Hello everyone! It's been a while since I posted on this blog so thought I would bring you up to speed! The demo tobacco plants in containers are finally taking off and getting some height! I've been battling slugs like crazy with containers of cheap beer and it works! I am sure the store clerk didn't quite believe me when I bought chips and beer and told him that the chips were for me and the beer for the slugs! LOL
We are still having typical Pacific Northwest weather with lots of clouds and mild temps, so the plants are well so far. I am sure my friends in the deep south have much more advanced plants, but we are having fun growing these guys! The tallest plants in the white container is Common Smoking tobacco and can reach heights of six feet! Well, maybe not tall for us considering our location and they are being contained in planters, but we do have a few plants out in our regular garden area but they are not a big as these. Course, these plants get watered and fertilized more.
Speaking of fertilizer, I am using bird guano pellets, but that's another posting!
Tobacco, are you going to smoke this when it reaches maturity? Do you use horse manure?
ReplyDeleteNot likely as we both quit smoking a number of years ago, but I am sure my hubby will consider drying them and trying them just to the experience.
ReplyDeleteHow much sun are you giving them? My n.tabaccum and n. rustica do best in full sun and mid summer humidity. Regardless, they look happy.
ReplyDeleteThey get full sun, the deck is south facing so plenty of sunshine and it's warm. I am fertilizing them with Peruvian Seabird guano which is high in nitrogen and phosphate.
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