Alan shot this video at home throughout an entire growing season, the purpose being to educate the average gardener around the world on how to grow their own tobacco at home. Alan shows a hands on approach to sowing tobacco seeds, transplanting seedlings, and caring for the tobacco plants. Alan also details how to harvest the tobacco leaves when they are mature, how to hang leaves for air curing and how to remove stems from leaves. This video shows the tobacco plant in each stage from seedling to processed tobacco. It gives viewers a first hand look at the many different species of tobaccos that can be raised from seeds supplied by SBE, such as Iranian, Havana, Madole, Burley, etc.
Viewers are able to see the tobacco during different stages of drying and curing.
Alan then takes the viewer inside his home and shows how to process the tobacco by removing stems, adding flavor and shredding the tobacco as well as producing a factory grade cigarette. Expert cigar roller Efrain Ruiz performs at shows and events around the country, displaying his cigar hand rolling techniques and secrets. Now you watch and learn from the comfort of your own home, because Efrain has produced a video that teaches the amateur cigar enthusiasts how to begin rolling top quality cigars at home. This is a must have video for the home tobacco grower as well as the experienced roller. Besides showing you how to roll your own, Efrain can also supply you with cigar rolling machines, cigar molds, cutting knifes, boards, and top quality cigar leaf .