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Re: Any Tobacco growers out there?
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Posted by aFORDable on March 07, 2006 at 18:13:42 from (204.10.129.217):
In Reply to: Any Tobacco growers out there? posted by Dachshund on March 07, 2006 at 07:28:32:
What you need is practical knowledge not a textbook on how to raise tobacco if you are only raising 15 - 20 plants. I don't know where you are located but early May is early. Tobacco likes warm, humid weather. We plant last of May. I assume you are growing your plants in float trays. When they are 2-2 1/2 months old you can transplant them. Give them water at transplanting and a cup of fertilize each. Tobacco likes nitrogen (within reason) so if you want them to grow hardy keep them fertilized with a nitrogen based fertilizer. When they bloom in about 8 weeks break the bloom out and leave the leaves if you want the plant to have thicker leaves. You may want to leave one bloomed top in and you'll have enough seed for years to come if you harvest the seed. I'm not sure what stage you want the tobacco in to feed goats. Never heard of that. When you are ready to harvest it then cut it off at the ground or simply pull the leaves if you don't want the stalk and either hang it in a shed spaced out or spread the leaves out to cure if you aren't feeding it green. We raise about 45000 plants yearly so if you really want first hand knowledge, come help us. You'll learn alot you'll never forget. :) Bill
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