hafod Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 sorry if i have posted this in the wrong place , but does anyone grow their own tobacco for smoking in cigarettes , or in a pipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazed Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 sorry if i have posted this in the wrong place , but does anyone grow their own tobacco for smoking in cigarettes , or in a pipe I am quite intrested in this aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biketestace Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Check out "The Tobacco seed Company" I dont grow the stuff myself nor do i know anyone who does,shame really, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 I would think you would have to do it in a greenhouse, but apparently not. http://www.tobaccoseed.co.uk/How_to_Grow_Tobacco.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPARKIE Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 We're not talking wacky backy are we lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Surprised their aren't hoops the jump through in reguard to the Gov as if someone.grew this succesfully on a large scale they could lose out on excise duty on the finished product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 You are not allowed to sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul2012 Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 You are not allowed to sell it. Really? I would of thought you could sell it to your mates or whatever, i can understand if it were large scale but in the small scale surely there wouldn't be a problem with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 http://www.freesmoking.co.uk/moreinfoUK.html Looks like you have to own up and pay duty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul2012 Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 fair enough still i think i may give it a go my self Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 there is a village i visit in southern spain where the old fellows grow their own, if that is what home grown smells and tastes like, i will just keep paying the spanish tax for over the counter cartons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plank06 Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 My grandma has got about 30 tobacco plants growing in big tubs, huge leaves on them aswell! They don't look too smokable as they are though ha ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 I think there is a real art in the drying, ageing, and blending of tobacco. But hey, give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hafod Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 well i did grow about 100 virginia gold plants about 15 years ago , and boy did them suckers grow , about 7ft tall , and i harvested a huge crop of tobacco leaves that filled a 12x8 shed at the time but i didnt know how to cure and ferment the leaves back then , i burnt the leaves about 7 years ago , if only i had the internet back then then they would have been perfect now from what i,ve read LOL i,ve bought some pelleted seed from tobaccoseed company , three different varities so i.ll give it a go i thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul2012 Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 i just got some from there too! let me know how you get on, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hafod Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 alright paul did you buy the pelleted seeds or the ordinary seed , the ordinary seeds are a pain to sow being so small, thats why i got the pelleted seed , a lot easier to sow in single pots . i got the turkish basma , virginia gold , tennessee burley strains , planted my seed on valentines day , and they are just poking through now 100% germination rate so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hafod Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 http://www.freesmoki...moreinfoUK.html Looks like you have to own up and pay duty! duty is only payable when the leaf is cured , fermented , and shredded then its a tobacco product then its liable for duty , as long as the dried leaf is not processed ( i.e shredded or rolled into a cigar i guess ) then its classed as an agricultral product and is NOT liable for duty , well thats the way i,ve read the law anyhow , but i,m no lawyer so dont quote me on it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul2012 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 alright paul did you buy the pelleted seeds or the ordinary seed , the ordinary seeds are a pain to sow being so small, thats why i got the pelleted seed , a lot easier to sow in single pots . i got the turkish basma , virginia gold , tennessee burley strains , planted my seed on valentines day , and they are just poking through now 100% germination rate so far Yeah i got the virginia pellet, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hafod Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 paul if your growing to make your own tobacco to smoke , then you really need to buy the other two varities ( tennessee burley , turkish basma ) as well so you can blend the three tobaccos together from what i,ve read about home grown tobacco , ( and belive me i,ve read a lot on the subject over the dark winter months ) that by all accounts the virginia tobacco on its own is very mild and thats the reason the other two tobaccos are used in the blending , a typical blend is as follows that is susposed to give a good starting point for pipe or cigarrette tobacco . virginia 70 % burley 20 % turkish 10 % so for the cost of the seeds , a bag of compost and some pots , its got to be worth a try dont you agree , bearing in mind that a 50 gram pouch is about 16 quid in the shops , and each plant produces anything from 4 to 6 ozs of dried tobacco per plant then 150 well grown plants would keep the average smoker going for 12 months , worth thinking about .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 why not just give up smoking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazed Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 why not just give up smoking? They won't let me at work :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul2012 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 paul if your growing to make your own tobacco to smoke , then you really need to buy the other two varities ( tennessee burley , turkish basma ) as well so you can blend the three tobaccos together from what i,ve read about home grown tobacco , ( and belive me i,ve read a lot on the subject over the dark winter months ) that by all accounts the virginia tobacco on its own is very mild and thats the reason the other two tobaccos are used in the blending , a typical blend is as follows that is susposed to give a good starting point for pipe or cigarrette tobacco . virginia 70 % burley 20 % turkish 10 % so for the cost of the seeds , a bag of compost and some pots , its got to be worth a try dont you agree , bearing in mind that a 50 gram pouch is about 16 quid in the shops , and each plant produces anything from 4 to 6 ozs of dried tobacco per plant then 150 well grown plants would keep the average smoker going for 12 months , worth thinking about .. Thanks for the info, I was actually wandering about that last night when i read my baccy pouch and it said the finest blend on it, So i will go ahead and get the other seeds, however i do prefer a milder smoke so my have a shot at the virginia on its own when it comes to harvesting it all, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Are these plants pretty like the Nicotiana ornamental plants that a lot of people grow for the flowers? If so I'll bung some in the garden, free to collector when they start to go over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pond digger 007 Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 Our old vicar used to make an alternative pipe tobacco, out of dried clover flowers and the like. He used to visit our primary school once a week for a preaching session, and would leave a trail of unique aroma. That was 40 years ago mind. Does anyone know of others making their own home brew? No I'm not talking of the Whacky stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestcontrol1 Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 hows the growing going anyone smoking yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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