Hello from Maine!

[Tony_Rictus]

Hi everyone. My name is Tony and as the title implies, I live in Maine. I just received my very first order of loose tobacco to make cigars and I am incredibly excited to give it a try! Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[MarcL]

Welcome to Fair Trade Tobacco! Your in the right place.

 

[Knucklehead]

Welcome to the forum. Roll 'em and smoke 'em.

 

[deluxestogie]

Welcome to the forum. The best suggestion I can make is that you bookmark this: Index of Key Forum Threads.

Bob

 

[bonehead]

welcome to the forum. my son lived in maine for four years while attending unity college. he had a lake in his back yard and a snowmobile trail on the left side of the house. i really liked visiting him because there was always something to do.

 

[charlie G.]

Welcome Tony to the site and this great hobby. There are some great knowledgeable guys here that will always help newbies. I would suggest to use the sites search tool to look up answers to questions and if you can't find it there just ask.

 

[juan carlos]

neither great nor knowledgeable, i'd still like to extend a welcome! Like Knucklehead sed: turn 'em and burn 'em!
that key index to forum is a great link!

cheers!

 

[Gdaddy]

Welcome! Beware... rolling your own is addictive.

 

[deluxestogie]

It seems like an area that grows potatoes can grow tobacco. Any plans?

Bob

 

[indianjoe]

Welcome to rolling, smoking too.

 

[Jitterbugdude]

Welcome! Been to Maine quite a few times. Usually to the Baxter State Park region and Moosehead Lake area. Been up the east coast a few times too. Whereabouts are you in Maine?

And what is someone from Maine called? A Mainer, Mainite, Mainahonian?.... inquiring minds want to know.

 

[bonehead]

Welcome! Been to Maine quite a few times. Usually to the Baxter State Park region and Moosehead Lake area. Been up the east coast a few times too. Whereabouts are you in Maine?

And what is someone from Maine called? A Mainer, Mainite, Mainahonian?.... inquiring minds want to know.

i am not sure what you call people from maine (i heard maineman sometimes) but i am from ct. and was a flatlander and people from mass. were called massholes. i miss going to maine. my son still has tons of friends from maine and a few of them work in alaska with him now.

 

[deluxestogie]

And what is someone from Maine called?

When they are driving, at least, they are known as Mainiacs.

Bob

 

[SmokesAhoy]

Yeah we call em mainiacs here hehe. Welcome neighbor.

On the whole driving thing, I remember everyone down south getting mad at northerners driving slow, but after living up here with 25-35mph posted limits for the last few years I tell you, if I drive 50mph now (read: insufferably slow in Florida) I feel like I'm going warp 9 and about to come off the road hehe.

 

[Tony_Rictus]

It seems like an area that grows potatoes can grow tobacco. Any plans?

Bob

If I had the space for it I would definitely give it a try! I may clear our land a bit more and see what I can do.

 

[Tony_Rictus]

Welcome! Been to Maine quite a few times. Usually to the Baxter State Park region and Moosehead Lake area. Been up the east coast a few times too. Whereabouts are you in Maine?

And what is someone from Maine called? A Mainer, Mainite, Mainahonian?.... inquiring minds want to know.

I'm in southern Maine near the NH border. I believe were called Mainers

 

[deluxestogie]

If I had the space for it...

A well dug bed that is a mere 5' x 12' can easily grow 16 full-size tobacco plants, and allow easy access from the long sides for maintaining the plants.

Example of one of my 5' x 12' beds.

To enlarge it, increase the length in 18" inch increments (adds 2 more plants), leaving the 5' width the same. Of course, you could go with the traditional rows of 2' between plants, 3-4' between rows.

When I transplant, I don't really measure anything. The 5' x 12' bed is already dug. I divide it into quarters, by marking the soil with a stick, then plant 4 plants (in that staggered pattern) in each quarter.

Bob

 

[TravisNTexas]

Welcome to the forum. I'm a new roller as well having only rolled a few so far. I've a feeling your going to like it here

 

[ArizonaDave]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[FmGrowit]

Welcome and thank you for joining the forum.