Samosad tobacco how to grow at home black soil

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1 Features of the growing process
2 Cultivation of smoking tobacco - is it worth it?
3 Step-by-step instructions for growing tobacco
4 Possible diseases
5 Features of harvesting

What is not grown in garden and summer cottages, in vegetable gardens, inveterate gardeners. An unexpected option is tobacco for smoking. Why not? A good way for a smoker gardener to stock up on his own.

How to grow tobacco for smoking in the garden

Features of the growing process

The main feature of tobacco is a wide variety of varieties. They are very different from each other in the way they plant, care and harvest. For example, makhorka is the most unpretentious option. If you grow ordinary tobacco in the garden, you will have to make a little more effort. He loves warmth more, less water.

IMPORTANT! To grow tobacco in the garden, it is better to know in advance which variety is suitable for a particular area.

In general, tobacco is planted, processed and fed like many other plants. For example, the process of transplanting smoking tobacco seedlings into the ground is very similar to planting tomatoes. It follows that everyone can grow tobacco in the garden.

Seedlings of tobacco in separate pots

Seed planting

In order to get seedlings of tobacco, you should sow the seeds. Tobacco is quite capricious and thermophilic, therefore it requires proper care and knowledge of the process. At the first stage of interaction with it, it is recommended to plant a small number of units of the plant in order to understand the principle of its cultivation.

Tobacco seeds have some characteristics:

the size. They are so small that they look more like dust. Hence the peculiarities of planting the seed of tobacco for smoking: it is enough to simply "scatter" them over the surface of the earth and only slightly press them;
germination. Tobacco seeds retain their germination property for a long time. This means that old enough seeds can also be sown;
amount. A quarter of a gram of tobacco seeds is enough to obtain a result in the volume of the annual "smoker's stock". Such a small amount of material gives a decent yield.

Tobacco seeds - photo

Due to these features, a specific fit is required. Tobacco seeds are not planted deeply. The maximum depth of their planting is up to 1 cm. To do this, it is enough to simply scatter them onto the surface of the soil and just press a little into it. After that, gently pour with a thin stream of water. If the pressure is too strong, the seeds will be easily washed out and spread over the surface, going beyond the allotted limits.

ATTENTION! Tobacco seeds can be planted slightly germinated, this will speed up the process of seedling germination.To germinate seeds, you need to soak them in water 4-5 days before planting.

Temperature is an important factor influencing the seed germination rate. It should be in the range of 25-28 degrees, otherwise the seeds may not sprout at all.

Video - technology of planting tobacco seeds

Planting seedlings in open ground

How to understand that the tobacco seedlings are ready to be moved into the open ground of the garden? There are a number of signs for this:

seedlings have a height of about 15 cm;
leaves have formed on it, on each unit there are about 5 plants;
the root system has developed enough;
frosts have passed and the likelihood of their occurrence is minimal. This factor is extremely important, since any sudden drops in temperature can destroy the entire crop.

ATTENTION! Before transplanting into open ground, tobacco plants must be hardened. Otherwise, they will not be able to adapt to the changed conditions.

The essence of hardening is to reduce the frequency of watering and periodically carry seedlings to the open air. This will help to strengthen the plants and make them slightly more resistant to environmental influences.

The very process of planting in the ground does not differ much from the standard one. Each bush is planted in separate holes, after pouring plenty of water into it. In addition, it is worth planting tobacco with a small amount of soil so that the root system is not severely damaged. This will help the plants cope with the stress of transplanting more easily and "get sick" faster.

Planting tobacco seeds in open ground

Care and feeding

Tobacco care involves doing the following on a regular basis:

weeding is necessary as soon as they appear;
loosening the soil around the plant. This helps oxygen to saturate the soil and nourish the tobacco root system;
top dressing. It is similar to that made for tomatoes;
watering. Tobacco does not like abundant watering; it is better to water rarely, but abundantly. In total during the summer (not very hot) 3-4 times are enough.

Obviously, no specific measures for the care of tobacco plants are required. It is enough to weed and loosen the plant in time, water it occasionally, and also monitor the appearance of parasites and diseases.

When to harvest and how to dry it?

Growing tobacco is not as critical a process as harvesting and drying it. The result directly depends on the correctness of these actions. Improper drying or fermentation can negate all efforts to grow tobacco for smoking.

Tobacco drying is a critical step in the tobacco growing process

You should remove tobacco that has changed the color of the leaves. If at first, at the stage of maturation and growth, they are green, then ready for harvesting are closer to yellow. If there are leaves of different colors on one bush, then they should be collected as soon as they are ready. Hence, the harvesting process is sometimes delayed for a long time.

Tobacco drying takes place in several stages:

Hanging leaves. After harvesting, the leaves are hung in a room that must be ventilated and sufficiently humid. This is necessary so as not to dry out the leaves.
Hanging tobacco leaves
Drying directly. It will take about a month for the tobacco to dry to the desired limit. During this period of time, it remains only to wait and monitor the maintenance of conditions in the room.
Preparation for fermentation. Sufficiently dried leaves are evenly moistened by spraying water on them. They should soften a little. After that, they are stacked on top of each other and covered with foil.
Fermentation. Prepared leaves are placed in jars or other containers. This is necessary to regulate the strength of the tobacco and change its taste.
Tobacco drying process in the attic

Pests and diseases

To protect the crop from pests, it is worth knowing which ones threaten the tobacco.

Peach aphid	Pest that infects plant leaves	Threatens complete destruction of the crop or a significant decrease in the amount
Mosaic	It appears in accordance with the name. Some leaves remain green, some turn yellow	Lack of treatment threatens the destruction of plants
Blackleg	The plant lays down, the stem becomes thinner, withers	Destruction of the plant
Black rot	Plant wilting, drying out	Crop failure
Powdery mildew	White-yellow bloom in the form of a cobweb on the leaves, gradually full coverage of the plant	Reduces the yield, negatively affects the quality of tobacco

Diseases can cover the entire plant and move to neighboring ones. Treatment is carried out in the same ways as for other plants. Copper sulfate and other agents are well suited for processing, depending on the degree of damage to the plants.

Video - step-by-step instructions for growing tobacco in the garden

Thus, it is possible to grow tobacco for smoking in the garden. To do this, it is enough to take care of him in approximately the same way as for other plants. Tobacco does not like abundant watering, but loosening should not be neglected. In addition, the air temperature is important. After harvesting, it is important to properly dry and ferment it. It is a shame to lose the harvested tobacco crop at the last stage, so the drying process should be treated with special responsibility.

In our country, cigar or cigarette tobacco can be grown in open soil only in the southern regions. As for the northern and central regions, they will need greenhouse structures for this. But makhorka has become widespread throughout Russia (with the exception of the Far North, of course).

Growing tobacco at home

Once growing tobacco at home for the purpose of its further sale, it was considered a common occupation for many families, and self-garden, as it was called, was a familiar commodity in the markets. This was largely due to the high cost of tobacco products, but later, when cigarettes became noticeably cheaper, this type of business began to decline. Be that as it may, even today the makhorka has a lot of admirers, so the question of how to grow it on your site is still relevant.

Cultivation of smoking tobacco - is it worth it?

Let's say you are a smoker and live somewhere in the southern part of the country. You have several acres of land on which you would like to grow tobacco. In this case, you should start with simple calculations: one cigarette contains about 1 g of tobacco (the lower the quality, the less), which means that in a pack it is about 20 g. On average, a smoker needs one pack of cigarettes per day or from 6 to 8 kg of tobacco annually. If conditions are favorable, then one plant can produce up to 30 g of tobacco, while 6-7 copies can be planted on 1 m². If the variety is large-leaved, then the planting density should be 30x70 cm, and if we are talking about makhorka or plants with medium leaves, then 20x70 cm. It follows from this that in total it is necessary to plant from 270 to 300 plants, which will require about 40 m² ... Moreover, the tobacco itself in this case will be extremely strong, so it will have to be diluted with the stems. If this suits you, if you considered everything quite appropriate, or if you plan to sell products, then proceed according to the step-by-step instructions given in this article.

All parts of the plant contain nicotine

Note! All parts of plants contain nicotine - a powerful cardio and neurotoxin that leads to short-term euphoria (most of this substance is in the leaves - from 0.75% to 2.8%).

Step-by-step instructions for growing tobacco

The article will focus on how to breed ordinary tobacco. If you give preference to Nicotiana rustica (this is the scientific name for shag), then you will not need most of the advice presented, since this variety is less thermophilic and easier to care for. In the regions of the middle lane, it is sown in May in open soil (under a film or any other covering material) so that it has time to develop and give a good harvest.

Growing tobacco on site

Traditionally, work should begin with the selection of planting material. There are tons of tobacco varieties available, but you should only choose local ones.

Table. Tobacco varieties released on the territory of the CIS

As for makhorka, we advise you to pay attention to such varieties as Datura 4, Pekhlets 4 and Pekhlets local.

Note! Then there is the Kentucky Burley, which has the advantage of being low in sugar, so the foliage doesn't ferment. Immediately after drying, the leaves are steamed and crushed for consumption.

Stage one. Germinating seeds

The cultivation technologies of tobacco and makhorka are in many ways similar, and the main difference lies in the same ripening period. So, makhorka ripens in 75-80 days, and tobacco, therefore, in 105-120 days. You also need to remember that seeds in this case are not grown in the garden, that is, in open soil - this should be done in a greenhouse or, alternatively, at home, using pots or seedling boxes.

Step 1. First, prepare the previously purchased seeds - soak them in a solution of tartaric acid (proportion - 3 ml per 1 g of grains) for 24 hours 2-3 days before sowing. The air temperature all this time should fluctuate within 25-30 ° С. This simple procedure will provide earlier ripening of seedlings (by about 7 days) and an increase in germination by 20%.

Tobacco seed

Step 2. After 24 hours, remove the seeds from the solution, dry them a little and place them in a ceramic / enamel bowl with a 3 cm layer.

Step 3. Keep the material in this form for several days, moisturizing and stirring at least 5-6 times daily. As for the air temperature, it should already be 27-28 ° C.

Stage two. Preparing the greenhouse

In view of the fact that it is more expedient to grow tobacco seedlings in a greenhouse, we will focus on this particular option. So, take care of the nutrient layer, consisting of humus and sand in a ratio of 3: 4. Fill the greenhouse with the resulting mixture in a layer 10 cm thick.

The greenhouse must be covered with humus and sand.

Seeds should be sown in the last days of February or early March, so make sure that the greenhouse structure is heated in addition. The area of the structure will be insignificant, so this will not cause any particular difficulties.

Stage three. We sow seeds and grow seedlings

Step 1. Immediately before sowing, moisten the nutrient layer (water consumption during irrigation should be 1 l / m²). Over time, by the way, the watering rate will have to be increased to about 4 l / m².

Step 2. Sow tobacco kernels superficially, spreading them evenly over the moistened soil. Consumption should be 4 g / m² (if sowing makhorka, then 20 g / m²).

Step 3. After sowing, gently press the seeds into the soil by about 0.3 cm (for tobacco, this figure is 0.7 cm), then pour water over it. Water with extreme care, otherwise the grains may go too deep.

Step 4. Reduce the air temperature in the greenhouse to 20 ° C.

Sowing tobacco seeds for seedlings

Further care for the seedlings is to comply with several important requirements.

Feed the plants regularly with a solution made from potassium salt, superphosphate and ammonium nitrate (20 g, 50 g and 30 g, respectively, for every 10 liters of liquid).
The consumption of the ready-to-use mortar should be approximately 2 l / m² of soil.
You can also use organic fertilizer - chicken manure, diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 7.
Reduce the frequency and amount of watering 7 days before the expected transplant date. Moreover, the last three days, tobacco seedlings do not need to be watered at all.
Hardened and quality plants should have a firm stem that does not break when bent.
Water the plants with plenty of water a few hours before transplanting to make them easier to remove from the soil.

Ready-to-transplant tobacco seedlings

After 40-45 days, when the height of the stems reaches 15 cm, the thickness is 0.5 cm, and on each plant there will already be several true leaves, transplant the seedlings into open soil.

Stage four. We transplant seedlings

During the transplant, the soil temperature at a depth of 10 cm should rise to somewhere around 10 ° C (the specific indicator depends on the climatic zone).

How to properly transplant tobacco seedlings

Step 1. Make shallow holes first. The distance between them should be between 25 cm and 30 cm, and the row spacing should be at least 70 cm.

Step 2. Pour 0.5-1 liters of water into each well.

Step 3. Remove plants one at a time and transplant into holes. In fact, the technology is practically the same as when planting tomatoes. However, remember that any transplant is a shock to the seedlings, so try to keep the soil in which the plants grew on the root system.

Step 4. Before planting, dip each plant in a special mixture of clay and cow dung.

Step 5. Fill the holes with soil, carefully compact it.

Grown seedlings of tobacco in the open field

Stage five. Further care

In the future, regularly weed and loosen the aisles, and also apply top dressing. During the entire growing season, tobacco should be watered no more than 2-3 times (water consumption should be 8 liters per bush). Also periodically make pinching (removal of lateral shoots) and edging (breaking off inflorescences).

Tips for growing and caring for tobacco

Possible diseases

There are two of the most common tobacco problems. Let's consider how to deal with them.

Aphid... Use "Rogor-S" to fight it.
Peronosporosis... It can be defeated with a 4% suspension of zineba, introduced in a proportion of 5 l / 10 acres, or with a 0.3% polycarbacin solution.

Peronosporosis tobacco

Features of harvesting

Step 1. As soon as the leaves turn yellow, you can remove them, without fail, starting from the lower tiers. It is important that each leaf is intact and dry.

Step 2. Transfer all these leaves to the shade for 12 hours, placing them neatly in a 1-inch (30 cm) layer. During this time, they will be sufficiently attached.

Step 3. Next, put the leaves on the cords and hang to dry. If you are going to dry in the open air, then choose a suitable place for this, protected from precipitation and wind. If the weather is sunny, the leaves will dry faster, and the process will take no more than 2 weeks in total.

Drying tobacco leaves

Step 4. Take 5-6 cords with foliage, folded four times, and hang them on a special hook. This design is also known as havanka.

Step 5. Transfer one or more harbors to the drying room by hanging them on the bars.

Drying tobacco after harvesting on the harbor

Step 6. With the onset of autumn, remove the leaves, smooth them gently and put them in piles. That's it, the tobacco is already ready for use!

As you can see, there is nothing difficult in growing tobacco, the main thing is desire, as well as adherence to all the tips given in the article.

Video - How to remove and how to dry tobacco

Video - Film about growing tobacco from A to Z

Video - Features of growing tobacco

It is not difficult to grow tobacco or makhorka; these crops have no more secrets than vegetables. True, you will have to tinker with the post-harvest processing of tobacco - fermentation to make it aromatic. But this is no more difficult than canning cucumbers. If you smoke, boldly follow the path of the ancient Indians, from whose "backyards" tobacco came to us.

If makhorka grows everywhere: from the south of Russia to the Arctic, then tobacco is more thermophilic. He succeeds well south of 55 ° north latitude, approximately this line passes through Ryazan, Smolensk, Ulyanovsk, Ufa, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo.

Tobacco varieties for cultivation

It is better to choose zoned varieties.So, Trapezond Kubanets and Trapezond 162 are recommended along with the North Caucasian for the West Siberian region. Sigarny 17 and Bryansky 91 are considered the best for the Central, and Trapezond 15 - the Central Black Earth region. Most varieties have been created and zoned for the North Caucasus, where tobacco is a traditional culture.

On a personal plot, I advise you to plant Trapezond 15 and Trapezond Kubanets. They ripen in 100 days, a month earlier than many other varieties. Plastic - quickly adapt to different climatic conditions, while maintaining good smoking properties.

Beds and tobacco seeds

The average smoker smokes up to 8 kg of tobacco per year. Based on this, we will determine the planting area so as not to look at the tobacco kiosk for a whole year.

Under favorable conditions, about 30 g of smoking tobacco can be obtained from one plant, and six to seven plants can be placed per 1 square meter. The planting density of large-leaved varieties is 70 x 30 cm, and the planting density of medium-sized tobacco and makhorka is 70 x 20 cm.It turns out that you need to grow 270-300 plants, occupying about 40 square meters. m. plot.

The seeds of the crops in question are as small as dust. In one gram there are about 12.5 thousand pieces of tobacco seeds, makhorka - 4 thousand pieces. To get the annual “rate” of a smoker, you need to sow only a quarter of a gram of tobacco seeds or three-quarters of a gram of tobacco seeds.

Sowing and planting tobacco

Tobacco and makhorka are grown through seedlings, with or without a pick. The seedlings are 40-45 days old. It works well in a greenhouse, greenhouse, on a sunlit windowsill in a room - in a flower pot or wooden box, where nutrient soil is poured with a layer of 8-10 cm.

It is easier to sow dry seeds, but better to sow seeds. In this case, 4-5 days before sowing, the seeds in a cloth must be soaked in warm clean water, you can add a few drops of tartaric acid or a few crystals of potassium nitrate to it. The soaking time is 24 hours. This accelerates the germination of seeds, reduces the time for forcing seedlings by 5-7 days. It develops better, the yield increases.

Then rinse the seeds, remove excess water and put on germination in an enamel or earthenware dish in a warm place, and it is better not to cover. Moisten the rag periodically. Usually on the 3-4th day the seeds are pecked: white "dots" appear. A sprout longer than the seed should not be allowed to form: such sprouts break off easily. When two-thirds of the seeds are nibbled, they must be dried to flowability, mixed with well-disinfected fine sand or crushed humus. If germinated seeds cannot be sown immediately, then they can be stored for a day or two at a temperature of plus 1-2 ° in the refrigerator.

Important! The seeding depth is no more than 0.3-0.5 cm for tobacco, 0.7-0.8 cm for tobacco. Sprinkle the seeds with humus and sand (3: 1). Water the soil before and after sowing through a thick strainer.

Watering small-seeded crops is a delicate matter. It is impossible to overmoisten, as well as overdry the seedlings. It is best to water a little, almost daily. Before the "cross" phase (cotyledons and two true leaves growing across) usually consume only 0.5 liters of water per sowing box; keep crops where it is warmer + 23 + 25 °. Then it is desirable to lower the temperature to 20 °, and double the watering until the “ears” phase (3-4 true leaves usually stick up). It is better to dive seedlings in the "ears" stage.

Sprinkle the seedlings with fertile soil two or three times and feed them with a solution of mineral fertilizers (for 10 liters of water, 30 g of ammonium nitrate, 20 g of sulphate or potassium chloride). You can use an infusion of chicken manure: pour 1 kg into 10 liters of water, leave for 10-12 days for fermentation, stir from time to time. Strain the fermented mass and add 4-5 parts of water to 1 part of the liquid.

Seedlings are planted with a height of 14-16 cm, having 5-6 developed leaves, not counting the cotyledons, a stem 0.3-0.5 cm thick and a well-developed root system.

Seedlings need to be hardened 7-8 days before planting, reducing watering and accustoming them to open air. 2-3 days before planting, watering not dived seedlings completely stop. Water the seedlings 2-3 hours before planting.

They start planting in the ground when the danger of spring frosts has passed, and the soil temperature at a depth of 10 cm rises to 10 °, from about April 20 to May 25. Make holes along the prepared furrow, pour 0.5 liters of water into them and spread the seedlings. With your right hand, deepen the hole with a peg, place the seedlings vertically into it with your left hand, press the moist soil to the roots, and sprinkle dry soil on top so that the moisture evaporates less. It makes sense to plant extended seedlings deeper - additional roots will grow.

During the growing season, regularly loosen the ground, remove weeds, feed and water. You can feed based on the fertilization rates of tomatoes. Usually they are limited to two or three waterings per summer, spending 6-8 liters of water per plant. It itself will tell you: if the leaves have wilted a little, watering is needed. But it is better to underwater than overmoisten.

In flowering plants, break off the inflorescences (vershoking) and regularly remove the lateral shoots (pinching).

S. Cherkasov, candidate of agricultural sciences. The magazine "Household economy".

Tobacco growing, video

The content of the article:

The benefits of growing tobacco at home.

How to start growing tobacco in the garden?

Video.

Unfortunately, there is a huge percentage of people who smoke in Russia. People cannot give up their bad addiction in any way, which harms not only the person who smokes, but also his environment. According to VTsIOM, about 1/3 of all Russians smoke. 75% of men and 21% of women smoke regularly. These are terrifying statistics. The worst thing is that the percentage of women who smoke has increased in recent years.

We urge you to quit smoking. This is a habit that is killing you from the inside out.

This article is dedicated to smokers who cannot quit smoking in any way. Who have already tried to quit many times and have tried all the methods. There is a great solution for you - growing tobacco at home. This business is extremely exciting and interesting. Subject to all the rules of cultivation, the finished product is of very high quality. This is not comparable to what we buy in stores under the guise of tobacco and cigarettes.

Tobacco companies openly poison smokers by adding toxic chemicals to cigarettes to reduce the final cost of the product. At the same time, the price of tobacco products in stores is increasing every month.

For reference. The cost of 1 pack of cigarettes is from 1 to 5 rubles per pack.

A conclusion can be drawn from all this. Tobacco companies poison smokers for a lot of money, making just fabulous capital!

A bit of math. In 2016, the average price for a pack of cigarettes is 75-80 rubles. The average smoker smokes 10-20 cigarettes a day (0.5-1 packs). 80 * 365 = 29,200 rubles. That is, the average smoker spends on cigarettes per year 15-35 thousand rubles... But this money can be spent with considerable benefit.

The benefits of growing tobacco at home.

Growing and processing tobacco in the garden does not incur any costs (other than the initial cost of purchasing seeds). After you have received the first harvest, you no longer need to buy cigarettes in the store every day, spending a lot of money on it. You yourself will have a very huge amount of tobacco, which is not only enough for yourself, but you can also treat your friends.

But the most important thing is that the product will be natural, which means it will not be so harmful.

Growing tobacco is a hobby during which a person rests. There is something sacred in this. You will feel like a Cuban tobacco baron. In this article we will tell you everything about growing tobacco, you will learn the whole process - from A to Z.Everything will be accompanied by visual videos, it will be very easy to figure it out.

How to start growing tobacco in the garden?

How to start growing tobacco in your garden? This question is asked by many novice tobacco growers. Let's try to figure it out. It is necessary to decide on the variety, prepare containers for planting seedlings, prepare the soil for planting seedlings.

The choice of the variety.

First of all, you need to decide which variety or varieties to grow in your garden. There are a huge number of different varieties. For beginner tobacco growers, universal varieties, such as Virginia 202 or Herzegovina Flora, are best suited.

Virginia 202.

Tobacco Variety: Virginia 202

Description... Virginia 202 is a very common tobacco variety that grows well in Russia in various climatic zones. The advantage of this variety is the low content of various harmful resins. At the same time, it has a very pleasant sweetish taste. Virginia 202 tobacco is one of the most widespread varieties in the world and is cultivated everywhere. It was bred in Russia, in the Krasnodar Territory. Read more: Virginia Tobacco 202.

Tobacco Herzegovina Flora.

Photo: Tobacco Herzegovina Flor.

Herzegovina Flora tobacco is Stalin's favorite tobacco. Iosif Vissarionovich himself spoke about this while smoking his pipe. Herzegovina flora is a very common variety. Possesses very good taste and aroma qualities. The leaves are of moderate strength. Perfect for beginners.

Planting tobacco seeds for seedlings.

The homeland of tobacco is South America. The plant is thermophilic and ripens quite late. Therefore, on the territory of Russia, tobacco should be planted first on seedlings. The timing of planting seedlings is early spring. Seedlings can be planted throughout March.

Seeds should be planted in small containers. Disposable cups are very suitable for this purpose. A hole is made in the cups from the bottom to create drainage. Place a small layer of small pebbles or eggshells on the bottom.

After preparing the container, it is necessary to prepare the soil. Tobacco grows well only on fertile soil. It is advisable to buy a special universal soil for seedlings in the store. With this soil, you need to mix ordinary disinfected soil from the garden in a ratio of 1 to 1. Add a little wood ash to the resulting mixture. The earth must be disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate.

Will go directly to planting agricultural technology. There are several points here. Tobacco seeds are very small and inconvenient to work with. You need to be very careful. Before sowing, water the soil well with warm water in a glass. Then gently pour the seeds evenly out of the bag into the container. Sprinkle with earth on top with a layer of no more than 1 millimeter.

Cover the container tightly with polyethylene and place in a warm place. The tobacco grows within 3-5 days. As soon as the first bores begin to appear, the film must be removed and placed in a bright place, for example, on a windowsill.

Tobacco seedling care.

Let's talk about caring for tobacco seedlings at home.

Leaving before the pick.

Before picking, caring for tobacco seedlings is extremely simple. Immediately after the appearance of the first shoots, you need to remove the film and put the container with seedlings on a light windowsill, preferably on the south side. If this is not done, then the seedlings will be very stretched and will grow very poorly.

You constantly need to monitor the moisture content of the soil, as soon as it is dry, it should be watered with settled water at room temperature. It is highly discouraged to water the plants with cold water.

Periodically, containers with seedlings need to be turned to the sun with the other side. This will ensure uniform growth and prevent stretching.

Picking tobacco into separate cups.

Tobacco pick

Tobacco pick Is the process of planting seedlings at a normal distance from each other.

It is recommended to dive tobacco when 2-3 permanent leaves begin to appear in plants. It is possible later, but then the growth of seedlings will slow down.

Growing tobacco without picking is simply impossible. The seeds are very small and the seedlings are very frequent. Tobacco grows quickly enough and the seedlings begin to interfere with each other's growth. As a result, the seedlings are very weak and elongated.

It is best to dive the tobacco into separate containers. For these purposes, it is best to use plastic disposable cups. For tobacco seedlings, they are spacious; in separate containers, the plants will grow better. It will then be convenient to plant seedlings from plastic cups in open ground. Read more in the article: Tobacco picking.

Leaving after a pick.

It is necessary to dive tobacco seedlings when 2-3 true leaves appear. By this time, the plants will grow tightly in one container. Plants dive into disposable cups, 1-2 pieces in one cup.

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After picking, it is advisable to water the tobacco every day until it takes over in a new place.

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Two weeks after the pick, the tobacco seedlings should be fed. You can use both organic and mineral fertilizers. The most important thing is that they contain a lot of nitrogen. Liquid chicken manure is great. Use it in proportions of 1:10 with water. If the growth of the seedlings does not satisfy you, then you can make another feeding with chicken droppings a week after the first. If there is a risk that the seedlings will outgrow, then the second feeding is not necessary.

Photo: Growing tobacco for smoking

Before planting in open ground, the seedlings should be hardened a little. At first, just open the window in the room with seedlings more often, and a week before disembarking, take it out to the balcony or veranda. Do not water for a week.

Growing mode of tobacco seedlings

Tobacco is a rather thermophilic crop, therefore, when growing, you should adhere to a certain temperature. The ideal temperature is 18-24 degrees. It should be adhered to.

Planting tobacco in open ground.

Photo: Growing tobacco from seeds in the garden for smoking

An important procedure is the planting of tobacco in the open ground.

Seedlings of tobacco are grown on windowsills until the threat of frost is completely over. Then it must be planted in a permanent place. Seedlings of tobacco are planted either under a film, or directly into open ground. When planting, it is very important to comply with all agricultural measures so that the plants begin and immediately begin active growth.

The first step is to decide on the location. It is best to make the bed on a slight slope to avoid excessive accumulation of water. Also, the place should be protected from strong winds.

If you have a small plot and it is not possible to allocate a whole garden bed for tobacco, then you can plant the plants right along the fence in one row. You will get a kind of living fence that will look very beautiful.

It is not at all necessary for tobacco to plow the soil. The site will only need to be well cleared of weeds and loosened a little with a Fokin flat cutter.

Previously, the site for tobacco needs to be fed. Rotted compost is best suited for these purposes. 0.5-1 bucket of compost is added to 1 square meter of area.

After selecting and preparing the site, you can proceed directly to planting in open ground. The tobacco is planted at a distance of 20-50 centimeters from each other, depending on the variety. You need to dig holes in the garden. They should be quite deep - 20-30 centimeters. Pour a little rotted compost at the bottom and water it very abundantly with warm water (at least 0.5 buckets of water per hole).

Now we very carefully remove the plants from the containers, put them in the hole and cover them with earth. It is better to plant tobacco a little deeper than it grew in a glass. It is advisable to mulch the land around the plant (although this is not necessary).It remains only to pour the planted tobacco with warm water. Read more in the article: Planting tobacco in open ground.

Watering tobacco in the open field.

Watering after planting in open ground. Immediately after planting the seedlings in the open ground, tobacco is abundantly watered with warm water. Then watered about 1 time per week.

Watering, a month after planting. Plants that are most demanding on moisture become one month after planting in open ground. It is after this time that a very active formation of organic plant tissues begins. During this period, tobacco should be watered every 3-4 days at the rate of 10 liters per 1 square meter of land.

Watering 2 months after planting. From this time on, watering should be minimized. Moisture becomes less important, and the weather outside becomes more humid, especially at night. Watering should be done only if the soil is noticeably dry.

These tips are not universal, they are only general guidelines. You should always be guided by the weather conditions and the climate of your area.

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Top dressing of tobacco in the open field.

Fertilizing tobacco after planting in open ground should be done with nitrogen-containing fertilizers. Plants need a large amount of nitrogen immediately after planting to start growing a large amount of green mass, and this directly depends on the yield. It is very important not to skip this growth phase and feed them on time.

Tobacco is fed 7-10 days after planting in open ground. Any complex fertilizer with a priority nitrogen content can be used as a fertilizer. Urea is excellent for these purposes. For feeding, 1 tablespoon of fertilizer is stirred in 10 liters of water and watered at the root.

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Tobacco picking and punching.

Photo: Shaping tobacco in the garden

Stepsons grow between the leaves. As a rule, a stepson grows between each leaf. They should be removed when they grow by about 1.5-2 centimeters. If you perform this procedure earlier, then there is a high probability that they will grow again. Doing double work is unnecessary, especially if you have planted a lot of plants.

The most convenient way to remove stepchildren is with scissors.

Tobacco usually begins to let stepchildren start from the moment of flowering. You need to watch and not miss the moment.

Tobacco shaping is the removal of flowers at the bud stage. This procedure is also done in order to get a larger list of goods. Due to edging, tobacco leaves become much stronger, the nicotine content in them increases.

Peduncles should be removed at an early stage of budding.

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Harvesting tobacco.

Photo: Ripe tobacco leaves

It is very easy to determine the ripeness of a tobacco leaf. The central vein turns white. The edges of the leaf turn slightly yellow, and the middle takes on a dull green color. It is very important not to miss this period and to rip off the leaf, otherwise it will overripe, its quality will deteriorate greatly.

The tobacco is harvested from the bottom up as the leaves ripen.

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