Cigar Culture
Tobacco Barns and the Curing Process
1. From the Field to the Tobacco Barn Once harvested, the leaf immediately enters a new stage. We have already seen that during transportation, freshly harvested tobacco must be protected...
Tobacco Barns and the Curing Process
1. From the Field to the Tobacco Barn Once harvested, the leaf immediately enters a new stage. We have already seen that during transportation, freshly harvested tobacco must be protected...
Tobacco Harvesting
The Moment the Leaf Leaves the Plant For months, everything we have studied has revolved around a living plant. We watched it begin as a seed so small that it...
Tobacco Harvesting
The Moment the Leaf Leaves the Plant For months, everything we have studied has revolved around a living plant. We watched it begin as a seed so small that it...
Tobacco Leaf Maturation
When the Leaf Enters Its Final Stage on the Plant Up to this point, we have followed a plant that always seemed to be building something. First, it established its...
Tobacco Leaf Maturation
When the Leaf Enters Its Final Stage on the Plant Up to this point, we have followed a plant that always seemed to be building something. First, it established its...
TOPPING AND SUCKER CONTROL
Redirecting the Plant’s Growth Up to this point, we have followed a tobacco plant that has been continuously building itself. It established its roots, developed its stalk, produced new leaves,...
TOPPING AND SUCKER CONTROL
Redirecting the Plant’s Growth Up to this point, we have followed a tobacco plant that has been continuously building itself. It established its roots, developed its stalk, produced new leaves,...
Crop Health
Protecting the Plant Without Losing Sight of the Leaf A tobacco plant can grow vigorously, develop large leaves, and display an apparently healthy structure. Yet while that growth is taking...
Crop Health
Protecting the Plant Without Losing Sight of the Leaf A tobacco plant can grow vigorously, develop large leaves, and display an apparently healthy structure. Yet while that growth is taking...
Crop Growth and Management
When the Plant Begins to Build the Leaf A tobacco plant that has recently become established in the field still carries many signs of its transition from the...
Crop Growth and Management
When the Plant Begins to Build the Leaf A tobacco plant that has recently become established in the field still carries many signs of its transition from the...