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Grow your own tobacco
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I've see a few threads around the web where guys have tried to grow their own tobacco and make their own cigars. I don't think they had any high expectations, but very impressive to take on such a task. I think they are out of their mind, but a little jealous. Who has all that friggin time? Anyone consider or attempt this monumental task? I'll leave it up to the professionals.
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There was a guy on this forum who did that . He posted pics a few years ago. The thread should be here somewhere. Heading into NY but I'll look for it later.
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I've seen guys do that, but the problem is in the aging and curing... I've not had a cigar made with home-grown tobacco like that, but the reports that I have read have been... let's call them "less than favorable"

A few years back a private forum I was a member of got together and we bought some tobacco from overseas. The forum owner (from Texas) has a local roller use that tobacco with domestic wrappers and we had some different cigars made - robustos, coronas, and even a few short-filled"Fumas" from the excess tobacco cuttings.

It was one of the most interesting projects I've been involved in - and it was interesting to have Cuban filler and binder tobaccos mixed with domestic wrappers - I don't have my notes/reference handy, but I seem to remember at least Corojo and Sumatra wrappers used.







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