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Anybody growing tobacco in 2010?
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Next year I'm going to do a massive growout again, 300 plants, new hybrids to be made, old ones to segregate!

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Re: Anybody growing tobacco in 2010?
« Reply #1 on Oct 28, 2009, 10:26am »

I'll be growing a couple varieties as I mentioned in another post. Also growing out a Cherokee Cerimonial tobacco (N. rustica). All will be grown in isolation.

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Re: Anybody growing tobacco in 2010?
« Reply #2 on Oct 29, 2009, 9:34pm »

Glad to see you getting involved in this old time workhorse my friend, afterall, if for no other reason it should be kept alive for it's historical relevence in building this country up economically.

Keep us updated on your work with tobacco.

By the way, I'll be sending you back corn samples this coming week!

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Re: Anybody growing tobacco in 2010?
« Reply #3 on Dec 4, 2009, 12:06am »

I just finished processing seed from my friend whom was given a mild Arabian cool-weather tobacco that I am excited to try next year. The man lost the name of the tobacco long ago, but I do know it is a type that germinates in the 40 F degree range, at least, I think I know that... Alan, do you know about the temp germ types? Boy, did I feel strange after processing the seed. I guess the nicotine entered my system somehow

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Re: Anybody growing tobacco in 2010?
« Reply #4 on Dec 4, 2009, 4:48pm »

Indeed trix, the nicotine is contained in every part of the plant and can and will enter your system through the skin and one must be careful or they can become very sick and even ocassionally hallucinate.

I grew up on this farm which was once a tobacco farm, raised it from the time I was born 'till I was 16 or so years old and we grew mostly OP burley varieties which we direct sowed in seed beds which were never raised and which we covered only with clouches at the end of march, cool to cold weather. To be honest I've never set tobacco on heating mats or anything like that and they seem to germ just as well in cold weather as warmer weather, tobacco is a bit hardier as a seedling then most might think it is, most of them probably will germinate in cooler weather but the burley types in particular have probably been selected longer for that type of germination than most others.

If you find out what type you have let me know and if you've got some extra seed I'd love to do a trade with you as well my friend.

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