jacob 28 Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 just finished drying out about 6 of my tobacco leaves that were part eaten by slugs and snails ,theyve dried out a bit too much but chopped up easy,ive just had my first smoke off it and its strong but o.k,looks a bit like the home grown weed out of 6 leaves ive got about 4 ounces of baccy,well pleased never thought id get that much,when i harvest the plants properly i should have enough to last through the winter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bullterrier Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 nice one mate next year we will all be smoking jacobs gold might have ago myself next year mate.. ..john Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest smashygadge Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 just finished drying out about 6 of my tobacco leaves that were part eaten by slugs and snails ,theyve dried out a bit too much but chopped up easy,ive just had my first smoke off it and its strong but o.k,looks a bit like the home grown weed out of 6 leaves ive got about 4 ounces of baccy,well pleased never thought id get that much,when i harvest the plants properly i should have enough to last through the winter. hey jacob i never managed to get my seeds in time but iam going to do some next season and glad you have managed to get some attleast ,and iam sure they will be better next year . or maybe get lamps indoors save on slugs attaking them lol well done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,289 Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 You can actually grow it indoors under a combination of MH and HPS lights,your better off growing it organically rather than hydroponically as hydro does actually affect the flavour Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swanseajack 227 Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 just finished drying out about 6 of my tobacco leaves that were part eaten by slugs and snails ,theyve dried out a bit too much but chopped up easy,ive just had my first smoke off it and its strong but o.k,looks a bit like the home grown weed out of 6 leaves ive got about 4 ounces of baccy,well pleased never thought id get that much,when i harvest the plants properly i should have enough to last through the winter. Where can I get the seeds from ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,289 Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 http://www.tobaccoseed.co.uk/Choosing%20tobacco.htm http://www.coffinails.com/ http://www.ryomagazine.com/july/review.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jacob 28 Posted August 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 http://www.tobaccoseed.co.uk/Choosing%20tobacco.htm http://www.coffinails.com/ http://www.ryomagazine.com/july/review.htm yep coffinails is where i got mine,its a shame you cant buy the plants ready started you can only buy seed,but ive found em easy to grow ,itll be interesting to see if the plants make it through a british winter . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,289 Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I wonder if you can take cuttings or clones from a plant?It looks similar to something like salvia and they clone easily,I will do some research Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jacob 28 Posted August 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 feckd if i know if you find any info mackem have a look and see how many seeds you would expect to get from each plant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,289 Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Your going to get thousands of seeds per plant Jacob,trust me on that,you can also propegate them using tissue-culture,make yourself some sort of aeroponic cloning table or some sort of bubbler,just a small one,shouldnt take more than 2 weeks before you have loads of mini-plants which will grow into exact reproductions of their mum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,289 Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 I have spoken to a few guys Jacob and you can root tobacco from softwood cuttings,get yourself one plant,take your cuttings,stick them in a water-filled tray with some airstones going and you can have hundreds of plants within a few weeks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jacob 28 Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 feckinell mackem thats good news,the plants ive grown this year were just a bit of an experiment to see if i could grow em,they grew from a seed to a very good size plant in a really short time and so the plan is next year to start growing properly, enough to not have to buy anymore baccy at all.Might even start selling some of the seeds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,289 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Most plants are easy Jacob,they are like a woman,they just need a little TLC to flourish,I used to be a joint-owner in a hydroponics shop,very profitable business,anything you need to know on clones or cuttings just ask,I took 10's of 1000's of them when I worked for a while in holland With the economic downturn,it might actually be a viable business proposition selling the seeds,I know a guy who went from being Mr Average to becoming a millionaire through seed-sales Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jacob 28 Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 a baccy baron ay you never know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gav 1,708 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Well you have me convinced now, we are in the process of clearing some land for veg etc, also getting a 30'x 14' polytunnel up, so guess what I will be growing in the corner . I never even thought about growing tobacco till I saw this thread, cheers guys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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