Thought this series of videos was pretty interesting. This guy has a nice little setup for home grown tobacco. There are 3 videos in this series from the plants growing to the final product. Tobacco Video 1 Tobacco Video 2 Tobacco Video 3
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His first ever attempt! Not bad going, but he should diversify into snuff and save a few years off his life
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Thanks very much Brian. I have now 30 little plants (more or less)…I will let you how are going things. Cheers to you all.
Looks like he’s priming his leaf while it’s still green. Total yield would increase significantly if he waited until the leaf is ripe. But he might be too far north to be able to do that.
lofat, cows and others critters are known to chew on them, depends on the breed of cattle and type of plant. You would want to either cage the plants or put in a secure area or fence off small section. You might pick up one of the books or videos from Seedman. The book will cover just about everything you need to know from growing and harvesting to pest control and disease. They also have 3 videos on 1 dvd Its the last one on bottom.
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I cut back one of my Walker Broadleaf plants to about 12" when harvesting last August and it survived the winter. I guess it’s a pretty hearty variety. Now the plant is three feet tall and covered with flowers and buds. Lovely pink blossoms. Should yield a good quantity of seed, if anyone is interested this seed is third generation desert-grown tobacco. It is well suited to very hot, dry condtions. The first seed capsules, if any pollination takes place, should be mature in three to four weeks. Whisper me if interested in growing some of this. It makes good, strong snuff.
Anyone have suggestions for what type of tobaccos will make good snuff and do well in the midwest (northeast illinois)? I’m guessing stitch’s plants suited to very hot, dry conditions aren’t my best bet. May be worth a try if jump started indoors?
According to the guys at Seedman, the Greenwood Dark is a good snuff tobacco that is suited for a wide climate. They are very helpful there and if you email them with your question, they will be able to pick something suited for your area. But you should start indoors as it will give you an earlier start. Then take outside when they reach 2-3 inches or so.
One of you lads should set up a blog or similar so all can follow the exciting process 