Anybody know about growing tobacco?

Seeds, dirt, water, sunlight in some combination.

Seriously, don't know anyone who home grows tobacco.

Would you get a better quality product? It seems like a lot of work for probably not much benefit. I'd grow veggies instead.

It's very doable. Tobacco likes sandy, acidic soils. Which might be a challenge depending on where you are. You can easily grow them in pots and create a perfect growing environment. Even go organic if you prefer.

You harvest in the fall. Like October I believe. And then hang the leaves upside down in a barn, attic, garage to dry for a couple of months. Then you can just shred it and roll your own smokes.

I know a couple of guys in Canada who do it. Cigs are really expensive there due to the taxes. I think they pay close to $10 per pack. So they grow and roll their own to save $$$$

Just grow cocaine dude

You need the right dirt to produce quality stuff.

I used to live in Virginia. They over farmed some of the prime growing areas, and they can't produce anymore.

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They over farmed some of the prime growing areas, and they can't produce anymore.

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As long as you take the time to replace the necessary nutrients, no dirt can be farmed out. It's just a question of if you are making enough profit to afford to keep the dirt built up.

IDK how much product each plant yields but I would expect you would need quite a few of them to make enough to have the desired result. By the time the leaves are cured and processed I would think your output per individual plant would be small.

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Seeds, dirt, water, sunlight in some combination

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Its pretty simple.....

Probably true. Just going with what I was told during a historical tour of the Norfolk area. Not an expert by any means.

Just google "growing tobacco" and several results pop up.

It appears that it is easy to grow, but few people bother to grow it for personal consumption because it requires specialized skills and facilities to properly cure it and then age it for the few years necessary to keep it from tasting like shite.

Here is a paper by the U of Fla. Ag Dept on the topic. LINK

If you can successfully cure it, then comes aging. Here is what they say about that:

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All commercial tobacco is aged for a year or more before it is used. Unaged tobacco is harsh and does not have good flavor. For the home gardener, aging will probably be as difficult or even more so than proper curing. Aging may require as long as 5-6 years and does not occur unless temperature and moisture conditions are favorable. If the tobacco is too dry, there is no aging and if it is too moist, there will be decay of the leaves. Unfortunately the proper temperature and moisture content vary widely. The home producer would need the knowledge and skill to properly age the tobacco or be willing to experiment with the tobacco. The same would be true for adding flavoring agents during or after aging and before the tobacco is used.

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