The 3rd Tobacco endeavor, part 2.

Well since my last update I have informed anyone who is reading this blog. That I have attempted a third try to grow my own baccy.

Since then I found out that I am growing nine plants and to prevent them from killing each other by competing for their roots. I transplanted them to their own individual pots so they grow into the tall plants that they're supposed to be.

Now I am not out the woods yet. The plants may just die and I'd be screwed all together. However the time to worry about that shouldn't over take me right now. Right now I need to worry as how the hell I am going to cure and ferment the harvest. Because time will fly.


So with that I'll puff you later.

A Third Tobacco endeavor

As I'm still mourning from my failures of my first attempt of growing some tobacco I decided to grow again and hear is the funny thing, from my second attempt. None of my seeds sprouted. None, I felt that the Tobacco Seed Company (TSC) had given me some shitty, defective, ungrowable seeds.

So growing impatient, with the lack of sprouting I decided to grow again, only this time the seeds did sprout and I now have a pot full of tiny tobacco sprouts. As I try not repeat the my mistake with my first and second batch of seeds. I hope that my harvest will be bountiful. (I know that sounds incredibly stupid) But I am now worrying that the tobacco sprouts will now kill each other off. If I don't do something, but that is for another blog post.


I will puff you later.

Irish Oak: Not for the Novice Pipe Smoker.

Recently I'd purchased a new tin of Peterson's Irish Oak tobacco. Let me tell you that if you are a newbie or a novice at pipe smoking then do not buy this. This tobacco will kick your brain in the groin and drown it in nicotine.

I'm assuming that the tobacco was fire cured and sun cured. In order to get a strong kick out of the tobacco. Because there was no way that any of the aromatics that I smoke had such a kick. Now the moisture in the tobacco was perfect as it suppose to be. That being said, the cut was typical of what you get with pipe tobacco, unless you buy flake tobacco. Too thin in some areas too thick, but always the right amount of thick to thin ratio.

Which brings me back to my original point, DON'T BUY IT IF YOU ARE NEW! Because withdrawal will be a bitch to suffer through and if you don't go through that unless you have an affinity for headaches.

Finally as I leave you with my catchphrase, I felt that the tobacco was good, despite it not being an aromatic like Moontrance or Devil's Holiday. I felt it was a good tobacco with a strong smell that didn't feel it was overpowering. But the amount of nicotine that was available in that tobacco was a bit too much for my taste.

So if you are used to sweet tasting of air curing and the lightness of Aromatics don't buy it. But if you want to diversify your tobacco experience, don't say no immediately. Just be cautious of the nicotine, cause you will feel like you just inhaled the smoke instead keeping it in your mouth.

Which will make you nauseous, if you stop too sudden.  

So with that I'll puff you later.

Ending of the Tobacco endeavor.

Today is sad day for me. Because my tobacco sprout has died of root rot. At first I thought it would make a full recovery and such but it did not. So with this I raise a metaphorical glass of scotch and raise it to the heavens as if this plant had a soul, which I doubt.


So with that I'll puff you later.

Tobacco Endeavor: Last Tobacco plant

Well this is going to be quick.

A couple of weeks have passed and I started out with five but now I'm down to one tobacco sprout. Hopefully it will survive to adulthood. I am having fingers crossed that it will survive this unforgiving heat wave.

Any way I hope that this sprout makes it. I also hope that I'll have a good harvest, and I'll learn my mistakes while growing tobacco. But until I start growing some more or restart the whole process I will still have faith that this little sprout will make me proud.


With that I'll puff you later.

Tobacco endeavor: A Quick puff

My germinated seedlings are now full flung sprouts, they grow up so fast.  Anyways with all of that crap out of the way. I am now going thin out the heard by picking the ones I don't want. But before I can do that. I need a pair of tweezers, so that I can surgically remove the sprouts that are weak or on the edge of the pot.


So after I find a pair of tweezers and remove the weak leaving only the strong…I will update you guys with more news on how my tobacco plant is doing. Well puff you later.

Tobacco Endeavor: Part Three

This post will be short but the reason I have decided to write a post is to tell you this.

My tobacco seeds have germinated and started to sprout. Now before you start jumping up in down with excitement. I have still ways to go before I can call these sprouts tobacco. A word to the wise, never cover up your tobacco seeds after you sprinkle them onto the soil. It will take forever for them to germinate. Bathe them in light and make sure that they have enough water so that the plants won't be begging for water.

So…with that I'll puff you later.