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Havana Tobacco
3,78 $
This tobacco variety from Havana is the one used in the famous Cuban cigars. It grows abundant and fragrant leaves that can used both for smoking and chewing. It grows well in the sun, but tolerates easily colder climates like ours. It is also appreciated for its pretty flowers, pink and elongated, that attract pollinators.
Package: 200 seeds.
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BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name : Nicotiana tabacum
Common names :Havana Tobacco
French : Tabac cubain, tabac à cigare
Family : Solanaceae
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
Plant type : Annual
Habit: Erect
Height : 1.5 m
Width : 45 cm
CULTURAL INFORMATION
Days to maturity : 50-60 days
Sowing : Indoors in mid-April, transplant outdoors after the last frost.
Depth : Surface, needs light to germinate.
Germination : 7-20 days
Soil : Any
Exposure : Full sun
Plant spacing : 45 cm
Row spacing : 40-50 cm
Watering : Normal
Care and other considerations : If your aim is to harvest the leaves, remove all flowers. The leaves should be harvested when yellow or brown. If you wish to harvest the seeds and leave some food for pollinators, leave the flowers. You will still be able to harvest some leaves.
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