The Tobacco Plant Project

[Smoked!]

Thanks for setting this up! I am truly looking forward to this project. This weekend I will check my propagation supplies and see if I need any additional equipment. Temps have been below average for a full month down here, so the seeds may need a little more encouragement than usual. I may need to get my hands on a heat lamp or pad heater. Also, I want to keep track of the amount of time and effort necessary to "produce a crop", although I am more interested in the ornamental aspects.

[mrtr33]

**Update**
Second post of resources updated.

I attended a ferti-lome seminar last evening regarding their new products, and got a chance to talk with the lead guy about my ambitions. He seemed supported, but I think I could have told him I wanted to plant just about anything, and he would have been supportive. I have definitely made my mind up that I'm only going to utilize the knowledge base of my local garden nursery, however, instead of the big box stores like Lowe's or Home Depot. It's not so much an environmental concern (I'm dumping all kinds of chemical fertilizers into these), as it's in support of supporting the local businesses, as ferti-lome/hi - yield don't sell their products in the big box stores. I also got a cool ferti-lome t-shirt. I'm a sucker for free t-shirts.

I've already gathered a few supplies, but plan on making a full assessment this weekend. I hope to have some plans drawn out to show off next week. Depending on how the weather looks next week, I may start the seedlings next weekend. It's still rather unseasonably cold here right now, so I'm not really in any rush. Last year at this time, the seedlings were already sprouting.

Seeds didn't go out until this past Tuesday. Each breakdown of seeds works something like this:

Small Stock Black Mammoth: approximately 15-20 seeds
Long Red Leaf: approximately 10 seeds
Florida Sumatra: approximately 15-20 seeds
Argentina: approximately 10 seeds

Sorry about that, there just weren't lots of the Long Red Leaf to go around. Also, the Argentina seeds were from last season. Do what you can.

[ashauler]

Cool Mark, can't wait to get them and get started. I luv me some tobacco from Argentinia!!

[ndv21]

Cool Mark, can't wait to get them and get started. I luv me some tobacco from Argentinia!!

Where is that?

[ashauler]

Where is that?

Read more / post less. Friggen' newblets.

[ndv21]

lmao

[Smoked!]

The seeds arrived late yesterday. I will probably wait until later this week to get them started. Everything looks like it is in good condition. Thanks!