I read your thread. It is very informative on growing regions. My question was region specific, basically what tobacco will make good cigar tobacco and could be grown in Georgia. I'm trying to decide on next years crop and what flavors could be expected form each. For example, Cuban Habano, what particular flavor profiles will I get? My soil conditions are ph-6.5, rich humus, a slight clay content and well drained. I plan on using lime heavily this year, will this soil additive help or hinder my tobacco growing? My questions may be an inconvenience to you , but the knowledge I gain is valuable to me. If I'm annoying you just let me know.
Thank you. The PH was my biggest concern. I may have further questions for you in the future on curing processes and blending. I'll read all your postings before I post A question.
If your interested I'll send you A few samples after I ferment my tobaccos. I'm in the process of building A fermenting chamber so I can control the humidity and temperature for optimum curing. I'm interested in all aspects of the growing, curing and fermenting process. Who knows I may stumble onto A good blend or two. Either way I'll have fun along the way. My Biggest obstacle for now is building the forms and press.
I've been air curing for about twelve weeks on my first cuttings. The tobacco is about ready to go into the fermenting chamber this weekend. I plan on keeping the temperature at 120 to 130 degrees and the humidity at 70 to 75 percent for six to eight weeks. If what I've read is true this should release the ammonia and sugars in the tobacco. I'll post on how its going.
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