Tobacco is a very easy plant to grow and requires only 65-70
frost free nights to mature once transplanted outside. It is
grown in every state, even Alaska. It is legal to grow and
process your own tobacco at home.
Anyone with a small garden plot can grow tobacco and
processing the tobacco is a simple straightforward process that
the average gardener will have no problem with. Even after
buying papers, filters and flavoring, you can make your own
cigarettes that are superior to any commercial brand for about
$5.00 a carton!
It covers all aspects of raising and processing tobacco at
home. It details how to plant the seeds, care for the plants,
identify and cure tobacco pests and diseases, how to harvest
the plants, how to air cure, complete instructions and drawings
on building your own kiln, how to flavor your tobacco, how to
make cigars, cigarettes, chewing tobacco and snuff along with
loads of other useful information.
This is a one-of-a-kind book that anyone interested in growing
their own tobacco should read.
Download the complete book Growing and Processing Tobacco at Home on-line as a .pdf file for free courtesy of Seedman.com.
We suggest you download this file, read the book while the
seeds are being shipped to you and be ready to hit the ground
running when seeds arrive.
Probably no other plant is used as much for so little to be
known about it as is the noble tobacco plant. While everyone is
familiar with the smoking and chewing products derived from
this plant, few people realize its many other uses. It has
medicinal values, makes an extremely valuable ornamental plant
and flower garden specimen and is used to make one of nature's
finest biodegradable, all natural pesticides.
We receive tons of questions from first time growers about
tobacco growing, but probably the most often received question
is: How much tobacco will a single plant produce, and how
much tobacco do I need to make a carton of cigarettes?
Well, tobacco yield will vary among the different varieties,
but generally a tobacco plant will produce about 3-4 ounces of
dry, cured tobacco. When figuring your tobacco needs, we would
advise you calculate 2 ounces per plant to have a little margin
of error.
While a commercial cigarette will normally contain about 0.7 grams
of tobacco per cigarette, this is "puffed" tobacco and
non-tobacco ingredients added. A pound of pure tobacco will
normally produce about 2 cartons of cigarettes.
Hope this helps you figure our your seed needs.
Another question is how long does it take to grow tobacco
and where can it grow. Tobacco requires about 4-6 weeks to
reach transplant size from the time you sow the seeds. Tobacco
takes about 90-120 days to mature, depending on species.
Tobacco can be grown in all 50 states in the USA. Tobacco is
very easy to grow and has basically the same requirements in
the garden as tomatoes. If you have ever had success growing
tomatoes, well, tobacco is even easier.
Tobacco Seeds by Variety
The following selections of tobacco seeds are in
stock:
(
Note: Each pack of seeds will produce at least 25 healthy
plants, often, many more than this ).
A little info for our customers:
Chewing Tobacco Selections
We highly recommend the following selections for chewing tobacco. Each variety produces a dark, thin leafed tobacco with excellent flavor. Each has it's own
unique flavor.
TA205 Ontario Bold
New! A Flue-cured Tobacco, Bright Tobacco. A leading commercial variety in Ontario. But it grows very well across the USA too, we have 12 foot tall plants in our southern Mississippi garden! It was developed by crossing Canadian and American varieties to improve quality and disease resistance and to lower nicotine. Its slightly heavier, thicker leaves cure nicely with a high percentage of mahogany and orange leaves. The flavour is said to be somewhat bolder than other varieties, but not too strong, with a rich tobacco flavor and a very heavy yield.
TA206 Ontario Light
New! A Flue-cured Tobacco, Bright Tobacco. A leading commercial variety in Ontario. Commercial variety grown in Ontario, developed by crossing Delgold, the longtime industry standard, with an American variety. Improvements include lower nicotine content and better resistance to disease. Its slightly thinner and lighter leaves cure well, producing a high quality tobacco with a light flavour. Like the Ontario Bold, grows well in every state in the USA.
TA73 Yellow Twist Bud
This heirloom is an all around good tobacco. Makes a somewhat sweet chew, and is also good for making cigarette and pipe tobacco blends. Large plants with heavy crops, should be staked or tied off to something for support, or it will blow over in heavy storms.
TA110 Greenwood Dark
Greenwood, also call Little Wood, is an heirloom fire cured tobacco that has been used for chew, a cigar filler and wrapper, and as a blend for cigarettes. It grows 5' to 6' tall with blooming occurring at 55-65 days. It produces 16-18 harvest size leaves averaging 14"-16" wide and 24" long which ripen 2-3 weeks after booming begins.
Tobacco selections for making cigarettes
TCB031 Sobolchskii 33
Sobolchskii 33 is a fast growing and very early maturing light flavored burley, ideal for use as a cigarette tobacco. It grows to 6' and the very large, light green leaves turn yellow as the plant reaches maturity and begins to bloom. The plants produce 16 to 18 leaves below the crows foot, averaging 22"-24" in width and 28" long. Sobolchskii 33 has some of the largest leaves of any burley type, and ripens in only 50-60 days after transplanting. The leaf is very easy to cure and has a nicotine content of 1.8%. It is an excellent choice for growers with very short seasons. It is the standard type tall Sobolchsky grown in Ukraine since 1999.
TA98 Japan 8
Japan 8 is a very sweet dark oriental tobacco with low nicotine content. It is a compact shrub reaching 6' in height with long narrow leaves. The leaves average 8"-10" long and 29" to 24" long. Plants average 28 harvestable leaves. It can be air cures or sun cured. It is excellent as a blend for cigarettes or pipes. Air cured leaves are a deep brown and produce a mild smoke with a licorice like flavor. The flowers are a creamy white with maturity at about 65 days.
TA96 Meechurinski
Meechurinski is a Russian oriental tobacco developed by Ivan Michurin, by crossing early Bulgarian tobacco and small leaf Sumatra. It is early maturing reaching bloom in only 35-40 days from transplant. It is a small plant growing to 2' in height with large secondary suckers. It produces 6-8 main leaves averaging 6" wide by 10" long. The surface of the leaf is smooth, with the edge is gently rolling over. Leaves air cure to a light brown, making a fragrant smoke. Meechurinski can be planted at 12" to 16" spacing. Grows well in sandy soils.
TA93 Ternopolskii 7
Ternopolskii 7 is a Russian bright leaf variety developed by the Ternopol seed station in Ukraine. It is a columnar plant that grows to a height of 8' producing 24-26 leaves per plant. Suckering is very low. Ternopolskii 7 has a high resistance to adverse weather conditions, and complex resistance to diseases. Leaves average 12"-14" in width and 24" long, and ripen as the plant reaches bloom in 65 days. The ripe yellow leaves air cure easily to a bright yellow or light golden brown with a nicotine content of 1.3%. Ternopolskii 7 has high yields and it's mild flavor makes it an excellent choice for use in cigarettes or pipe blends.
TA14 Common Smoking Tobacco ( Tabacum Burley )
This is a standard Burley that is grown in several states. It
produces a very good tobacco for cigarettes. Grows to 6 ft.
with sturdy stalks. One of the most widely grown cultivated
tobaccos. Has limited disease resistance, is an excellent
choice for first time growers.
TA16 Standard Burley Tobacco ( Tabacum burley var. compact )
A fine commercial strain that is used for its hardiness and
smooth flavor. A must for cigarette making. This plant grows
fast and is a high yield producer. I recommend leaving up to 14
leaves on this plant when pruning.
TA77 Gold Dollar Burley
This is a flue cure type that matures earlier than any other tobacco we have grown, often allowing harvest a full 2 weeks before others, if you have a short growing season, you should grow this one, as it offers excellent tobacco for cigarettes and pipe smoking. Provides a large amount of golden brown leaves early.
TA64 Silkleaf
An old heirloom type that is not hardly found anymore, thanks
to New Hope Tobacco for keeping this one available. A good
producer of cigarette leaf, plants grow about 6 feet tall, and
also does very well in tubs for growers with small amounts of
space.
TA202 Virginia Gold
Virginia Gold is a well known heirloom variety dating back well over 50 years. It grows to a height of 6'-7' with low suckering. The light green leaves are from 14" to 18" wide and 24" to 30" long, and turn a light yellow when ripe. The plants produce an average of 18 leaves per plant below the crows foot, with yields averaging 3 oz of dried leaf per plant. Matures in 55 days.
TA83 Virginia Brightleaf
Virginia Bright Leaf is an heirloom variety dating back many decades. It averages 6' in height with 18-20 leaves per plant below the crows foot. It reaches maturity when blooms appear at 55 days. The light green leaves average 12" wide by 24" long and become a light yellow/green when ripe. Leaves began to ripen as the plant reaches bloom. Air cures easily to a light golden brown with yields averaging 3 oz of dried leaf per plant.
TA86 Cuban Criollo 98
Cuban Criollo 98 is one of the most valued strains for Cuban cigars. It originated from a crossing between the varieties ' Havana 92' and `Habana P.R'. Cultivated in the sun it produces from 14 to 16 useful leaves per plant and makes an excellent binder. It reaches an average height of 6 feet. Leaves average 24 inches in length and 12 inches wide. It is resistant to the Blue Mold, the Blackish Paw and the Tobacco Mosaic Virus and moderately resistant to the Environmental Necrosis.
TA101 Golden Seal Special Burley
An up right variety with more leaves than most varieties. Is
taller than most varieties on the market. Cures a golden color.
Good cigarette selection, one of the heaviest producers.
A note from one of our customers:
"I placed an order for tobacco seeds and the book
on this previous Saturday. On Wednesday, the package was
sitting in my mailbox!!
Thank you for the speedy service!!" Randall
TCB023 Paris Wrapper
Paris Wrapper is an heirloom bright leaf variety that is a vigorous early season grower reaching a height of 6 feet. Its leaves grow to 30" long and 20" wide. The leaves are a very light green with white stems. Matures in 60 days and air cures to a light golden brown. If has a light mild flavor and is a good choice for a cigar wrapper, binder or as a cigarette tobacco.
TA107 Brown Leaf
This variety originated in Kentucky. It has relatively large
leaves of medium body that cures out a deep, rich brown color.
A heirloom cigarette tobacco.
TA09 Perique Tobacco
Rare and famous Louisiana tobacco known for it's dark, black
color and unique flavor when cured. Tobacco was originally
cured by stuffing it into hollow logs until fermented. Perique
is a spice tobacco, usually used in Virginia blends. It has a
dark, oily appearance, when cured and a taste of pepper and
figs. Its flavor is a little strong, so it is usually found
mostly in blends. It can be smoked straight, but isn't intended
to be. Being acidic, it tends to alleviate alkaline tongue
bite, which is so often a problem with Virginia tobacco, so it
is recommend to blend this with your cigarette blends.
TA30 Tennessee Burley #TN90
This is a standard Tennessee Burley that produces good yield,
high quality tobacco that is favored for cigarettes. This plant
has multiple disease resistance. A vigorous plant that is easy
to grow.
TA103 Goose Creek Red
Goose Creek Red is named after a small river that runs into the Charleston Harbor. This dark Virginian type tobacco air cures to a deep reddish brown color and makes an excellent pipe or full flavored cigarette blend. It has a silky feel, making it ideal as a wrapper for cigars. Grows to about 6 feet in height and matures in 65 days.
Cigar Tobaccos ( wrappers, binders, fillers )
TA97 Magnolia
Magnolia is a cigar wrapper which produces a high quality oval shaped leaf averaging 16" wide by 20" to 24" long. It grows to 8' in height, maturing in 65-70 days and produces 24-26 harvestable leaves. It has little to no suckering before topping. The leaves turn a lighter green with yellowing tips and mottling when ripe. Magnolia is very similar to Moonlight, but it produces 2-3 less leaves per plant and matures 7-10 days earlier.
TCB097 Adonis
New!
Adonis is a new breed of dark air cured tobacco with low nicotine and spicy flavor. Developed in Germany, this vigorous early season grower performs very well in cooler climates producing a dark green heavy weight leaf. It has closely spaced leaves and grows to 5 feet. Its low dense growth make it very resistant to adverse weather conditions. Mature plants have some frost resistance.
This very aromatic tobacco is used for cigars, and used for black French cigarettes.
TCB096 Negro Black
New!
Negro Black Also called "Tabaco Negro" in Spanish, is a name for dark tobacco that is dark in color and strong in taste. Black or dark tobacco is primarily used in cigars and dark cigarettes. It is often slowly darkened by a long curing and fermenting process to give a dark brown to black tobacco with exceptionally mild smoking characteristics.
Negro Black grows 5' to 6' in height with a classic Virginian type plant form and leaf shape. The leaves are a medium to dark green averaging 12" to 14" in width and 20" to 22" in length. It matures in 55-60 days.
TA07 Hungarian "Szamosi" Dark Tobacco
A very popular Hungarian tobacco with full rich flavor. The
lower 5-6 leaves are used for cigars or pipe tobacco and the
upper leaves are used for medium flavored cigarettes or for
pipe tobacco. The huge leaves can be up to 24-30" long and 16"
wide. A heavy producer.
TA95 Java Besuki
Java Besuki is native to East Java, Indonesia. Besuki wrappers (also called Bezuki) are revered in the premium cigar market. Indonesian cigar tobacco is used both as a wrapper and filler.
Generically known as Sumatra, it is a key component of the blends of most machine-made small cigars for the European market. This mild flavorful Indonesian cigar wrapper is aromatic and distinct, and is used in many premium cigar blends.
Java Besuki matures in approximately 65 days.
TA89 Vallejano
Vallejano is an heirloom cigar filler from Mexico, and said to have originated at Valle Banderas, a place near Campostela. Vallejano was one of the most important varieties before the introduction of American types, and dates back prior to 1930's. It is a low growing pyramidal shaped plant which reaches maturity very early at 40-45 days. Leaves are 10"-12" wide and up to 24" in length. Plants average 15-16 leaves per plant with yields of 2 oz per plant. Vallejano has a high nicotine content of 5.92%.
TA85 Habano 2000
Habano 2000 is derived from a crossing between the variety Corojo and a non commercial variety of Cuban dark tobacco, the Habano 2.1.1, from which is derived its resistance to the Gray Mold. Grown in direct sun. it reaches an average height of 6 feet with 14-16 leaves per plant. In very rich soils it can develop up to 18 leaves per plant. Sun grown plants are often used as a binder or filler. Grown under a shade cloths, Habano 2000 makes an excellent wrapper.
TCB031 Sobolchskii 33
Sobolchskii 33 is a fast growing and very early maturing light flavored burley, ideal for use as a cigarette tobacco. It grows to 6' and the very large, light green leaves turn yellow as the plant reaches maturity and begins to bloom. The plants produce 16 to 18 leaves below the crows foot, averaging 22"-24" in width and 28" long. Sobolchskii 33 has some of the largest leaves of any burley type, and ripens in only 50-60 days after transplanting. The leaf is very easy to cure and has a nicotine content of 1.8%. It is an excellent choice for growers with very short seasons. It is the standard type tall Sobolchsky grown in Ukraine since 1999.
TCB023 Paris Wrapper
I think this name probably comes from the fact that the long narrow leaves would be preferred for cigar wrapping, and they could be, but in our experience, they would need to be shade grown to do so. It really is a fine flue cured tobacco for cigarettes and pipes. Large plants are very sturdy and produce a lot of good flavored tobacco.
TA58 Connecticut Shade Leaf
We have obtained seeds from one of the oldest tobacco growers
in the Connecticut Valley, which is a major source of some of
the world's finest wrapper leaves. This golden colored wrapper
tobacco is highly regarded and praised by many cigar makers and
connoisseurs. Connecticut Shade originated from a strain of
Cuban seed, is shade-grown under huge tents of gauze cloth ( or
greenhouse shade netting ) to protect the delicate leaf. It is
thin, deeply veined and used to wrap around famous brands
cigars such as Macanudo, Davidoff, Montecristo, Ashton and
Fonseca, among many others.
TCB018 Indian Black
Indian Black is a very dark cigar and pipe tobacco. The plant has the look of a virginian type tobacco and grows to 5 1/2' with good uniformity. Maturity is in 60-65 days. The large leaves are a very dark green color, lightening and bending down as they ripen. Air cures to a dark brown.
TA69 Long Red Leaf
The long leaves of this plant can be used for a beautiful
wrapper, and the parts of the leaf that are not useable for
wrapping can be used for filler or binder, it has such a good,
deep flavor you will not want to waste any.
TA91 Jaffna
Jaffna originated in British Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka, and was imported into the US in the 1930's. It has the highest nicotine content of any Bright Leaf tobacco we have grown at 6.15%. Jaffna grows to over 6' in height with large leaves averaging 18" wide and up to 30" long. The plants average 20 leaves per plant to the crows foot with yields of 4-5 oz of dried leaf per plant. It matures in only 55-60 days. The dark colored leaves lighten in color and turn slightly yellow as they ripen. Jaffna has a classic Virginian type leaf shape and was probably developed from the original Orinoco's.
TA70 Connecticut Broadleaf
We have had customers asking for this variety for years, we
were finally able to get seed stock and can now offer this old
heirloom type dating back to the 1800’s. Large soft
leaves make very good wrapper, filler or binder.
TA66 Little Dutch
An old heirloom variety predating the 1880's rumored to have
come from Germany. A somewhat squat plant like the Zimmerman
Spanish, growing about 4 feet tall, it stands up in the garden
well without staking, and also does very well in tubs for
growers with small amounts of space, probably one of the best
we have tried at growing in pots.
I consider this the best tobacco for cigar wrapper leaf, or at
least tied with Small Stalk Black Mammoth. The long, narrow,
thick leaves are perfect for wrapping, and color well as they
age.
TA61 Havana Long Red Leaf
This is a wonderful dark leafed tobacco for cigars, making a
good filler, binder that imparts a deep, rich flavors to
cigars. Leaves are dark, long and narrow, and offer a good high
yield harvest.
TA32 Havana #142
An excellent Havana tobacco that produces a quick harvest in
about 65 days. This is a good tobacco for both chewing and
cigars. This is an especially good tobacco for the North and is
easily raised as far North as Wisconsin. A good filler and
binder for cigars, good cigarette tobacco too.
TA34 Havana #608
Said to be the best Havana for home use. Havana 608 is a cigar filler or binder tobacco. It grows to 6' closely spaced leaves and matures in about 65 days. The leaves are a very bright green and upturned with slightly down turned tips. It holds up well during inclement weather and the pyramidal shape gives it good wind resistance. The leaves turn a light yellow green with yellowing at the edges when ripe. Plants average 20 harvest size leaves per plant, and are 14"-16" in width and 20" long. Air cures to a medium brown.
TA28 Small Stalk Black Mammoth
This is a deep dark tobacco that gives good weight and supports
itself very well. This is a tobacco prized by specialty growers
because it provides a great wrapper tobacco or a premium snuff
tobacco when ripe. A good tobacco for beginners learning to
roll their own cigars or for first time snuff makers.
TA24 Madole
A fine commercial variety that is fast growing and hardy. I
recommend growing this one if you smoke cigars.
Tobacco selections for making pipe tobacco.
TA96 Meechurinski
Makes a naturally fragrant smoke with delicious flavor for pipes! Meechurinski is a Russian oriental tobacco developed by Ivan Michurin, by crossing early Bulgarian tobacco and small leaf Sumatra. It is early maturing reaching bloom in only 35-40 days from transplant. It is a small plant growing to 2' in height with large secondary suckers. It produces 6-8 main leaves averaging 6" wide by 10" long. The surface of the leaf is smooth, with the edge is gently rolling over. Leaves air cure to a light brown, making a fragrant smoke. Meechurinski can be planted at 12" to 16" spacing. Grows well in sandy soils.
TA116 Tennessee Red Leaf
A fast growing, high yielding tobacco with large leaves that
cure to a red color, excellent cigarette and pipe blend.
TA05 Orinoco
A tall tobacco with thick textured, crinkly leaves that
produces a rich brown pipe tobacco that is a favorite of pipe
smokers worldwide. Also makes a good blending tobacco for
cigars and cigarettes.
Leaves are light to medium green and average 12" to 14" wide and 24" to 26" long, with yields of 3 oz of dried leaf per plant. Leaves air cure to a rich brown.
TA62 Yellow Orinoco
These seeds are descendants from the heirloom Virginia Orinoco
plants grown back as far as the 1700's. Considered to be one of
the sweetest varieties available, this is and excellent plug
variety, and is often used in pipe mixtures as well.
Tobacco varieties best suited for making Snuff
Need to learn how to make your own snuff? Then be sure to visit
Snuff Making 101.
TA28 Small Stalk Black Mammoth
This is a deep dark tobacco that gives good weight and supports
itself very well. This is a tobacco prized by specialty growers
because it provides a great wrapper tobacco or a premium snuff
tobacco when ripe. A good tobacco for beginners learning to
roll their own cigars or for first time snuff makers.
Ornamental varieties that can be grown as flower garden plant or used as filler/bending for cigars and cigarettes.
TA204 Midewivan Sacred
A native form of N. rustica that is used by Native American
Indians in ceremonies and for smoking purposes. A rather strong
tobacco compared to commercial types. A fast grower and
decorative plant.
Oriental Varieties
TA88 Basma
Basma tobacco originated in Greece. It is known for its sweet and aromatic taste. Leaves have a sugar content of 10-12%. It is a tall columnar plant reaching 6" in height. Leaves are sharply pointed averaging 9" to 10" in width and up to 20" in length. Plants produce an average of 20 leaves per plant with a nicotine content of 1%. Matures in 60 days
LET806 Shargo Burley/Turkish Hybrid
Shargo originated in eastern Europe and is a hybrid cross between a white stemmed Burley and a Turkish strain. It has the vigorous growth and high production of a white stemmed Burley and yellows in the field as it reaches flowering and maturity at about 70 days. It has a spicy flavor more like many Turkish strains. It can be cut and hung whole or primed and strung to cure and dry. The plants grow to 7-8 feet in height to the bloom producing 16-20 leaves ranging from 13-17 inches in width and 24-28 inches in length. Shargo's unique flavor, heavy production, and early ripening and ease of curing, make it an excellent choice for new and experienced growers alike.
TA55 Black Sea Samsun Turkish
This Turkish tobacco is among the best money can buy.
Originating in the Samsun region of Turkey, along the Black
Sea, this tobacco is renowned for its unique rich flavor. This
plant has smaller leaves than other strains, but a very
distinctive aroma. An excellent Turkish blend or unique by
itself.
Tobaccos with high nicotine content for making pesticides and tobacco dust.
TA04 Mountain Tobacco
A graceful and ornamental species, small plants grow only 2-3
tall with yellow or green flowers. Has a very high nicotine
content. A very popular tobacco with the Navajo Indians. It is
an all purpose plant. I recommend using it as an ornamental,
filler and pesticide base and for making tobacco dust for the
garden .
TA10 Indian Tobacco ( Rustica )
A half hardy annual that grows to about 3 ft. and is cultivated
worldwide for smoking and nicotine production. Has many green
to yellow flowers that remain open during the day. It is so
potent that it has been used as an arrow poison in Mexico. Can
be raised as far north as Maine.
Tobacco substitutes and tobacco related products
JB189 Tree Tobacco ( Nicotiana glauca )
A graceful tree that grows to 20 ft. with bright trumpet-shaped yellow flowers and striking glaucous-blue foliage. From Argentina. It makes a wonderful tub plant. Can be grown outdoors in warm climates and makes a striking garden specimen.
It is highly valued for its chewing, smoking and medicinal uses. It is said to have only trace nicotine. Hardy to 15
degrees. It will flower when very young.
Note from Jim: I tried this a few years back. I dried the leaves and mixed in a bit of burley and flavored it with some of our flavoring ( tried vanilla, rum, whiskey, brandy and cherry, loved them all ) and found it to be an excellent pipe tobacco.
Jim's Plant Growth Stimulator
Please note that this is not a plant food or fertilize, this is a combination of natural ingredients intended to improve plant growth. Many greenhouse growers and commercial farms use a combination of these ingredients in their growing process. We have been using this formula in our gardens, fields and greenhouses since 1992, and we use it on everything we grow. We would not make this available to our customers if we did not firmly believe that it does enhance the growth and health of plants that it is applied to.
To see the results for yourself, we advise using it on some plants and not on others and see the difference.
Note: We only ship this product to addresses inside the USA.
The following ingredients are used in making Jim's Plant Growth Stimulator:
Gibberellic Acid
Gibberellic Acid is a member of a type of plant hormone called Gibberellins, which regulate the growth rate of plants. It was first discovered in Japan, in 1935 as a result of the study of a condition
common in rice plants called "foolish seedling" disease, which caused the plants to grow much taller than normal. The effects of gibberellins weren't widely understood until years later.
Gibberellic Acid is EPA approved, and is commercially used to grow most fruits and vegetables we eat.
B1 Vitamins and Plant Hormones
We add a blend of plant vitamins and hormones to stimulate plant growth and allow the plant to absorb food
from the soil quicker and also assimilate micronutrients that they may not normally be able to absorb due to various soil conditions.
Micronutrients
All plants benefit from micronutrients, so we've added a humic acid base with Boron (B), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), Sulfur (S) and Zinc (Zn) in our solution.
Other ingredients
We also add a natural detergent additive that causes the sprayed on solution to "stick" to the plant leaves until the solution is absorbed by the plant, this detergent also discourages insects from feeding on the leaves for a short time after the solution is applied.
Each 8 ounce bottle of JPG01 Plant Growth Stimulator makes 16 gallons spray-on solution, you can also use a drench and pour it around the base of the plant if you prefer. The bottle comes with a 1/2 ounce measuring spoon, simply mix a half ounce of plant growth stimulator with a gallon of water and spray onto the plants, or drench the soil around the plant. :
Spray plants weekly, best to apply in early morning/late evening. Start spraying when plants are young. Can be sprayed onto vegetable plants upto harvest. Mix 1/2 ounce stimulator with one gallon of water.
JPG01 Plant Growth Stimulator
Tips on planting and raising your own tobacco crop.
Raising tobacco is very easy. The seeds you received should be
started inside in flats. In northern states, start the seeds 4-6
weeks before the last frost. Tobacco can be ready to harvest for
curing about 60 days after transplanting, therefore it can be
raised in almost any state. If raising more than one variety of
tobacco, use separate flats. A mixture of peat humus and potting
soil should be used. Potting soil only can be used if you select
a high grade of commercial potting soil. Place the mixture into
the flats, soak the soil with water and allow the excess water to
drain off. The next day, sprinkle the tobacco seeds onto the
surface of the damp soil. Do not cover the seeds as they need
light for germination. Tobacco seeds are very tiny, so be careful
to spread the seeds evenly. Keep the soil damp being careful not
to wash the seeds around when you water. You will begin to notice
sprouts in about two weeks. Transplant outside after all danger
of frost is past.
If you have a moderate growing season and can start the seeds
outside, try to sow the seeds where leaves or wood has been
burned. The plants will thrive in these spots. Tobacco requires a
lot of nitrogen and potash which is supplied by wood ashes. The
ashes from charcoal grills are also beneficial. I recommend
applying a good brand of garden fertilizer to the area where the
plants will be grown. Working in rotted manure is very good for
the plants. Never raise tobacco plants in the same spot in the
garden for over a few years at a time as tobacco plants will
totally deplete the nutrients in the soil.
You should space the tobacco plants about 2 ft. apart in rows
3 ft. apart when practical. The plants are large enough to
transplant when the largest leaves are 2" or larger. Always
transplant outside in late evening or when it is cloudy and
overcast. Water plants thoroughly after transplanting and water
daily each day until plants have become established. When growing
in tubs, limit the number of plants grown. Tobacco plants need to
be exposed to full sun while growing.
Tobacco roots grow quickly and often close to the surface. Be
careful around plants when hoeing or cultivating around them. Try
not to disturb the soil anymore than necessary. As the plant
begins growing, remove all suckers as they will sap the plants
growth.
Tobacco plants suffer from several diseases and are attacked
by several leaf chewers. I recommend using sevin dust to control
insects. Be cautious not to use any form of systemic insecticide
that will penetrate the leaf. Remember, you may be chewing or
smoking this plant and you do not want to be ingesting chemical
residues. For a truly natural pesticide, make your own tobacco
dust from one of the varieties that are high in nicotine and make
your own solution by mixing one teaspoon tobacco dust, one
teaspoon of black pepper and 1/2 teaspoon liquid soap to one
gallon of water.
