Black Sea Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
This tobacco comes from Turkey, in the region of Samsun, very close to the Black Sea. Prized for its rich flavor and unique aroma, it is nonetheless smooth to smoke. For cigarettes or pipes. Very adapted to the Quebec climate, it approaches very pretty and slender pink flowers.
MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
If you are planting tobacco for leaf harvest, remove the flowers. The leaves are picked when yellow or brown. If you want to collect seeds and leave food for pollinators, let the flowers bloom. You can also harvest the leaves, but there will be fewer of them.
| Plant type: Annual |
| Flower color: Pink |
| Quantity: Envelope of about 200 seeds |
| Exposure: Full sun |
| Shape: Erected |
| Soil: All types of soils |
| Watering: Regular |
| Plantation: In the garden after the risk of frost |
| Days to maturity: 65 to 70 days |
| Germination: 7 to 15 days |
| Plant spacing: 45 cm |
| Row spacing: 40 cm to 50 cm |
| Width: 45 cm |
| Height: 1,5 m |
| Family: Solanaceae |
| Characteristic: Toxic |