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Small Red Canadian Tobacco
3,78 $
This pink-flowered tobacco grows easily in any type of soil. Hardy, short, and an early producer, the plant ripens in only six weeks and offers leaves with a strong flavour.
Considered sacred, this tobacco is an important medicinal plant for First Nations, and is used in numerous rituals.
Mentions of this tobacco date back to 1807, according to the 1897 W.M Ewing & cie’s catalogue. In Quebec, the Small Canadian tobacco has been grown for over a century. As early as 1884, it became commercialized by the J. O. Forest factory in Saint-Roch-de-L’Achigan.
Considered as rare.
Package: 750 seeds
100 in stock
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BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name : Nicotiana tabacum
Common names : Small Red Canadian tobacco
French : Pétum, petit tabac rouge
Family : Solanaceae
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
Plant type : Annual
Habit: Erect, smaller than other tobacco varieties
Height : 0.8 to 1 m
Width : 0.6 m
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 : 30 cm
Row spacing : 30-40 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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