About Our Tobacco Seed

How many seeds do I get ?
Depending on available offers there are 200 seeds x 4 variety of tobacco seeds. Or you can specialise with 500 Havana or Virginia seeds.

Which is the best to grow and smoke ?

Virginia seeds.	White stemmed, broad leaf, suitable for cigarettes.
Havana seeds.	Green stemmed, Large cropper, for cigars and binders for cigars. Can be blended 10% With the Virginia for a stronger flavoured cigarette.
Monte Calme Yellow.	This is a Swiss hybrid of the Burley Tobacco plant. A hardy plant with a thinner textured leaf, intended for cigarettes but also idea for outer wrapper of cigars. See pictures of this plant and Monte Calme Brun growing on the TV page. All other pictures on site are the Havana and Virginia plants.
Monte Calme Brun (brown).	Another Swiss hybrid of the Havana plant. Ideal for smokers of pipes and Cigars, the thin texture of this leaf also make it ideal for outer wrappers of cigars.

Does climate matter?
You bet! Try growing Orinoco tobacco seeds in the UK for your cigar wrapper, and the chances are it will fail to grow when exposed to the British climate. Unless you live in the frozen wastes of Alaska, or even the highlands of Scotland avoid purchasing tobacco seeds that need growing in a greenhouse or poly-tunnel; the heat and humidity cause fungi growth and mildew and creepy crawlies will have a field day. More important, the volume of tobacco grown in a poly-tunnel would hardly cover the cost of curing the tobacco leaf.

In short you need a tobacco plant that is accustomed to cooler outdoor climates. Even better, if the mother plants, which provided the seeds were grown in the UK, which has a similar climate to Canada and North of New York USA. A tobacco plant that is used to cooler climates will adjust to a warmer environment, but reversing the process is risky for the amateur. The tobacco plant is not called a weed for nothing; it is a prolific grower with the bonus that if any seeds fall to the ground they will not survive the winter. In extreme, hot climates a fine micro mist of water could be needed, depending on the water content of the soil.

How much tobacco will I get ?
Just one successful plant will produce approximately 100g of tobacco, enough for at least 100 cigarettes depending on how you make your cigarettes.

How tall do the tobacco plants grow ?
The tobacco plants will grow to approximately 1½ metres (5 feet) without the flower, and 2 metres with the flowers.

Are tobacco plants unsightly ?
No. Tobacco plants have a nice green foliage. If you allow your tobacco plants to run to seed they will have a pretty abundance of pink or white flowers. See the picture on the welcome page, this customer mixed their tobacco with the border plants.

How do I get next years tobacco seeds ?
Allow one or two plants to run to seed. The seeds will be in the flowers. Full instructions for letting your plants run to seed and gathering the seeds are given in the instructions provided with every order.