Can tobacco help plants grow?
My father was telling me something about how back in the 17th century farmers used to put tobacco plants underground and grow cotton plants on top of it. Apparently something about Nitrogen from the tobacco plant helped the cotton grow. My dad does chewing tobacco so then he said that if he put the tobacco from his lip into the soil it would actually help the plants. I simply called him out on this and said bull crap. So I've been trying to look it up and I see zero evidence that supports his theory. Can anyone tell me if this actually does help plants? Did farmers really back in the 17th century bury tobacco plants to help cotton grow? Would the tobacco from his lip really help?
Is it illegal to grow your own tobacco plants?
It is legal, at least in the US, to grow, harvest, cure and use your own tobacco. Here is one site with some excellent information: http://www.howtogrowtobacco.com/ Here is a link to seeds of various tobacco varieties: http://www.newhopeseed.com/tobacco/tobac... Good luck and enjoy!
Is it legal to grow tobacco plants?
Hello Actual Tobacco plants there is no law against growing them. Although you must make sure that the plant is hardy to your zone or you will get minimal growth if any and then it will die in the cooler months. Usually grown around zone 3A but double check this to be safe, it may also be grown inside but is usally more difficult, don't forget the aging or the taste would be quite harsh and rancid. Greenman Dave
Why don't more people grow their own tobacco?
Two folks who seem to have grown it fairly happily are Audrey Silk of NYC C.L.A.S.H. and Junican of Bolton Smokers Club If you look through their sites you’ll find some stories of how they started and how they worked out the best ways to make it work. As you read through their postings you’ll also find others.It’s tricky, but maybe not as hard as some of the others here have made it seem.As for me… I don’t think the additives in commercial cigarettes make that much of a difference, although a friend of mine has strongly felt/argued the opposite for years: FauxbaccoI generally roll my own as a protest against having my money taken from me through the MSA and poured into the $500 million a year “War On Smokers” of American “Tobacco Control” efforts.I don’t try to grow it though. I had a cactus once. It died from neglect. ’Nuff said!MJM, who really would like to grow his own chocolate…
Why don't smokers grow their own tobacco?
Because the cigarette companies don't want them to. They put nicotene, an addictive drug in the cigarettes to keep you smoking. Then when you get cancer, they say tobacco doesn't cause cancer. Never smoke, not even one. It's not cool, it's DUMB. Good Luck, ;-)
Is is worth growing my own tobacco?
Okay, you won't listen when I tell you not to smoke. Will you listen when I tell you to learn to spell? Seriously, the addictive ingredient in tobacco is just flat-out bad for you. It's a highly effective ingredient in some insecticides. Why would you cling to that? As to how much work is involved, you'd first have to grow the crop, which takes up some space. There might also be an allotment system in your state that you could run afoul of, a system that monitors and dictates how much tobacco an individual is permitted to grow. As a small-batch hobby grower, you'd probably be able to skirt around that with little difficulty. What you might not be able to skirt, however, would be the taxes. Tobacco products are very heavily taxed as you are already well aware, getting into this in an effort to reduce your costs. People running their diesel-engined cars on biodiesel fuel have discovered to their dismay that the government can be pretty tough on people who try to have the privileges without paying the taxes: imagine driving perfectly happily in your old Benz on fuel made from old fryer grease, and the government hits you with a bill for several thousand dollars PLUS a fine for tax evasion? It has happened, and could happen to you. Your plants will be out there for all to see, and rest assured that quite a lot of people know what tobacco looks like when it's growing. You only need ONE busybody sticking his/her nose in to report you to someone, and you've got a nasty tax evasion problem to sort out. It probably won't happen, but it isn't beyond the realm of possibility. Once you've grown the crop you have to dry it out. That takes up space too, completely different space that's warm and dry, out of the sun and off the ground. After all that is done, all that's left is chopping and grinding and rolling your own. But be warned, you probably won't be satisfied with the results. The nicotine content of commercial cigarettes is much higher than what you'll be able to generate, so your usual level of smoking won't give you the psychoactive effects you're used to. So you'll just have to smoke more. Maybe it's not such a great idea.
Growing tobacco in desert SW?
There are no laws regulating growing tobacco for one's own use. I have found local seed stores and internet sites where I can buy the seed -- it's not regulated. I am not a farmer and am looking for some guidance on how to grow it and care for it. All the Indian pueblos grow it for ceremonial purposes, so I know it can be grown, but, from what I hear, it will take a lot of care and water.
Why is it illegal for me to grow my own tobacco?
It is currently legal in all 50 states to grow your own tobacco. The USDA even sent me free tobacco seeds last year, (you have to request them). It's actually legal to sell tobacco, (whole leaf only without the midrib removed). Any processing will require you to get a permit before you can sell it. The USDA provides seeds for both research and education. Tobacco seeds are not the only seeds they provide. You do not have to be a teacher, a company, nor a scientist. You do have to provide your results once your project is finished. In my case I am attempting to cross one variety with another in order to produce a hybrid of the Rustica strain that will grow larger and produce less nicotine.
Why doesn't the southern US grow coffee instead of tobacco?
The answer to what growers grow is always a combination of economics, tradition, and growth habitat.Coffee is a primarily a tropical crop (though there is a niche market for subtropical coffee).Don't underestimate tradition. This also includes tradition from an economics sense; tobacco growing regions have the established institutions, infrastructure, knowledge, and germplasm for growing tobacco, not for growing coffee.