buck
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Looking to do my first grow next summer and I'm sure I'll get great advice and support from this site.
First timer from Vancouver BC
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jekylnz
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Yeah mate you've come to the right place. .the info is endless. .and if you cant.find it on here im sure someone will help you find out. .Welcome buck
TheNewestOldtimer
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Hmm from BC. All you want to do is grow your own blunt wrappers! lol
I wish you luck on your grow, don't know how well tobacco grows in BC.
Do you know what strains you want to grow?
I wish you luck on your grow, don't know how well tobacco grows in BC.
Do you know what strains you want to grow?
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MarcL
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Welcome to FTT.
Welcome aboard buck.
Howdy Buck, you have come to the right place.
Welcome to the forum, buck. A good place to start is with the FAQ's: http://wholeleaftobaccollc.com/forum/links.php?ab_s=1
jekylnz
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Hey buck..what do you smoke? Pipe..cigars..or cigarettes snuff or chew??
Do you know anyone else who has grown baccy in Canada before? ?is it common?
Do you know anyone else who has grown baccy in Canada before? ?is it common?
leverhead
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Welcome! Read up over the Winter, it'll make next year allot easier.
Aaron
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Welcome to the forum! There are several other growers here from Canada. You should be able to do well, just be sure to avoid long season varieties.
Rickey60
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Welcome buck
Welcome and thank you for joining.
grgfinney
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Chillards neighbor aye,welcome to the forum
Boboro
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Wellcome, Chillards your man with the plan for the Great white north.
buck
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I thought I replied earlier ..... but don't see my post. I'll re-post then.
I'm growing tobacco to make my own cigars.
My plan is to grow the following strains:
Florida Sumatra
Pen Red
Little Dutch
Building two raised beds 4x10 (10" high) mostly compost over existing lawn.
Lawn is on a slope but I'm not going to try and level it, I'll position the slow drip hose to avoid the pooling at the low end.
I'll need to add some perlite/sand or peat moss or other stuff especially in at the low end.
Vancouver has moderate temperature 5 month frost free temp so I should be able to grow most strains.
Chillard huh .. I guess I gonna make me a new best friend
I'm growing tobacco to make my own cigars.
My plan is to grow the following strains:
Florida Sumatra
Pen Red
Little Dutch
Building two raised beds 4x10 (10" high) mostly compost over existing lawn.
Lawn is on a slope but I'm not going to try and level it, I'll position the slow drip hose to avoid the pooling at the low end.
I'll need to add some perlite/sand or peat moss or other stuff especially in at the low end.
Vancouver has moderate temperature 5 month frost free temp so I should be able to grow most strains.
Chillard huh .. I guess I gonna make me a new best friend
You're in good shape. Lakota, who is also from Canada, told me he has a 90 day grow period. He could probably advise you on some short season varieties.
Start your seed indoors 4-6 weeks before your last expected frost so you can get a jump on them. Don has some great cigar varieties at www.wholeleaftobacco.com if you want to immediately start saving money on some great cigars. They are all good, but I'm partial to the Nicaraguan filler with Maduro wrapper. It's really close to a Padron cigar. He ships to Canada a good deal. He goes by FmGrowit on the forum.
Start your seed indoors 4-6 weeks before your last expected frost so you can get a jump on them. Don has some great cigar varieties at www.wholeleaftobacco.com if you want to immediately start saving money on some great cigars. They are all good, but I'm partial to the Nicaraguan filler with Maduro wrapper. It's really close to a Padron cigar. He ships to Canada a good deal. He goes by FmGrowit on the forum.
buck
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I saw this site before and was thinking of buying some leaves while I wait for growing season to come around.
What is stopping me is how much tax and duty or issue I"ll get hit with.
jekylnz
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It should be pretty similar to nz..long as its unprocessed whole leaf and you keep your order under 4Lb you don't have to pay duty & tax.like knuckles said pm lakota hes a good guy and will probably know the finer details of your import criteria
Buck -
You don't have to worry about short season varieties in Vancouver. Your growing climate is as good as the south-eastern US - Kentucky or the Carolinas. Long season, lots of moisture.
I've got about a hundred day growing season here, and so far mine have all produced viable seed. But I haven't tried many yet. Each year I keep trying a couple of new ones to see how they work. So far, so good!
You don't have to worry about short season varieties in Vancouver. Your growing climate is as good as the south-eastern US - Kentucky or the Carolinas. Long season, lots of moisture.
I've got about a hundred day growing season here, and so far mine have all produced viable seed. But I haven't tried many yet. Each year I keep trying a couple of new ones to see how they work. So far, so good!
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