Has anyone else tried to grow and roll your own cigars?

[mwaller]

If so, were you successful in creating anything that resembles your favorite Habanos?  

I'm going to try to grow a few varieties this year, including Corojo 99.  I'm a complete novice at this, so it will be an adventure.

Any success or horror stories? 

  

 

[dominattorney]

20 bucks on horror stories.  I'm also interested to hear this.  However, to answer your question, do any of the Dominican or Nicaraguan options available for sale "resemble your favorite Habanos?"  I'd say no, but that's just me.  And these guys know what they're doing. 

[Jimmy_jack]

I tried growing cigars once. It was terrible. They just wont blossom correctly here. 

[Auspaul]

Would not try in Australia would end up in court for growing your own tobacco

[mwaller]

1 minute ago, Auspaul said:

Would not try in Australia would end up in court for growing your own tobacco

Perfectly legal here. I didn't realize it was prohibited elsewhere... Really? 

[Auspaul]

Yeah think its about 10 years now that it has been illegal for anyone to grow tobacco  https://boltonsmokersclub.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/the-australian-law-on-growing-tobacco-plants/

 

[mwaller]

10 minutes ago, Auspaul said:

Yeah think its about 10 years now that it has been illegal for anyone to grow tobacco  https://boltonsmokersclub.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/the-australian-law-on-growing-tobacco-plants/

 

Whoa... stiff rules for a formal penal colony!!!

[Profmd]

Do a search on the Forum.

There were a few threads a while back now, that had lots of info on the topic.

sorry can't do it from where I am right now.

[rhcolbert]

Growing my own tobacco plants for sh/ts and giggles, but will probably only use for pipe tobacco if anything

[mwaller]

1 hour ago, Jimmy_jack said:

I tried growing cigars once. It was terrible. They just wont blossom correctly here. 

You must not be doing it right. If you use the right fertilizer, I hear they mature with triple bands already applied!

[Jimmy_jack]

24 minutes ago, mwaller said:

You must not be doing it right. If you use the right fertilizer, I hear they mature with triple bands already applied!

Excellent response, I tip my hat kind sir.

[Dave O)))]

Yeah think its about 10 years now that it has been illegal for anyone to grow tobacco  https://boltonsmokersclub.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/the-australian-law-on-growing-tobacco-plants/

 

 

 

 

 

Make that 116 years and counting

 

 

Whoa... stiff rules for a formal penal colony!!!

 

 

You could argue that Australia continues to be a penal colony, based on our treatment of "illegal" refugees.

[OZCUBAN]

3 hours ago, mwaller said:

Perfectly legal here. I didn't realize it was prohibited elsewhere... Really? 

Sure is to expensive to buy illegal to grow Australia is a police state ?☠️