From seed to Swedish snus harvest and curing the tobacco

After a warm and sunny season with a good amount of rain, it's time to harvest and cure the tobacco. A new thing I'm trying for the first time is to cure the tobacco outside only sheltered from the rain. This has prevented most of the tobacco to dry in a green state. If it got dry during the day, the higher humidity during the night and the morning dew made it moist and supple again during the night.

From seed to Swedish snus harvest and curing the tobacco

 Posted on January 9, 2021  |  8 minutes  |  1622 words  |  Anders

The summer of 2020 Watering The summer of 2020 had varying weather with periods of warmth and sun with rainy days in between. When it was raining I didn’t have to water the plants but, when it was warm and sunny the soil dried out quickly and needed watering each day. But overall, I did not have to water as much as in previous years with warmer and drier weather. [Read More]
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Harvest tobacco in a greenhouse

Do you have a greenhouse? Why not try to grow and harvest tobaccon in a greenhouse? Here you can read about what I did and what I learned from the growing season 2015.

Harvest tobacco in a greenhouse

 Posted on June 12, 2016  |  5 minutes  |  901 words  |  Anders

Harvest tobacco in a greenhouse Start of season Do you have a greenhouse? Do you have a greenhouse? Why not try to harvest tobacco in a greenhouse? But I probably started the season 2015 to late and waited a bit to long before moving the plants to the greenhouse. This because my ignorance and that I was waiting for the greenhouse to arrive. Having the plants on my window sill in to small pots was a restriction to the root growth. [Read More]
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Growing tobacco in a greenhouse in Scandinavia

As I’m living in the middle of Scandinavia (as far north as middle of Canada) I think a greenhouse is a must. At least if you are trying to grow pepper. Maybe the tobacco could have grown outside, but not as good as it has in my greenhouse.

Growing tobacco in a greenhouse in Scandinavia

 Posted on August 12, 2015  |  5 minutes  |  922 words  |  Anders

Growing tobaccon in a greenhouse in Scandinavia Research In the process of gathering information on growing tobacco I realized that it would be difficult to do without a greenhouse. Another grower, in the south of Scandinavia, got a much better growth for the plants in the greenhouse than for those who was plated outside in the field. Time to move to the greenhouse As I’m living in the middle of Scandinavia (as far north as middle of Canada) I think a greenhouse is a must. [Read More]
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Replanting the tobacco plants - Growing tobacco

After a rather slow start the growth is picking up speed and its time to replanting the tobacco plants. After five weeks (middle of April) it’s getting crowded in the seed tray. To allow for more room for each plant it’s now time to separate them into their own pot.

Replanting the tobacco plants - Growing tobacco

 Posted on April 12, 2015  |  3 minutes  |  587 words  |  Anders

Time to replanting the tobacco plants After a rather slow start the growth is picking up speed and its time to replanting the tobacco plants. After five weeks (middle of April) it’s getting crowded in the seed tray. To allow for more room for each plant it’s now time to separate them into their own pot. This is what you need Compost soil Plastic seed pots Tomato nutrient Two weeks into the process Two weeks into the process I could see some tiny leaves begin to develop. [Read More]
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Growing tobacco planting the tobacco seed

Growing tobacco is similar to growing tomatoes. It is not illegal to grow your own tobacco as long as you don’t intend to sell it. It will save you a lot of money if you have a craving for the n-vitamin. If you are tired of giving your money to tax and big business you now have an alternative.

Growing tobacco planting the tobacco seed

 Posted on March 8, 2015  |  3 minutes  |  516 words  |  Anders

Growing tobacco planting the tobacco seed Tax and big business Growing tobacco is similar to growing tomatoes. It is not illegal to grow your own tobacco as long as you don’t intend to sell it. It will save you a lot of money if you have a craving for the n-vitamin. If you are tired of giving your money to tax and big business you now have an alternative. If you learn how to grow your own tobacco you have full control of any additive you put into the tobacco. [Read More]
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