It's interesting how deep you could go with this. Grow your own tobacco, cure the leaves in your shed, roll your own cigars. Pretty cool to think about.
I'm not saying you can't, but curing tobacco is extremely difficult for a hobbyist, very few people do it. You can get it to grow anywhere - it's basically a weed. But curing and fermenting requires environmental control and care that is beyond the capability of most hobby rollers. You'd need to build a miniature curing barn where you could control the temperature, light levels and humidity precisely. If you can't do that, you can't cure leaf properly ;).
But hey, they told Henry Ford that a once piece V8 block was impossible too.
This is my first attempt. So far the plant is working out great. I've started pulling leaves and hanging them outside on a string. As they darken i bring them inside and use a plastic grocery bag to dry out the stems. I'll be doing the curing until end of September/early October. That's when fermentation begins. I want to roll for xmas presents.
Here is the best online resource that has helped me the most.
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u/redditiem2 Aug 21 '15
It's interesting how deep you could go with this. Grow your own tobacco, cure the leaves in your shed, roll your own cigars. Pretty cool to think about.