6-9 plants)..
Should be ready to go into the ground in about 8 weeks.. but I will probably hold off planting them for 10 just to be sure the final frost has passed and we are truly into Spring..
I immediately started the germination process with the habano, CT broadleaf, and criollo.. I opted not to plant any harrow velvet.. after looking into it a little bit, its a burley, that is sometimes used in pipes.. but is often used in cigarettes.. didn't want to take up space in the garden with something I don't see us even playing with in the cigars..
Im hoping to get 2 or 3 good seedlings out of this tray from each variety.. (total of 6-9 plants)..
Should be ready to go into the ground in about 8 weeks.. but I will probably hold off planting them for 10 just to be sure the final frost has passed and we are truly into Spring..
This is awesome.....I just realized that was all I had to add....I thought I would type more but I think I'm speechless, just that its awesome, okay thanks.