I'm new here but not new to cigars.

[Jacob_Littlehorse]

Let me start off by saying I am new here, but not a newbie to smoking cigars. I have been smoking cigars since 1995 and always smoked a pipe on the side. This last couple of years the pipe has become a mainstream for me with the cigars on the side. Today I just signed up and wrote some in my bio. Trying to figure out how to search for group to join. I already read that I need 10 posts to be able to finish my profile and I have plenty of things to write about; like curing tobacco and growing tips for those interested. I am currently growing Cuban Criollo 98 seed tobacco, Burley 21, Bright Virginia. V.G and last but not least Florida Sumatra tobacco (shade grown)which by the way makes some of the best cigar wrapper I ever had or rolled. Anyone interested in growing and curing their own tobacco to make their own smokes please feel free to contact me. I can walk you through from germinating the seed, curing the leaf and also rolling & blending your own cigars. To me nothing is more satisfying than smoking a cigar that you made yourself from your own tobacco that you grew yourself. Especially when your creation compares to cigars you have smoked that cost over 200.00 a box.
So my post on this site will probably be more about growing your own tobacco as well as figuring out what types to grow to end up with your type of preferred cigar. Looking forward to some great conversations with some great people. Pipe and cigar smokers are some of the most interesting people!

[projectsunfire]

Welcome to the Bum Jacob

[Nature]

Welcome Jacob!

We are looking forward to your expertise and experience on the topics of growing and curing tobacco! Sounds interesting!
Glad to have you here.

[Cardinal]

Welcome, Jacob! Sounds like you know your way around a tobacco leaf, and I'm looking forward to learning a little about growing, curing, and rolling.

[jhedrick83]

Welcome! I'm looking forward to seeing your posts on growing/curing/rolling!

[WNYTONY]

Greetings and welcome Jacob - good to meet you :beerchug:
We surely have some brothers who will be interested in your area of expertise

[Bruck]

Welcome, Jacob! Good to have a real craftsman on the forum!

Yes, do please share your expertise with us. There's a cigar rollers subforum - Torcederos Unidos in the cigar section, and a Do It Yourselfer subforum in the Pipes section. I roll my own cigars ("Brohiba") and make cold-pressed flake, but haven't gotten into growing, curing, and fermenting (yet).

If you have surplus cigar leaves that you're willing to part with, I wouldn't mind buying some from you to try out. Right now I get about half my leaves from a grower in KY, and about half from the online distributors - whole leaf tobacco and leafonly.

[Jacob_Littlehorse]

Thanks Bruck,
Going through a dry spell since just out of winter, but hope to be harvesting in about 75 days give or take. I wouldn't charge you for them, would be happy to just send you some to try. I actually gave away more tobacco to friends last year than I smoked or saved for myself. So much that I had to order tobacco from that same whole leaf tobacco site, (great site by the way). Hopefully I will have a bumper harvest this year and there will be plenty to go around. Can't wait to post pics of the different varieties as they grow. Also thanks for the tip on the rollers subforum.

[Jacob_Littlehorse]

You guys are great, thanks for the warm welcome!

[Ciro]

Welcome, Jacob! Looking forward to your insight and learning more about this great passion of ours!!

[Usafvet509]

Welcome to the Bum!

[jhedrick83]

Can't wait to post pics of the different varieties as they grow.

I was hoping we would get pics! :drool:

[Hardheaded]

Welcome to the Bum shanty town. Always nice to see someone with a new set of skills and experiences join. I don't currently have the time or patience to grow and process my own tobacco but it is always an interesting topic to read.

Maybe someday i'll break down and put those few extra acres to use.

[Nature]

Can't wait to post pics of the different varieties as they grow. Also thanks for the tip on the rollers subforum.

You can go ahead and post pics now. They just won't show up immediately with out moderation until after 10 posts. The moderator team can grant approval to the images.

[Chad Vegas]

Welcome to the Bum! Make sure to post some pics of your plants, super excited to see what knowledge you can give us!