Wombat_smokes
New Member
Greetings to you all!
I am pleased to have found this community of tobacco enthusiasts. Smoking is more than the pursuit of an addictive substance. Tobacco, and the smoking of it, is much like making beer, wine and other spirits. It takes time, patience and determination to develop the subtle flavors and elevate tobacco beyond the reek and harshness of cheap commercial cigarettes.
I hail from Utah. My garden and I rest upon the alkali clay/silt sediments of the ancient inland sea, Lake Bonneville. This has proven to be extremely challenging to my gardening. Utah soils don't lack nutrients, but rather, the clay impedes drainage, hinders deep root growth, reflects excessive amounts of heat & UV radiation, and hoards nutrients away from plants not adapted to poor soils. I look forward to the challenge of joining the ranks of tobacco growers who have successfully overcome these adversities.
My interest is primarily growing pipe Tobacco. I also enjoy cigars. Short season, multipurpose, heat and sun tolerant varieties are preferred. I plan on working with 1 variety each year to minimize cross pollination and it's about the quantity of leaves I can handle curing. Albeit, I have enough extra garden space for some 30 - 40 plants (hooray for 1 acre horse properties and a 30 x 90 ft garden).
Learning about all the different ways of curing, aging, and treating tobacco has inspired me to daydream about trying carrotes/sailor plug. I enjoy Black Cavendish for its smooth, thick smoke; Orientals for their unique flavor and aroma. I prefer English, Balkan, and Scottish blends; but have recently branched out to VA/Per blends. I abhor aromatic blends, and consider them adulterated tobacco (no offense to those who do enjoy aromatic blends)
Thank you to those who have shared their knowledge of tobacco and have sought to guide and educate. I hope to use this knowledge to keep the tradition of blending pipe tobaccos alive; maybe even my post retirement career (I've nearly 20 years to go).
I am pleased to have found this community of tobacco enthusiasts. Smoking is more than the pursuit of an addictive substance. Tobacco, and the smoking of it, is much like making beer, wine and other spirits. It takes time, patience and determination to develop the subtle flavors and elevate tobacco beyond the reek and harshness of cheap commercial cigarettes.
I hail from Utah. My garden and I rest upon the alkali clay/silt sediments of the ancient inland sea, Lake Bonneville. This has proven to be extremely challenging to my gardening. Utah soils don't lack nutrients, but rather, the clay impedes drainage, hinders deep root growth, reflects excessive amounts of heat & UV radiation, and hoards nutrients away from plants not adapted to poor soils. I look forward to the challenge of joining the ranks of tobacco growers who have successfully overcome these adversities.
My interest is primarily growing pipe Tobacco. I also enjoy cigars. Short season, multipurpose, heat and sun tolerant varieties are preferred. I plan on working with 1 variety each year to minimize cross pollination and it's about the quantity of leaves I can handle curing. Albeit, I have enough extra garden space for some 30 - 40 plants (hooray for 1 acre horse properties and a 30 x 90 ft garden).
Learning about all the different ways of curing, aging, and treating tobacco has inspired me to daydream about trying carrotes/sailor plug. I enjoy Black Cavendish for its smooth, thick smoke; Orientals for their unique flavor and aroma. I prefer English, Balkan, and Scottish blends; but have recently branched out to VA/Per blends. I abhor aromatic blends, and consider them adulterated tobacco (no offense to those who do enjoy aromatic blends)
Thank you to those who have shared their knowledge of tobacco and have sought to guide and educate. I hope to use this knowledge to keep the tradition of blending pipe tobaccos alive; maybe even my post retirement career (I've nearly 20 years to go).
