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Greetings cigar lovers,

First time grower from Chicago. I plan on growing a tobacco plant in my backyard this coming summer and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. I only plan on growing one plant in a large flower pot. Seeing that this is my first time at the starting gate, and the Chicago weather being what it is, I would appreciate any tips or suggestions, such as an easy strain to grow and where I can purchase seeds. I’m not concerned whether it is used for filler, binder, or wrapper. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. And thanks for all the great info you guys provide. I’ve really learned a lot from you all
 
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Little Dutch (as @GreenDragon mentioned)
Little Cuba
Comstock Spanish
Wisconsin 901
Connecticut Shade
Connecticut Broadleaf
Criollo

These are some varieties I’ve grown over the last couple years up in Wisconsin and have had good results in pots.

My follow up questions would be:
-What size pot?
-Do you have any height restrictions on a plant?
-Are you trying to use the leaf for anything specific? (Ex. cigars, cigarettes, chew, pipe, etc.)
 
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This is all some great advice. You guys rock!!! Much appreciated. I will be ordering soon and hope the start growing as soon as I can (late spring in Chicago). I plan to use whatever I can grow for cigar tobacco. I guess my next question is, how do I know what is filler, binder, wrapper, etc.?
 
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First of all, it is the quality of an individual leaf that will determine your use for it (wrapper, binder, filler), rather than the market habits from the 19th century (that is, the USDA use-class). You can get a rough idea of the use-classes of various tobacco varieties by scanning through the seed list at Northwood Seeds.

For starting your seed, look at your average date of last frost, then count backwards about 2 months. [My last average frost is in early May, so I start my seed indoors in early March.]

Bob
 
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