@snuffmiller but it is still consumable right?
I’ve always wondered, @snuffmiller, how common the use of N. rustica was in historic snuffs. I know it’s common enough in Indian snuffs (or so rumor has it) and artisanal snuffs, like you, SWS, and Abraxas.
@Ubert: Possibly, but as I said the leaves are (very) small economically not interesting, maybe as a hobby usable. @horus 92: I do not use N. rustica. My historical handbook says: N. rustica var. cordata. This varity is mainly used as smoking tobacco and mixed with other types of tobacco. They also distinguish N. rustica var. ovata. This varity gives a very small yield, but very fine good smelling leaves. The N. rustica grown in Hungary was mainly used as spun tobacco for the production of smoking tobacco. In found no recipes for snuff with N. rustica. There is however mentioning of N. paniculata, which could resemble N. rustica, which I found in a couple of recipes for snuff. Jaap Bes.
@ubert: I just am starting my Hopi Rustica seeds in the window sill. I live in northern Colorado and there is still snow on the ground, fast melting after 6 months of freezing, ice, and about 100 inches of snow. I will put them in the ground in about 3 weeks, or when it stops freezing at night. This is my 1st time growing tobacco, so it will be good luck if I get some decent results.
Oh, mrmanos, tobacco is tender. I would wait till mid- to late-May at the earliest so the ground has a chance to warm up.
@mrmanos Start them now in pots and when they are about 6 inches high put them outside but only when there is absolutely no chance of frost at all. Good luck dude
@mrmanos oh yeah, and watch out for the slugs and snails - maybe put down some copper wires or beer traps (not like the one I’ve just been in though 
Well it’s good to see people are growing their own. My elevation is 10,000 feet. They dont get too big outside. But we do a lot of indoor gardening. I put a couple rustica plants next to my lettuce in the basement. The seeds were from a few years ago when I smoked tobacco. They sprouted very well. I’ve grown tobacco off and on for years but only for novelty and a couple plants at a time, however, have never actually gotten any that was that good to smoke… despite being very healthy plants. Bad curing maybe? I can’t say that I have studied much on the subject. But my grandmother grew tobacco… and said there wasn’t much too it. What I have read though says otherwise. The reason I am here is that I was hoping to find info on turning this years tobacco into a snuff if possible… If not then its gonna be used as a pesticide. Looking forward to seeing how everyone’s plants come out. If anyone knows a good source for snuff making information that would be great.
Oops, I just found the snuff making 101 thread… Turns out it was the first thing that came up in the internet search.
@coreymillia please do not use your tobacco as a pesticide. It kills bees who are the most prolific pollinators on the planet. Thanks much.
My rustica plants all grew well this summer despite a plague of grasshoppers, who ate holes in many leaves. One day, as a hailstorm was beginning, I pulled up a few plants in desperation, hoping they wouldn’t be destroyed. I hung them up in the barn for about three weeks. I ground a handful of leaves up, added a little carbonate of soda, an old packet of Poschl mixer menthol, which had no menthol scent left. Then I tried it. It wasn’t too good, very green still, but it did give a good nicotine hit… I have 9 plants in the ground still, and some of the leaves are turning yellow. I will wait till they all turn yellow, and when it begins to frost, I’ll cut them down. I have a feeling I’ll have to cure them until next summer before they are any good. They sure look nice tho, big green leaves and little yellow flowers. I have saved some of the flowers, and will try grinding them into snuff. They have a sweet smell, and I imagine they’ll make good snuff. Also as a side benefit, I now have millions of seeds!
Sounds good dude - I missed the season for planting in the end…sometimes life just takes over I suppose. That said one of the Black Mammoth short stalk plants I cut last year grew back of its own accord and is now hanging outside on my terrace…happy days. Let me know how it goes with the flowers - I am really curious about that. Cheers!! Ubert