Moth
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I'm growing some of these. Originally because the flowers smell nice and I had a corner of the garden with some fence I wanted to cover up with minimal effort and cost...
Anyhow, I found the following info about then both on the web:
Wikipedia : "Nicotiana alata is a species of tobacco. It is called jasmine tobacco,[1] sweet tobacco,[2] winged tobacco, tanbaku.... In Iran, narghila tobacco is sometimes produced from N. alata; it is not chopped like cigarette tobacco, but broken up by hand."
TobaccoSeeds.co.uk : "Nicotiana Sylvestris ... Try growing this tobacco for mixing purposes only, as it's not strictly a smoking variety. Its unusual flavor makes it a good candidate for blending cigarette tobacco. "
Has anyone smoked any of these before? Sounds like they're smokable and I'm always open to experiment with them, however, wonder if it's worth the effort to process them? If not, I'll grow some tabacum next year. I've given up cigarettes although fond of the odd cigar and in no hurry.
I understand the time and effort involved in processing the leaves and cigars are an art form. I don't have high expectations although if someone has already tried with these plants, and its not worth it I'd like to know.
The alata fragrance fills the house in the evenings when the back doors are open...
Anyhow, I found the following info about then both on the web:
Wikipedia : "Nicotiana alata is a species of tobacco. It is called jasmine tobacco,[1] sweet tobacco,[2] winged tobacco, tanbaku.... In Iran, narghila tobacco is sometimes produced from N. alata; it is not chopped like cigarette tobacco, but broken up by hand."
TobaccoSeeds.co.uk : "Nicotiana Sylvestris ... Try growing this tobacco for mixing purposes only, as it's not strictly a smoking variety. Its unusual flavor makes it a good candidate for blending cigarette tobacco. "
Has anyone smoked any of these before? Sounds like they're smokable and I'm always open to experiment with them, however, wonder if it's worth the effort to process them? If not, I'll grow some tabacum next year. I've given up cigarettes although fond of the odd cigar and in no hurry.
I understand the time and effort involved in processing the leaves and cigars are an art form. I don't have high expectations although if someone has already tried with these plants, and its not worth it I'd like to know.
The alata fragrance fills the house in the evenings when the back doors are open...