[CANTTHINKOFAUSERNAME]

As the title says, this is an attempt to grow some tobacco for my own use. The main plan is to use the leaves as a blunt wrap, but we will see. These are unknown seeds given to me by a friend, if I have success, I will buy specific strains for next year
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As u can see, the seeds are minuscule..
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They have been put in coco, 5-10/pot (30 or so seeds)
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[CANTTHINKOFAUSERNAME]

They are now in a propagator until they germinated. If more than 1 grows from each pot, I will try to seperate them into individual pots. Temps in my veg room are between 20C & 28C..
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Once germinated, most of them will be taken to the alotment to finish their life. They will be grown in a 50/50 mix of manure & soil from the garden, it has been treated every year for over a decade

I'm still reading online on the tobacco plants likes & dislikes, but it seems very similar to our favourite plant, I just haven't got my head round it properly. Need to start tho before its too late. If I get too many I'm gonna take 1 or 2 to my GG spots & grow both ingredients for a spliff side by side

[rellik]

nice mate
put mine in around Feb

have to say virginia gold took 3-4 weeks to sprout
then was slow but they are really taking off now

they may be North hemisphere acclimatised so dont treat em to soft
thats my tip to you

good luck

PS
maybe put more seeds in too

dont know how good germination rates are

i put roughly 2-300 and have 30 or so decent plants now

[CANTTHINKOFAUSERNAME]

rellik, on 22 April 2012 - 03:12 AM, said:

nice mate
put mine in around Feb

have to say virginia gold took 3-4 weeks to sprout
then was slow but they are really taking off now

they may be North hemisphere acclimatised so dont treat em to soft
thats my tip to you

good luck

PS
maybe put more seeds in too

dont know how good germination rates are

i put roughly 2-300 and have 30 or so decent plants now

thanks rellik
im only after 3 or 4 plants this time round for my first go, so if i dont get that by the end of the month, then ill throw some more in
could i feed it canna nutrients?? or would good compost be enough?? they will be watered with rain water if it gets too dry, unlikely up here tho

[rellik]

no probs
its my first baccy grow too so no expert by far

they took ages to sprout thats why I was suggesting put more in now
that way you wont be late in the season

as for nutes - dont know, was gonna use what i have and flush well
but compost maybe enough, haven't fed yet

was gonna chuck em in 3gallon buckets of compost
but now read they need 1m²

what have you read on feeding, spacing etc.
im guessing you are planting in ground?

[Our Man In Malana]

Tobacco seeds need light to germinate, so sprinkle on moist compost, cover with a clear cover and stick under a light (sun being a rare and unreliable light source round these parts).

[rellik]

agree with man from malana
but mine only sprouted after they came out the tent and went on the windowsill
maybe coincidence though

because im a bighead here is a pic
they are not all this size though

be interesting to see how long yours take to sprout

R

ETA: sorry for hijack

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[CANTTHINKOFAUSERNAME]

rellik, on 23 April 2012 - 11:48 PM, said:

no probs
its my first baccy grow too so no expert by far

they took ages to sprout thats why I was suggesting put more in now
that way you wont be late in the season

as for nutes - dont know, was gonna use what i have and flush well
but compost maybe enough, haven't fed yet

was gonna chuck em in 3gallon buckets of compost
but now read they need 1m

what have you read on feeding, spacing etc.
im guessing you are planting in ground?

i havent read much on feeding tbh m8 but i have read they need to be in rows, seperating the rows by 3ft & the plants by 2ft in each row, but i have seen a cali crop grown & they have about 1.2m each im planting 3 in the ground at the alotment, but will be using a potato planter from the poundshop to keep in my garden. with regards to numbers, i dont need alot (even tho im smoke about 2oz a week of backy)the main reason for this is to try and get myself a few BIG leaves to use a blunt wraps for a few spliffs after the GG season is over. the thing i like most about it all is that you can wet the dried leaf to make it pliable again, but i still need to look into that yet.

Our Man In Malana, on 24 April 2012 - 12:19 AM, said:

Tobacco seeds need light to germinate, so sprinkle on moist compost, cover with a clear cover and stick under a light (sun being a rare and unreliable light source round these parts).

ya not wrong there bud they are inside under cfls (200w) at 20-28C (depending on outside temp)ive used coco but did do as you suggested & im happy to say, quite a few have shown there little heads today!
thanks for stopping by malana man

rellik, on 24 April 2012 - 08:50 PM, said:

agree with man from malana
but mine only sprouted after they came out the tent and went on the windowsill
maybe coincidence though

because im a bighead here is a pic
they are not all this size though

be interesting to see how long yours take to sprout

R

ETA: sorry for hijack

hijack away my rellik friend its always good to see somebody elses progress while im trying it out do you have a diary?? maybe you could start 1 if you havent so i can watch you

pics will follow later today

[Evil Pixie]

I dont know if this is true but the old grandad reckons back in the day his pops used to paint yes PAINT pottasium nitrate on the outside of cured leaves to allow them a better moisture content without them going out all the time. It surely would have tasted foul maybe it was minute ??either way Im not suggesting you do it just thought was a funny thing to do. Maybe its common practice even today in the bacci industry. I know they wash it in choc. funny that the tobac industry uses more chocolate than confectionary! (me grandads no bullshitter either) ... I'll have ask someone what great grandad died of!

[rellik]

CANTTHINKOFAUSERNAME, on 25 April 2012 - 08:33 AM, said:

i havent read much on feeding tbh m8...SNIP

SNIP...im happy to say, quite a few have shown there little heads today!

its always good to see somebody elses progress while im trying it out do you have a diary?? maybe you could start 1 if you havent so i can watch you

Think they like a good high-N feed, were growing for leaves after all.

You have done very well getting some sprouts already, you must be on top of the enviro +rep
and was thinking of a 'loose' diary, not sure where to put it,
here or in the diaries section?

was thinking just a few pics now and then rather than full blown updates
if it will interest i will do it

not sure i like being 'watched' though

[SilC]

Very resourceful ,fair play .
I've grown nicotinia for years and it's lovely near the front door .Very scented .Tried to smoke a bit a few years back and it was rank !

[rellik]

SilC, on 27 April 2012 - 10:13 PM, said:

Very resourceful ,fair play .
I've grown nicotinia for years and it's lovely near the front door .Very scented .Tried to smoke a bit a few years back and it was rank !

did the same when i was a kid

is that nicotiana tabacum?
not sure if the one sold as flowers are the same species/variety (whatever the correct term is)
any idea?
remember them being smallish, well not 6ft anyway but that was years ago

[kookachu]

I looked into this a few years back and thought I read somewhere they take 18 months before they're ready to be harvested, but have just read that that's

I wouldn't mind giving it a go and seeing your progress I think I might.. Where did you guys get your seeds from?

[rellik]

bay of E
£3 for 2000 or so, dont think they count them though

[kookachu]

Nice one.. which strain did you get? Or was it non-specific? Just looking to see what they make Drum out of to see if I can re-create the beautiful smoothness and taste