Tobacco Grand Général (Nicotiana tabacum)
RARE, almost extinct!
This variety of tobacco no longer exists today, we received it from a Canadian Gene Bank where the original sample had been frozen for almost 40 years (1987).
We managed to germinate it and we are making it available again in Quebec. If you have more information about this tobacco, please write to us. Harvest your seed and share it again so that it does not return to oblivion.
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 |
| Sowing: Inside |
| Plantation: In the garden after the risk of frost |
| Days to maturity: 50 to 60 days |
| Germination: 7 to 21 days |
| Plant spacing: 30 cm |
| Row spacing: 30 cm to 40 cm |
| Depth: On the surface |
| Width: 60 cm |
| Height: 1 m to 2 m |
| Family: Solanaceae |
| Characteristic: Toxic |