LivinInPiperHell
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G'day everyone.
I've germinated some burley seeds (Well, I think they're burley but I'll get to that) & got them to seedling size. As I didn't have many I pulled apart the coir seedling pot, teased the few roots apart & transplanted them into large pots. Most of them survived but the snails & slugs are loving them.
- Some plants don't like to have their roots disturbed as seedlings. Is the tobacco plant one of them or is it acceptable practice to tease seedlings apart?
- They've taken ages to get to seedling stage; around 9 weeks I think. They were germinated under a household CFL & kept under that for about 6-7 weeks before they were put on a windowsill.
Is that rate of growth about right?
Is there any way to accelerate growth to seedling stage?
- I've read that tobacco loves plenty of nutrient & water. As they're in pots they need to be watered regularly anyway so they don't dry out.
I'll be feeding with a liquid nutrient.
It's starting to warm up here & once the plants take off, keeping in mind that it'll be real hot, what feeding regime should I employ?
Once they're past the seedling stage, does tobacco prefer high nitrogen or should I start using the nutrient for fruiting plants that's low in nitrogen? (Something tells me that because it's leaf, higher nitrogen would be advised. But Idk, that's a guess)
- Several years ago I grew a couple of plants in pots. Then over the next couple of years a few plants popped up in the backyard soil. Well, it's clay actually with a layer of topsoil.
I'll run out of pots & medium before long as I've also germinated golden virginia, burley & latakia, I'll have no choice but to plant in the clay.
I've already laid down a thick layer of mulch on planting sites.
They're a long way from seedling stage, so what can I do to prepare the soil/clay in the meantime?
If anyone has advice re; growing in pots, or growing tobacco in general, it will be much appreciated. Thanks.
I've germinated some burley seeds (Well, I think they're burley but I'll get to that) & got them to seedling size. As I didn't have many I pulled apart the coir seedling pot, teased the few roots apart & transplanted them into large pots. Most of them survived but the snails & slugs are loving them.
- Some plants don't like to have their roots disturbed as seedlings. Is the tobacco plant one of them or is it acceptable practice to tease seedlings apart?
- They've taken ages to get to seedling stage; around 9 weeks I think. They were germinated under a household CFL & kept under that for about 6-7 weeks before they were put on a windowsill.
Is that rate of growth about right?
Is there any way to accelerate growth to seedling stage?
- I've read that tobacco loves plenty of nutrient & water. As they're in pots they need to be watered regularly anyway so they don't dry out.
I'll be feeding with a liquid nutrient.
It's starting to warm up here & once the plants take off, keeping in mind that it'll be real hot, what feeding regime should I employ?
Once they're past the seedling stage, does tobacco prefer high nitrogen or should I start using the nutrient for fruiting plants that's low in nitrogen? (Something tells me that because it's leaf, higher nitrogen would be advised. But Idk, that's a guess)
- Several years ago I grew a couple of plants in pots. Then over the next couple of years a few plants popped up in the backyard soil. Well, it's clay actually with a layer of topsoil.
I'll run out of pots & medium before long as I've also germinated golden virginia, burley & latakia, I'll have no choice but to plant in the clay.
I've already laid down a thick layer of mulch on planting sites.
They're a long way from seedling stage, so what can I do to prepare the soil/clay in the meantime?
If anyone has advice re; growing in pots, or growing tobacco in general, it will be much appreciated. Thanks.