Yes you can use all the leaves! Starting at the bottom when they turn yellow and continue to the top. Bugs not a problem!

Thanks Larry for posting this information. We are growing tobacco in New Zealand because it costs $51.50 for thirty grams of rolling tobacco.

Hello Larry, I live in CA. I planted in December and harvested in April. I wanted to thank you for your informative videos. My tobacco is amazing. Of all the 50 sites I researched, yours was by far the best. Thanks again for helping others learn the trade!

My total pleasure! Thanks

Hey Minnesota, Larry you have truly inspired me and my girlfriend to start growing our own and I cannot tell you how many of those pasta rollers we have passed by in the Thrift stores in Maine. You my friend are awesome ! 👍 Thanks

For shredding, I've found the best thing (for me) is a pair of shredding scissors (scissors with 3 or 5 pairs of blades- I use a 5 blade)... it may take a little longer than some other devices but I only do enough for about a week at a time so perfect. It makes lie a course shag cut that's perfect for pipe or cigarettes...

I've been watching your videos and have learned some things I never thought of.....like using rubber bands to bunch them together. Drying shrinks the stems...bunches get loose with string....fall to floor. Rubber bands naturally wants to contract. Great idea. I thought about the curing process using a refrigerator. I like the crock pot idea. I just wish I had room for a refrigerator in my garage. Boat and wood shop machinery takes up all my room.

Thanks Larry, I'll be following your videos as I go! Very informative.

I just saw the pasta maker. couldn't figure it out in my head. And you just made it so easy. Thanks for that too. Have a great day.

This pasta cutter is brillant idea! Thanks for sharing it Sir.

Lots of great information here! Thanks for sharing Larry.

Great video. I planted some VA Gold for the first time this year and am starting to harvest the first yellow leaves here in GA. Your video helped a lot.

Yes they do that!

Great video explaining when to harvest great tips !!!

Yup!

wOOt my tobacco seeds have JUST emerged!! I'm so delighted to see them spring to life. Thanks again Larry...I'll make some vids as they mature.

You are welcome!

Great video! No how in depth you get into each step of the process very informative. Thank you!

I really appreciate all this good information. Thanks great video

Yes

Such a great, comprehensive video. Wonderful for a beginner. Thank you!

I had thought of pasta cutters to strand the finished product, subbed and binging in prep for my first attempt!

First attempt, looks like i harvested the leaves to early.. Really helpful video. Thanks Larry. 😊

Ive always wanted to try and grow my own tobacco. Even though I'm moving to Germany where it's cheap to buy, there's just something about growing and smoking your own that's rather appealing

Nice i've just planyed my first plants today, cant wait!!

You're the man Larry, can't wait to grow my own tobacco next year.

Thanks for the tips, I am drying and curing some Aztec tobacco, it is ceremonial stuff and is quite strong. The leaves are thicker yet smaller. I've been growing for several years but I'm trying to get different qualities and flavors by different curing methods. Some I dry in the Sun and some I do not, depending on whether I am making snuff or not... One method I have found for hanging single leaves is to use trimmer line from a weed trimmer. It works fantastically, just cut a point on one end and string it.

Start your seeds about 45 days prior to last chance of frost!

Thanks good luck!

I use this drying procedure for my oregano, hanging it on the pendant light above my dining room tables.

Great! Good Luck!

Thanks!

Thank you, Larry.

that pasta cutter looks to be a good fit!

Love your video. To the point and very helpful

I'm going to grow some tobacco, thanks to you. 😊

you are welcome

Use Boveda moisture packs. It regulates moisture both ways.

Enjoyed your video, thanks, from Australia

Thanks

these videos are great for future proofing my pipe smoking habit. they want to make the selling of tobacco illegal in the UK over the coming years, so ill need to grow my own. Not to mention its already £18 for a 50g tin. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Larry 😊

After you shred your tobacco to keep it fresh put it in mason jars and it will stay fresh for a long time until you are ready to use it.

I have gone through so many equipment trying to shred my tobacco over the years. I now just let my tobacco dry bone dry after color curing and 6 weeks (over-wintering also) aging in open vents in rafters ends. I remove leaf off the main vein and crumble lightly to 1/8 inch and less pieces. Becareful not to crumble too much and make a lot of dust tobacco. I spread out to dry totally dry for storing in airtight or paper bags. The amount needed for 2-3 days rolling. I spread this amount and spray lightly with water and mix to make a uniform moisture for rolling easy. I place unrolled moisten tobacco in a clean coffee tin with lid. I am soo happy with the results of rolling and smoking experience using this method. No tar gum cleaning of tools. Warning; Wear a face mask while crumbling dry tobacco. The dusty air can mess with breathing and a strong nicotine high (not a good feeling).

I picked up my method for hanging tobacco from the industry -- for example; spiking it on sticks, in bundles, and then hanging the sticks from the ceiling. As long as it's done right, the leaves won't fall down, and it's much quicker than securing the leaves with rubber bands, twist ties, or twine.

If you like a mild smoke Yes!

Thank you for your knowlege

Hi Larry. I followed your advice on every stage from germination all the way through and I’ve had great success. My first few leaves cured with a bit of green in the leaf. Then I changed the place where I hung the leaves and I got nice tan colour uniformly. I’m growing golden Virginia and allowing it to cure naturally without fermenting it. I found that hanging the tobacco where I’ve got a gentle breeze and heat from a tin roof seems to naturally ferment the leaves. Our humidity regularly hovers between 50 to 70% and I’m thinking these conditions are giving me the sweet smell in the leaves over time naturally. Thanks for your video because your explanation is really easy to understand and follow, and everything you’ve posted works 100% for me. The money I’m saving on buying is massive because store bought tobacco is an absolute tax ripoff. Thanks again Larry.

Thanks, this was very helpful.

I've seen some videos on tobacco and, got to be honest, these leafs look the best.

Very informative, thanks

Never heard that!

I harvest leaves as they yellow, cut the center rib out then hang them on a line on my veranda to dry, then loosely pack them in a cardboard box and put the boxes in my basement. At first frost I use a branch lopper to get the whole plant, then hang them upside down in my basement. I like to let all of that rest for a year before curing/casing the leaves

Thanks Larry, will do...

2 plants will make a dried about 2 pounds

By the way, the rubber bands are a great idea. Thanks!

I grew up planting,topping, priming, and curing tobacco in Stokes co. N.C. Said to be the best tobacco grown in the world because of its red clay soil. It's some hard work but I wouldnt change it for the world.

Is amazing how similar drying tobacco and weed are

Liked and subscribed! I have to re-watch this. Cheers mate.

Good man Larry

I find that threading the stems with a wire works really well for hanging..electric fence wire works well

Great!

I'm growing a tobacco plant in a pot on my balcony and it's getting to big so quickly! I think I'll just harvest it slowly as the leaves turn yellow like you stated; I'll probably also allow it to flower. I'll have to come up with some way to cure the leaves, I'm thinking of hanging them from the bottom of a big, inverted, translucent box, without the lid, that I'll leave in the shade on the balcony. I'll also add holes for proper ventilation.

This is my first year growing tobacco thanks to your informative videos. I’m growing three different types primarily for pipes. I’m in southern Minnesota Preston. Could you tell me what kind of grinder that was at the end of your third video. Thank you ralph

i just wanted to say 2 thumbs up for the video, i found helpful tricks for curing. i started to buy whole leaf tobacco a few months ago but im have my 1st crack at growing seeds, so as soon as its time, i will transfer them to my garden. i might also have a shot at growing cigar tobacco, but not sure if it will be this year or the next, i havent found the proper type of plant that i can use as a qrapper and as a filler at the same time,

I just found you, and so glad I did. Thanks for the great info. I plan to try this next spring. By any chance are the seeds still available? I would love to be able to say I got them from you! Thanks again for the info!!

Thanks for the information

Great video. Thanks for sharing

I'm planning on growing my own for cigars. they are so expensive and I can tailor the blend to my taste

Hi Larry, Thanks for all your videos! I have some southern beauty going in my garden. I am most interested in making my own snuff or chewing tobacco. Any suggestions on flavoring or curing for this application. I have been watching videos on curing and have yet to find the specks on humidity, temp and time while curing. If I know this I'm sure I can come up with something to cure it properly. Thanks again, I loved your videos on canning. Thanks Dale

Shabbat Shalom and Shavua Tov, sir.

Fantastic

Yes you can still get seeds!

Thanks for the information! I'm from southern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 and the price of tobacco here is nuts ! A pack of 25 name brand cigarettes like "Players" or "Rothmans" is approx $13.00 Canadian and for 50grams of pipe tobacco it's about $30.00 Canadian (22.15 dollars American) so I figure if I'm going to continue to smoke my pipe I better learn how to grow and process my own tobacco... now to find seeds I guess ?

thanks Larry ,yet another New Zealander growing tobacco

awesome video

Appreciate the videos!

excellent videos thank-you

Great! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you, wery informativ

Thanks for the guide, I bought some of these seeds off Ebay because I figured you are done handing out seeds. Got them for $3 for 1k. Going to try growing tobacco in my small garden and some in buckets/pots and see what works best. Wrote everything down on some index cards for when I start. I think I will start germinating the last week of February. Does that sound good? I live in SE Mass. I'm not the best farmer, mostly doing this for fun and will give it to my friend that smokes.

Thank you ever so much!

Cheers pal 👊👍

Larry I'm in Minnesota to I was wondering if you still give away sample seeds. And your video's are most helpful. Thx for sharing .

Hi I live in Perth Australia , I just got my seeds . Just subbed 👍

Going to try a few different types. More of a cigar smoker so we'll see how it goes.

I will send you a link!

Do you ferment the tobacco? (sweat out the ammonia or whatever it is)

71 sporty!

Great video!! i already curing my tobacco but some leaves are kind of green-yellow tone , can i smoke them also? thank you

Thank you that was very helpful this is my first time growing I'm in Australia we're not allowed to do it here

Good stuff

Hi Larry, thanks for sharing your knowledge. are you still growing tobacco?

rolling tobacco is now $70 for a 30 gram in nz thanks for the video

great video thank u

What kind is it?

Have you tried fermenting Virginia Gold? I'm trying to figure out if it would be much better if fermented instead of just hanging it to dry. Thanks!

Great video 😀 after curing the tobacco how can I turn it into chewing tobacco , the tins of long horn chew I buy ?

Hey what would I use for flavor like rum wine ect I'm noob about to grow in new zealand

I shred it click on the show more button underneath the video and you will see the link!