Posted by kyplowboy on March 23, 2009 at 10:07:40 from (98.80.13.8):
In Reply to: Growing tobacco posted by Ultradog MN on March 22, 2009 at 21:05:55:
I wouldn't sell a few leaves. You can give'm away but don't just sell a few. Kinda like corn squeeze'ns when you start sell'n Goobermet thinks they need a cut.
Yes you can raise on a small scale. I am about as small scale as you can get around here, I only grow 7,000 lbs.
Some where on the net one night I was looking for a forum like this only for tobacco growers and I found a few but they were all for people who are doing what you want too. Google tobacco grower forum and see what comes up. There was one that was real neat, had alot of pics of how folks were cure'n baccer in garages and basements.
Don't know realy where you are but if you have over 100 days from frost free date to first frost you should be able too. Might want to toss the fert. to'm inside and then transplant them larger than you would here.
If you are not a chain smoker 20 to 50 plants should get you by chew'n or smoke'n. I knew an old man here who kept a 100lb bale a year to chew himself but I'd say he was a bit excessive. (and yes cancer got'm)
If you just want chew'n baccer some of the older dark types chew the best. (from what I have tried out of the barn any way.) I know very little about burley so can't help you there. The best out of the barn flavor I have ever chewed was narrow leaf madole but its a full season variety and might not get ripe up there. I'd go with little crittenden or KY 171.
Don't try to smoke or chew any of the ornimental tobaccos they sell at some landscape'n outfits. (don't know where they found that stuff but it's pretty in a flower bed but you will get a wild head ache and feel pretty funny for a while.)
email me if there is anything else I can help with.
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