Montana outdoor lebanese & etsy "ceremonial" ojibwa

[Williamsen]

So they're not in the ground yet I assume they're root bound by now. Started maybe a few weeks late and then hadn't got them in the ground. What do you think, will there be time to sun cure before the rain? Seems like I have until about September, time enough to collect seeds at least. Im a little enthusiastic but I sort of lost interest. The new meds I'm on makes tobacco less enjoyable but it's better for me so far. I still smoke. Montegos.

 

[Williamsen]

Ojibwa towards the bottom of the photo in 3 containers. Largest of them. The rest are lebanese and the lebs were less sticky but outdoors they aren't so sticky.

 

[deluxestogie]

I'm not familiar with those varieties. If the Ojibwa is a variety of Nicotiana rustica, then it may grow rapidly, once in the ground with adequate spacing. N. rustica will have an unmistakable, stumpy, yellow blossom. The leaf of N. rustica should be allowed to ripen (turn yellow) on the plant in the field, prior to harvesting. After that, it is air-cured in the shed.

The only Lebanese variety that I've confirmed is a Basma-type Oriental (of Nicotiana tabacum), which also may grow fairly rapidly. N. tabacum blooms with much longer blossoms that may range in color from nearly white to crimson. A light pink is most common.

My sun-curing of Orientals usually requires about 1-2 weeks with primed leaf on strings, and 3 weeks for stalk-curing.

Good luck with your grow.

Bob

 

[NewTobaccoGrower]

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I'm not familiar with those varieties. If the Ojibwa is a variety of Nicotiana rustica, then it may grow rapidly, once in the ground with adequate spacing. N. rustica will have an unmistakable, stumpy, yellow blossom. The leaf of N. rustica should be allowed to ripen (turn yellow) on the plant in the field, prior to harvesting. After that, it is air-cured in the shed.

The only Lebanese variety that I've confirmed is a Basma-type Oriental (of Nicotiana tabacum), which also may grow fairly rapidly. N. tabacum blooms with much longer blossoms that may range in color from nearly white to crimson. A light pink is most common.

My sun-curing of Orientals usually requires about 1-2 weeks with primed leaf on strings, and 3 weeks for stalk-curing.

Good luck with your grow.

Bob

How long does Rustica take to ripen? Mine are pretty darn old already and they're still all a deep green.

 

[Alpine]

Rusticas can reach the mature stage (I.e. 50% of the plants with at least one open blossom) in 40 to 50 days. This doesn’t mean that the leaves are mature, let alone ripe. In my climate, rustica leaves begin to ripen at around 60 days, but the longer they stay on the plant, the better (unless there is danger of frost, of course). I tried to prime the leaves, but found that stalk curing gives way better chances to have properly cured leaves.

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