Oldfellas 2020 grow blog

[Oldfella]

I'm slowly getting better but will start my new blog now so as not to have to rush it. I'll post some pics of last years grow as I get ready for the new season. Also a quick question. I have hunted and hunted but I can't find it. How do you kiln in plastic bins???

 

[Knucklehead]

A Kiln, Tobacco, the Process, and Why

Thought I'd shear to help out my fellow smokers (there are many methods - this one works for me). Why Kiln Tobacco? - Simply put, ya get a nice smoke.... Fermentation & Aging of Tobacco Big Tobacco had a fine product until it was decided to increase addiction power among other...

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[Oldfella]

Thanks for the info Knucklhead.
That just what I needed.
We'll give it a try. I'll keep you posted on progress. I've got some junky leaves of Izmer to try.
Cheers Oldfella

 

[Nathan Esq]

I'm planning on putting cured leaf in a bag, inside a plastic bin, spray a little water, and put in my attic. Air it out once a week and a little spray and back to the attic. Repeat for a couple or 3 months and see what happens. I read that on here and someone posted it to my grow blog. I do live in FL where attic temps will stay at 130ish for most of the day.

 

[Oldfella]

I'm planning on putting cured leaf in a bag, inside a plastic bin, spray a little water, and put in my attic. Air it out once a week and a little spray and back to the attic. Repeat for a couple or 3 months and see what happens. I read that on here and someone posted it to my grow blog. I do live in FL where attic temps will stay at 130ish for most of the day.

Cheers I don't have a Attic I could use. So it's a kiln for me.
I'll be interested to see how you go with it.
Cheers Oldfella

 

[Charly]

I'm planning on putting cured leaf in a bag, inside a plastic bin, spray a little water, and put in my attic. Air it out once a week and a little spray and back to the attic. Repeat for a couple or 3 months and see what happens. I read that on here and someone posted it to my grow blog. I do live in FL where attic temps will stay at 130ish for most of the day.

It can be a good idea, but take care :
- if the temperature goes too high, it will kill the first enzyme and the aging will require more time
- if you give too much water and the temperature goes low, it can mold.
Other than that it will work

The advantages of a kiln is that you can control the temperature and humidity.

 

[Oldfella]

Hope I got this right.
Some pics of last years crop.



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[Nathan Esq]

Did you put your leaf between newspaper?

 

[Knucklehead]

Leaf doesn’t come any prettier than that. Smoke one for me!

 

[Oldfella]

Did you put your leaf between newspaper?

Yes and turned daily. Very pleased with them.

 

[Oldfella]

Leaf doesn’t come any prettier than that. Smoke one for me!

Will do

 

[Charly]

Leaf doesn’t come any prettier than that. Smoke one for me!

Nothing to add, beautifully colored leaves !

 

[Oldfella]

21/05/2020
Decided to start kilning some of last year's crop. Put in plastic bins Dry Croc pot, I'll use it for the heater. Fire up the kiln. 4hrs temp going down not up???? Awoke in the middle of the night with YA GOTTA PUT THE TEMPERATURE PROBE IN THE KILN. DUH Sort it later.[/QUOTE]

 

[Oldfella]

Spent the day picking all my No:2 plot. Got a really good grow when you consider we are coming up to our shortest day. Some are not really ripe but they are forcasting heavy rain and Gale force winds, so I'm not going to run the risk of losing all our hard work.




There we go thanks to Somegirl who's busy stacking them away to Yellow. Me I'm having a nap

 

[Oldfella]

Well the winter has finally arrived in the Far North of NZ.
All my curing has moved into the house.

Lucky I'm not married. Yellowing is coming along nicely, the first load is in the kiln now. I will put up some pics of them tomorrow. To wet out now.

 

[Oldfella]

The kilning of my No 2 plot. Somegirl is going hard out with the yellowing. It's now freezing and wet up here now.
Only 13°c out. . Nice 22-23°c inside.

 

[Oldfella]

Some pics for you. The top one is Golden Burley, plot 2 and the view from my back balcony. There was a little touch of summer with skys all day. Cold last night though.

Got me a endoscopic camera and here is a picture of the spots on some of the leaves. I think it is just water drops. Maybe the sun came out after a shower. (Now I can peek in my kiln without opening the door, hee hee hee.)

 

[Knucklehead]

Nice spot for a smoke and grilled anything.

 

[Oldfella]

Nice spot for a smoke and grilled anything.

Only in summer all though it's sometimes it's a nice spot for breakfast as well.

 

[Oldfella]

Only in summer all though it's sometimes it's a nice spot for breakfast as well.

Hi all rainy and yuk here today indoors for me. Spent the day making a one way valve to vacuum pack my leaves, fits on the vacuum cleaner.

Seems to work, time will tell.

Somegirl played with the yellowing.

Got a bit overgrown, mowed yesterday.

Finally for today. Does anyone know what caused this.
Cheers Oldfella