Tobacco Seeds

[dr. cox]

Do you have any specific sites you like to use? This seems like something interesting for me to tackle.

And I could finally make my tomacco!

[ndv21]

Do you have any specific sites you like to use? This seems like something interesting for me to tackle.

And I could finally make my tomacco!

Tomacco????

[badwhale]

Yeah, Tomacco... You know, when you plant your tobacco plants next to your tomato plants.

[Smoked!]

Tomacco. Thanks, Bart.

I would be interested in trying this out. Is it worth a split, or can you vacuum pack and store the seeds for next season?

[mrtr33]

Do you have any specific sites you like to use? This seems like something interesting for me to tackle.

And I could finally make my tomacco!

You could make your own tomacco. And still have some left over tobacco as well. Personally, I'm not looking to roll my own cigars. I enjoy gardening, and the tobacco plant is a nice conversation piece in the garden. Last year, I did a few things wrong, and ended up with really small plants (they only got a little bigger than the plants in my avatar). I'm planning on getting them MUCH bigger this year.

Well, like I said, I ordered from SeedMan last year, but have also noticed the Tobacco Seed Company, which looks to have some interesting varieties as well. After I made the post yesterday, I noticed New Hope Seed Company as well. I think all of them should be reputable, but then again, I can only speak from experience regarding SeedMan.

Tomacco. Thanks, Bart.

I would be interested in trying this out. Is it worth a split, or can you vacuum pack and store the seeds for next season?

I don't know for sure. The seeds I ordered last year from SeedMan have an expiration date on them, similar to when you buy vegetable seeds at Lowe's or whatever. I don't know if that is a gimmick to get you to buy new seeds each year, or if they actually lose their ability to germinate after a certain period of time outside of soil.

I thought about a split just because one of the sites sells seeds in quantities of 200 (at the smallest), and I can't use that many. I thought if several of us went in on them, it might be neat to compare plants and learn from each other as the year goes on. But you're right, it may not be worth it.

[ndv21]

I find this very interesting and definately something that I would like to try in the future. I can't commit to planting anything right now since I will hopefully be doing some remodeling in the backyard with a new deck, sprinkler system, etc. Once I get all that settled in, I would like to throw in a small garden of some sort. Keep posting on your progress once you get started and good luck!

[Smoked!]

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I don't know for sure. The seeds I ordered last year from SeedMan have an expiration date on them, similar to when you buy vegetable seeds at Lowe's or whatever. I don't know if that is a gimmick to get you to buy new seeds each year, or if they actually lose their ability to germinate after a certain period of time outside of soil.

I thought about a split just because one of the sites sells seeds in quantities of 200 (at the smallest), and I can't use that many. I thought if several of us went in on them, it might be neat to compare plants and learn from each other as the year goes on. But you're right, it may not be worth it.

Depending on the plant, seeds may remain viable for 1 - 10 years. I have used very old tomato and corn seeds (3-5 years.) Some people like to use foil pouches or mason jars to save seeds. Many keep them in the freezer. If you just prefer to use fresh seed, that's fine. You should get 95% germination rates from commercial seed.

It may be worth holding out a few dozen seeds to see if they stand up to storage. I can vacuum pack some and put them in the deep freeze, right next to the elk venison. As far as the value of comparing notes and sharing progress, I think you're on to something. I'll go in on a split... as long as you agree to post pictures. I like pictures...

[mrtr33]

Depending on the plant, seeds may remain viable for 1 - 10 years. I have used very old tomato and corn seeds (3-5 years.) Some people like to use foil pouches or mason jars to save seeds. Many keep them in the freezer. If you just prefer to use fresh seed, that's fine. You should get 95% germination rates from commercial seed.

It may be worth holding out a few dozen seeds to see if they stand up to storage. I can vacuum pack some and put them in the deep freeze, right next to the elk venison. As far as the value of comparing notes and sharing progress, I think you're on to something. I'll go in on a split... as long as you agree to post pictures. I like pictures...

Good to know. I'm pretty sure I held on to my seeds from last year, although I know I didn't keep them in a freezer; they were kept in a dark drawer. in our laundry room. It's worth a shot to plant a few seeds, anyways. If you'd like, and there are enough extras, I'll shoot some of them to you as well.

I'm down for keeping up with this and posting pictures; we can start a new thread once we get going.

What varieties did you have in mind? The ones I posted above were either easy for beginners to grow, or just sounded interesting, but really, I'm just in it to experiment. It would be cool to have great big leaves, and something that is rather hardy. I probably won't be launching a mrtr33 line of cigars anytime soon.