The history of smoking a pipe is calculated by severalcenturies. Therefore, it is not surprising that special types of tobacco were developed for this purpose and special kinds of cutting were developed. After reading this article, you will learn how to choose tobacco for the tube.
Main grades
A variety of "virginia" is often used as a base for pipe tobacco. To date, there are several varieties of this plant. They all have a delicate aroma and light leaves.
Other varieties are added in small quantities to increase the strength and create a special bouquet. So, with the addition of "kentucky", the mixture has a dark brown hue and plum flavor.
In Eastern Europe, oriental tobacco for the tube is grown, with a mild flavor and slightly sweet flavor. Turkish varieties are characterized by a more piquant flavor.
Classification of tobacco mixtures
Depending on the taste qualities, they can be divided into:
- pure unflavored "virginia";
- mixture with the addition of "latakia";
- aromatics.
In addition, there is a classification forEnglish and Danish flavor groups. The first can be considered "latakia" and "virginia", to the second - aromatics. There is also another, French group, which includes mixtures of pipe and cigarette tobacco.
Sliced and fortified tobacco
In nature, there are both too light, andexcessively strong varieties. Unlike classic cigarettes, in this case, the strength is measured not by the concentration of nicotine, but by taste. Those who choose their first tobacco for the tube, you can recommend it is light varieties.
In shops you can buy three forms of tobacco:
- Sliced. It is sold in special banks and is completely ready for use.
- In flakes, which are compressed intoStacks and cut sheets of tobacco. Such plastics can be used in two different ways. Some twist them into a roll and put them in the chamber, and someone flaps the plates and clogs them like ordinary chopped tobacco for a tube.
- In briquettes, which require self-cutting. Such tobacco is strong enough, therefore it is better for beginner smokers to refuse to purchase it.
Tobacco for the tube "captain black"
This natural classic variety with lungsnotes of vanilla is especially popular with American citizens. It is ideal for connoisseurs of light tobacco mixtures. When smoked, a pure natural vanilla aroma is felt. Unfortunately, the tobacco for the tube "captain black", reviews of which sound exceptionally in a positive way, is not very common among our compatriots. But those who have already evaluated it, assure that it is much more pleasant than many other mixtures. However, there are those who do not like this tobacco. They justify this with a rough cut and not the best quality of tobacco. In addition, after smoking this wet variety you will have to tinker with cleaning the tube.
Is it possible to grow tobacco for a tube at home
It should be understood that this plant requireslong frost-free period, the duration of which should not be less than 120 days. That is why it is better to use the seedling method for growing tobacco.
This plant has very small seeds.In one gram of tobacco there are more than 10,000 pieces. Therefore, when sowing it is desirable to use ballast, which is ideal for sifting the sifting humus. A good result is obtained when applying a nutritional mixture consisting of one part of sand, one part of the forest land and two parts of humus. The land for the mixture should be just forest, as in the garden soil may be the causative agents of the viral mosaic.
The air temperature in the room in whichgerminated seeds, should be at least 18 and not more than 22 degrees. Emerging shoots should ensure maximum illumination, otherwise the seedling will develop poorly.
After a month and a half, she is completely ready forlanding in the ground. By this time, the height of the shoots with five full-length leaves should be about 12-14 cm. A week before the date of the proposed planting, it is recommended that the seedlings be tempered so that it gradually adapts to the relatively low moisture content of the soil. A couple of days before the landing, you need to completely stop watering.
During planting, it is important to ensure that the growth pointwas not covered with earth. To stimulate the appearance of additional roots, formed from the cambial cells of the stem, the seedlings can be deepened into the ground to the level of the lower leaves.
We should not forget about the density of standing tobacco.So, on one square meter of the land can be planted no more than five plants of large-leaved varieties and no more than twelve small-leaved specimens. Planting seedlings should be made only after the threat of recurrent frosts passes.
