Just wanted to share with you what happens when you let a few tobacco plants go to seed a few years back. It now grows wild all over the property, especially in the veggy garden. I haven’t had to plant tobacco in the last 3 years because it now comes up on its own. 2 varieties, the native californian coyote tobacco (n. attenuata) which I originally harvested seeds from on a hiking trip & the potent n. rustica I got from my good friend Pedro in Spain that came from the master of spanish jewel. There is approx. 60 plants that I let grow in the veggy garden, and probably over 150 total around the rest of property. I had to pull easily over 1000 plants that were coming up along with the vegetables, there were coming up like weeds. I left some around the borders where they would still allow the vegetables to grow. The flowers do a great job of attracting bees to the garden. And the coyote tobacco plant is so sticky, it does a great job of catching small pesky bugs. Acts like a fly trap. I now use a certain amount of it to make a tobacco insecticide. And that along with the neem oil is all I use now for the garden. The pics don’t really show it off too well. To get an idea, the avg plant is around 4ft tall. The ones I let flower, reach 6ft plus. Now before you ask, no I’m not going into production to sell.
Is this a bumped thread or actually you? If it is, it’s great to see you back. We don’t have anyone currently on the site who knows anything about snuff!
Nice pics @Troutstroker! Nice to see you back!
Is this a bumped thread or actually you? If it is, it’s great to see you back. We don’t have anyone currently on the site who knows anything about snuff!
Actually me. just felt like sharing the beautiful tobacco.
thanks for the pictures, @Troutstroker. Amazing how many seeds just one plant will put out, no? I’ve never had rusticas come up the following year though, maybe the New England climate is too harsh for that.
Great pics of some beautiful plants. I miss having a garden at times.
Very nice to see you back. Unbelievably, someone took offence at my ‘we don’t have anyone who knows about snuff’ comment. For anyone else - it was a joke, irony, throw away line, of course there are lots of experts on this site, I was just referring to TS’s vast knowledge of all things snuff.
Maybe this will work for keeping @Troutstroker around for a longer time. Everytime he disapears I think that’s sad the poor mans been killed by some angery trouts.
@Mouse Don’t know about the climate. I’m in the sierra nevada mountains @ 4000’ typically get 4’ of snow & plenty of teen & single digit days. Could be a lot of factors from types of soil, amount of spring rainfall etc. Your ground might stay damp longer & rotting the seeds?
Welcome back @trout! Stefan
Those are some beautiful plants, @troutstroker!