Lets Grow Tobacco Part 2, from little things big things grow

Here in the UK we are rapidly approaching the onset of spring although you really wouldn't thing so, looking out of my conservatory window all you can see is the dreaded white stuff and daytime temperatures find it hard to creep above zero, this makes for a good time to put our Tobacco growing plan for the forthcoming year into action.
first and foremost im sure you are thinking about what Strain to grow or perhaps you have already obtained your seed and just cant wait to get going.

Let me be the first to congratulate you on your first steps towards the amazing world of Tobacco growing, in this post i thought i would try to elaborate somewhat on Tobacco seed and information obtaining to them.

So how many tobacco seeds do you get too 1 ounce well this really depends on the strain of Tobacco, all Tobacco seed is very small indeed but as a rule you are looking in the region of 300.000-400,000 seeds per ounce and most Tobacco seed has a germination rate of between 70-90 percent, the seed also has quite a long viable germination span around 2-3 years.

Before sowing your Tobacco seed i would give some thought to how many you want to grow, i use the flowing theory.
Sow 2 for me, 2 for the snails, 2 for germination, ones that don't germinate that is and 2 for the weather this way you will be sowing at a ratio of 1:3, so however many seedlings you need to plant out into there final position times is by 4.

Tobacco seeds need quite warm temperatures to germinate around 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit so i start mine in a propagator or on a warm windowsill in any event the seeds you sow will need light,Tobacco seeds need light to germinate, the best way i have found to germinate seed is to use a small plastic container something similar to a Chinese takeaway container with a lid, i then find some very small plug planters that fit nicely inside the container with the lid on,

I then fill the plug planters with a good seed sowing compost this will have enough nutriments in to last until you are ready to transplant the seedlings, its a good idea at this point to moisten the compost before sowing the seed, never water directly onto the seed they are so incredibly small that the water could just wash them down the side of the plug.

Once you have your compost moist sprinkle seed very sparingly over the surface of the compost and place the lid on-top, this will act like a tiny greenhouse providing the ideal environment for your seed to flourish into strong little seedlings.

Now its time to just sit back and wait, germination can take anywhere from 6-20 days so be patent.

At this point i think its time to take a breather, looking out of the window the snow seems to be thawing so i have probably gone far to deep into this subject buy now,i would like to thank you for reading this article, stay tuned for more info and tips, until my next blog i wish you happy growing and hope to see you back soon.


Madhouse bill.