Hello from Ohio!

[MarkMOH]

Hello everyone.

I wanted to introduce myself.

I live in Northern Ohio and will be growing a few selections this year.

So far I am looking at growing (Cigar Use)-

Florida Sumatra (Wrapper)
Pennsylvania Red Leaf (Filler)
Small Stalk Black Mammoth (Wrapper/Binder/Filler)
and Possibly Comstock Spanish (If I can locate seeds) (Binder/Filler)

Any ideas on these selections? I am only doing a small amount of each plant. I may also grow different numbers of each.

I am pretty new to all of this so I'm sure I will have plenty of questions. Until then I may break the search function.

I apologize in advance.

 

[leverhead]

Hello and welcome! I'm not a cigar man, but there are plenty here to help you. Read the FAQ over a few times, join in and have some fun.

 

[jekylnz]

Hey welcome from nz ,we are about 3/4 of the way through our grow down here,its been a pretty hot summer
are uz ready for yours it cant b to far away is it.anyway there's plenty of experienced growers and info on here to answer all your questions,and plenty of us that love a fat stoggie

 

[Knucklehead]

Welcome to the forum. To get better answers to your future questions, put your general location in your profile. Alot of answers will depend on your location and general weather. Especially when it comes to curing, some of us fight dry conditions and other deal with overly humid conditions.
It's getting close to seed starting time. This will help you decide when to think about transplanting. Plug in your zip and it will give your average last frost date. http://fairtradetobacco.com/showthread.php?781-Last-and-First-Frost-Date-When-Is-It-Really
Start seed indoors about a month before your last frost date.

 

[MarkMOH]

Thanks for the suggestions. I went ahead and updated my location. Thanks for the link. I still have a little time before starting. Just ordered some seed so excited to get started.

 

[indianjoe]

Welcome MarkMOH,
you found a great forum for your tobacco information.

 

[BarG]

Welcome MarkMOH, there is a lot of gathered info in cigar section of forum on great cigar varietys and uses.

 

[johnlee1933]

Welcome Mark to our Merry Band. The responses to your introduction are pretty standard and all true. I am having a blast with this and have been rolling my own cigars for 2+ years now. I think, with patience and beginners mistakes, you will enjoy your cigars more. I have Comstock Spanish seed. PM (Private Message) me your address and I'll send you enough to get started. {you do that by clicking on my name} I grow and like CT shade and yellow twist bud for wrapper. Obviously, the kind of cigar you like will influence your choices. I prefer a light, mild smoke. To get started you might consider FmGrowit's (Don Carey, the boss) whole leaf cigar sampler over at Wholeleaf.com BigBonner also sells quality whole leaf. It will be over a year till you can smoke your own grow and cure.

Again, Welcome. ENJOY !

 

[marksctm]

Welcome MarkMOH, good to see another Buckeye join the forum.

If you can get your seeds started, the tobacco will pretty much do most of the work until it's time to prime your leaf, or stalk harvest your plants, and color cure your tobacco.
That's when all of your research comes in to play.

By the end of the season you'll probably be one of two types of grower.
Either you'll say, screw all of this, I'm buying! tobacco leaf next year.
Or you'll get the growing bug like most of us here, and start planing for next years grow, before you start priming this years grow.

Happy Growing, And have fun with it.

 

[rainmax]

Welcome also from Slovenia.

 

[Ashauler]

Welcome to the forum. Your selections look fine for producing some good smoking cigars. The FL Sumatra should produce some very nice wrapper leaf. As others have said, check out he FAQ and the cigar section for much...much...more info.

 

[Knucklehead]

I agree with johnlee, Possum's cigar sampler is a great way to start saving money and rolling your own until your crop comes in. www.wholeleaftobacco.com. Tell Possum the knucklehead said howdy.

 

[MarkMOH]

Guys thanks again for the welcoming and responses. This looks to be an excellent place for help and information.

 

[SmokesAhoy]

Yeah those are some tasty varieties. Welcome