Cigar Birthing

[dustingaunder]

Wow Richard! It is looking good over in your neck of the woods this growing season. Hopefully next year I can be more organized with my grow and get a nice looking garden started. I'd almost rather read your updates than worry about my own.

[DBall]

Very cool... I still have the cigar you rolled on 8/07 sitting around... I wanted to smoke it, but I decided I would age it first and I may have it after it's got a year on it... (I've saved it thus far).

[CBI_2]

Wow! First time I've seen this thread and I think this is awesome. It has me wanting to give it a try sometime too. Beautiful plants and flowers to boot. Thanks for the time and effort in keeping us updated with this years crop.

[gnukfu]

Excellent Richard!! Looks like things are progressing along well. Love the pics! I think they just started planting the seedlings at the tobacco farms here this week.

[Infin1ty]

Your doing an excellent job Richard. Let me know how that Perique turns out!

Looking at all of these photos really makes me think, who in their right mind got up one day and said "He you see that plant with the big leaves?" "I'm going to smoke it!"

[masonichistorian]

Originally Posted by Infin1ty

Your doing an excellent job Richard. Let me know how that Perique turns out!

Looking at all of these photos really makes me think, who in their right mind got up one day and said "He you see that plant with the big leaves?" "I'm going to smoke it!"

Thats funny but the question is how many plants did they try before finding the right one? to smoke

[Infin1ty]

, well along the way they obviously found another plant that enjoyed smoking! Your probably right though, that was probably a pretty nasty journey sorting out the plants you don't want to smoke from the ways you do!

[TripleF]

Thanks to Paul (CBI_2) my bro in-law directing me to this thread I will now be subscribing to it.

Absolutely magnificent Richard.!!


Mega respect!!

[tzaddi]

Originally Posted by masonichistorian

[SIZE=2]I’m in the army and currently in Iraq, I love Cigars and come from Puerto Rico but my home base is back in Arizona. And this is something that I have been dreaming about for a long time. Were can I purchase seeds and is there a book or something that I can have with me that will help me in the prose’s for this, were can I learn to roll my own Cigars. This is something that I want to start doing, you know something peaceful that dos not have to do with all the stuff that I have to go throw out here, kind of I guess that what I’m trying to say is after all the war and everything from out here I want to pick up growing tobacco and rolling my own as a hobby you know something peas full and maybe some tomatoes while I’m at it.
You are definitely and inspiration toured what I want to accomplish.
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I have PMed you. It sounds like growing tobacco may be in your blood. As I mentioned in the PM I offer you the same deal that I offer any and all of my brothers around here, seeds for free. It is a noble plant that will teach you much if you let it.

Stay well and take & care of your tobacco dreams.

[masonichistorian]

Originally Posted by tzaddi

I have PMed you. It sounds like growing tobacco may be in your blood. As I mentioned in the PM I offer you the same deal that I offer any and all of my brothers around here, seeds for free. It is a noble plant that will teach you much if you let it.

Stay well and take & care of your tobacco dreams.

Thank you, and i will be watching this thread it is real cool to see the proses and i cant whate till im posting pics of my oun plants. Is the rolling proses hard and were did you learn how to roll?

[tzaddi]

Originally Posted by Infin1ty

, well along the way they obviously found another plant that enjoyed smoking! Your probably right though, that was probably a pretty nasty journey sorting out the plants you don't want to smoke from the ways you do!

There are many stories regarding the origins of tobacco and it's use. It is indicated that tobacco was mindfully cultivated more than 8000 years ago and before that…

Here is one of the many stories.

IN THE BEGINNING . . .
[SIZE="4"]Huron Indian myth has it that in ancient times, when the land was barren and the people were starving, the Great Spirit sent forth a woman to save humanity. As she traveled over the world, everywhere her right hand touched the soil, there grew potatoes. And everywhere her left hand touched the soil, there grew corn. And when the world was rich and fertile, she sat down and rested. When she arose, there grew tobacco . . .[/SIZE]

Originally Posted by dustingaunder

Wow Richard! It is looking good over in your neck of the woods this growing season. Hopefully next year I can be more organized with my grow and get a nice looking garden started. I'd almost rather read your updates than worry about my own.

Next year is always great for applying the learnings of this season. I encourage you to continue your thread, don't leave me on my own here.



And thanks to the rest of you fellows for your supporting and kind sentiments.

[masonichistorian]

good story, now thats some more books for me to find the history of tabaco. I relly like this plase it helps me relax out here.

[tzaddi]

Originally Posted by masonichistorian

Thank you, and i will be watching this thread it is real cool to see the proses and i cant whate till im posting pics of my oun plants. Is the rolling proses hard and were did you learn how to roll?

Here are a couple of my rolling threads you might like and pick up something from.

Graycliff Tour (Pictorial) <click

Rolling with Casillas <click

[tzaddi]

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June 19, 2008
Thought I would check in with a few photos. I have downsized them in an attempt to have the pages load a bit quicker. Let me know if you like this new size or the original recipe.[/SIZE]

First off let's just say that the rest of the plants are coming along well.

The Havana and the Perique are starting to differentiate themselves from one another. The Perique is staying squat and turning a darker green while the Havana is growing taller with a bit more yellow to the leaves. The Havana appears to have a more supple leaf as well. My heirloom Maya Mopan on the upper terrace is somewhere in between with it's later start date.

[SIZE="4"]Earwigs have to eat too![/SIZE]
This is an example of what a family of earwigs can accomplish in a few evenings. Consequently this only happens when the plant is young and tender, now that it is maturing they don't find it as tasty, not to mention that for a few nights I went out and dispatched a few of their kind. This plant was the sentry for all of the others that only had a few nibbles. I expect that it will have a full recovery.

The hold over plants from last year are racing to go to seed.

A few pinches here and there slows things down.

Here are a few more pics to round things out.

Looking closely you may see a few small tears in the leaves from the wind whipping things up a bit.

Oh yeah…

The figs are coming along as well.

And apricots too…

Until Next Time…

[gnukfu]

Great pics Richard!!! Thanks for the update! The apricots have me drooling!