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Hi ! I live in France. I have a temperate climate and i have to pay attention to the heatwaves in summer which seem to be more and more recurring in recent years I want to grow primerely for cigar and for experiment. I don't know what varietie to begin with, there is so many. For a first time...

I'm still very new to whole leaf, but I thought I'd share one of my early experiments for any new members or folks who wander here to learn. I bought a 7 type sampler from WLT, which as of Sept. 2023 includes lemon, bright, and red VA flue-cured, Izmir Turkish, dark fire cured, KY burley, and...

Ok so since my beginning to grow tobacco I have since moved into cigars and now pipes as it would happen my mother has a collection of pipes that were her grand fathers and one was to be gifted to me one day so I went ahead and got it from her in hopes to maybe use it and see if I like it or...

Hey everyone name of Jacob here. This year is my first shot at growing tobacco for personal use I have some nicotina rustica in the ground already and they are still small but I’m looking for any suggestions or relevant threads on how to cultivate them better (I have found a few but I don’t...

Hello Gents and Ladies, I jumped into this forum to do research and begin my journey in tobacco growing and processing. I plan to be a hobbyist. I would like to grow something that could be smoked like a cigarette (Camel Wide Style) and also various Pipe tobacco's including Cavendish. I am a big...

I started out with a couple of packets of seeds--Burley and Virginia Gold, and later got some Yellow Orinoco and Lizard Tail. I struggled to get things going at first. I found that seeds either didn't germinate well, rose too quickly and damped off, or would mold. Turns out I needed to use a...

Greetings all you tobacco lovers. I bring you all good tidings of my Cigar rolling journey. My aim is to learn as much as possible about the art of rolling and roll the best sticks in the land and share with all my fellow stogie friends. I believe in openness, fairness, good ethical values...

All: I'm a central Florida gardener looking to grow my first tobacco plant. I wouldn't mind a suggestion or two for ones that might be good for a newbie in my location. I intend it to be container-grown, and good taste and some punch would be nice. A few free starter seeds would be best of...

Funny story: I was terrified of bees and I had just quit smoking. So it only seems logical that I married a beekeeper, who loves his smokes. :D I joined this site (at his request) after seeing my husband (chillardbee) spend countless hours on here. He also has spoken many times about how...

Hello to everyone on the Fair Trade Tobacco forum! I just joined the forum for two main reasons: 1) I am interested in exploring growing tobacco in an "aquaponics" system, and 2) I am generally curious about the entire tobacco growing industry since my grandfather and his ancestors were...