Full Sun
Medium
These are a sub-tropical plant, and won’t survive a winter or a frost.
Extremely similar to growing tomatoes.
These seeds need light to germinate – scatter on the soil and press down lightly. After seeds have germinated, thin out to prevent the seedlings from becoming to leggy.
Soil temperature should be kept higher than 21°C / 70°F to ensure good germination.By our calculations*, you should look at sowing Tobacco about 49 days before your last frost date .
Carefully harden off seedlings by placing outdoors starting in full shade, gradually going up to full sun over a space of about 10 days.
Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Tobacco is a tender plant.By our calculations*, you should look at planting out Tobacco about 14 days after your last frost date.
These estimates for how long Tobacco takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
Average 6 days | Min 4 days | Max 42 days (10)
Average 58 days | Min 49 days | Max 94 days (5)
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Our when to plant Tobacco estimates are relative to your last frost date.
Used historically by South and North American Indians for shamanistic purposes.
Native American Tobacco, Mapacho, Wild tobacco, Sacred tobacco, Aztec tobacco, Wild aztec tobacco, Hopi ceremonial tobacco
Nicotiana rustica L.
Misspellings: Tobacco