Poison Oak

rfs002

Member
i know its probably a sin to post about tobacco on this site but i cant resist because theres so much knowledge here. im growing some tobacco on rich soil i got from my woods but the problem is the soil is full of poison oak roots-i know because i got it after transplanting the tobacco by hand into the plot. my question is if anyone knows whether or not the plants will absorb the urushiol oil directly into their leaves? I know the oil is incredibly resilient so im not sure if it would be safe to inhale the smoke from these after i dry and cure the leaves. i uploaded a pic for you all to enjoy
 

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bob loblough

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i highly doubt that a plant could absorb urushiol without it being broken down somehow thus changing its effects.

thats pretty cool though, ive considered growing tobacco. my grandpa used to have a tobacco farm.

do you know how to cure it? how are you going to cut it?
 

rfs002

Member
i hope it gets broken down because ive got a good crop. you just pick the leaves off as they yellow from the bottom up, then hang them till they are dried. next you ferment it which is basically keeping the leaves very moist and hot to get rid of the ammonia. theyre incredibly easy to grow they require almost no attention. mine are nicotiana tabacum (virginia tobacco) you can buy the seeds online i got mine off ebay.
 
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