Homegrowngoodnes
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Been sampling some backwoods cigars the past few days. The flavor is alright but they dont seem very strong. Can anyone recommend a blend that might taste similar yet have more strength?
Not bad but weak
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ChinaVoodoo
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Backwoods doesn't taste very natural to me so I don't think you can match it.
It's a little hard to work with in small cigarillos because it's so thick but I might try the Paraguay ligero because it has strength but almost a creamy/chocolatey flavour.
It's a little hard to work with in small cigarillos because it's so thick but I might try the Paraguay ligero because it has strength but almost a creamy/chocolatey flavour.
Homegrowngoodnes
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Bigger cigars also have a bigger price. lol I would enjoy some bigger ones but i'm ballin on a budget so to speak so it's difficult to find something that i actually enjoy in adult size cigars so i gotta stick with the fun size ones. lmao
I use these cigarillo/blunt rollers for rolling scraps or small cigars. Since you won’t need an entire half leaf, you should find plenty of filler grade leaf to cut out a small wrapper size for the roller. I’m partial to the Nicaraguan fillers but I used to smoke Padron cigars so the taste is familiar. It depends on what you like and what you are used to, but for small cigars you could just get a lb. of Seco (mild flavor but burns easily) and later add Viso and Ligero ( more strength, less combustible) to work up some blends. The binder grades have plenty of wrapper grade half leafs included, you just have to sort them out. I find some nice wrapper grade half leaves in some of the filler grade. On a budget, be sure to sort your leaf, filler, binder, wrapper. For small cigars, you won’t need a binder. I like straight Nicaraguan of differing leaf positions but there are plenty of blends here that call for different varieties. More varieties means more inventory (budget). My favorite wrapper is the Ecuador Maduro but again, it all comes downs to what you like personally. On a budget, you could start with a lb. of Seco, roll some puros and use the same filler for small wraps. Add more variety later.
Deluxestogie’s cigarillo wrapper:
A possibly stupid idea.
What if I used pipe tobacco for short filler in a cigarillo sized cigar? Goos bad or ugly? Ps im not a smoker, nevee smoked a cigar, but do smoke a pipe on occasion.
As pointed out in the other thread, you could try a blend kit which would allow you to sample different varieties without having to buy lbs. of each.
Homegrowngoodnes
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They say habano 2000 makes an excellent wrapper if grown in the shade. Would growing it in a shady spot that gets some sun have a similar effect or would the leaves still mostly be too thick to be useful as a wrapper?
Shade growing of tobacco occurs under 40% shade cloth--in full sun. So an equivalent would be grown in the shade of distant trees that allows direct sun at least 60% of the day. Nearby trees will not work for shade, since tree root intrusion will dwarf the tobacco plants.
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Homegrowngoodnes
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How near is too close for scrub oak?
Google root spread vs. tree canopy.
Homegrowngoodnes
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Gotcha ty
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