Tobacco?

Originally Posted by BBbubblegum

Was planning on growing tobacco next year so i could roll a blunt with my outdoor crop next year. Anyone have any experience with this? And if so are there any strains i should try? It seems that certain uses are better depending on the strain.

Yes! It's easy. You need to start early indoors and pinch the flowers out to make the leaves continue growing (save a few flowers to turn to seed for next year). Im just drying a crop now but it'll take a year minimum to cure because mines for baccy. It's a pretty plant when it gets going. Look into cigar rolling if you want strains for blunts.

Originally Posted by cues

Yes! It's easy. You need to start early indoors and pinch the flowers out to make the leaves continue growing (save a few flowers to turn to seed for next year). Im just drying a crop now but it'll take a year minimum to cure because mines for baccy. It's a pretty plant when it gets going. Look into cigar rolling if you want strains for blunts.

Aren't there strains best for wrapping though?

Yes, I tried it once (cigar rolling) but gave up. I remember seeing a video on it on youtube or something. From what I remember, you need 3 types of tobacco. 1 for the filler, then the skin is made of another 2 types, one inside the other. Was too hard for me. Made a nice cigarette today with rizla papers from this years leaves that smoked lovely, like a B&H. Can't wait to try it after a years cure.

I am growing some virginia golden right nbow.
They seem to like high potash.

Thanks for the info, Looking to pick up some seeds next week. Found a site that sells 200 for like $7, too bad there is no place local that sells them. If i want to put bud on the inside, I would only need 2 different strains, so I don't need a filler? Do they smell at all? I was planning on starting them a month or two before in my grow box with my plants, and then moving them to a raised bed.

Here is what I have decided on..http://www.thetobaccoseed.com/Cuban_Havana2.html
Too bad i have to buy 200 seeds :/

FWIW, if you've never seen them, tobacco seeds are like grains of sand in terms of size.

Unless you're using a microscope and tweezers you're not going to be able to plant just one.

Typically they're mixed with some carrier (like clay) to dilute them, then planted.

If you just want wrapper leaves, you'd only need one strain.

The best wrappers are actually grown in shaded tents so the leaves aren't exposed to direct sunlight. This helps keep the leaf smooth and reduces vein size.

In the USA, the best wrappers are light in color and are grown in cooler temps in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Processing/curing the leaves can be tricky; there is a lot written about how to do it, if you're interested.

Originally Posted by Jogro

FWIW, if you've never seen them, tobacco seeds are like grains of sand in terms of size.

Unless you're using a microscope and tweezers you're not going to be able to plant just one.

Typically they're mixed with some carrier (like clay) to dilute them, then planted.

If you just want wrapper leaves, you'd only need one strain.

The best wrappers are actually grown in shaded tents so the leaves aren't exposed to direct sunlight. This helps keep the leaf smooth and reduces vein size.

In the USA, the best wrappers are light in color and are grown in cooler temps in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Processing/curing the leaves can be tricky; there is a lot written about how to do it, if you're interested.

I just so happen to be in CT. Plan on making a mini green house. Is it possible for me to use leaves that are meant for wrappers also as fillers? I know it wouldn't be optimal, but could it work?