Indoor grow tent! Swedish snus variety Tofta!

[Snue]

i would increase the light strength then, if not lower the light closer to it just a bit and see if that helps

i have just ordered my led light and borrowing a mates one. got a small one half the size of you and a tent 1.5mx1.5mx2m on the way

i'll buy more lights of course when its winter time here

 

[loui loui]

i would increase the light strength then, if not lower the light closer to it just a bit and see if that helps

i have just ordered my led light and borrowing a mates one. got a small one half the size of you and a tent 1.5mx1.5mx2m on the way

i'll buy more lights of course when its winter time here

Nice!
I did measure with a lux meter app in the phone and it is the plant that gets the most light that flower fastest and the plant that get the least light that is the biggest.
I could lower the light but that may result in less light at the edges of the tent.
The light shines stronger in the middle, it is my only grime with the setup.
However my experiment may not apply to your grow with a different tobacco variety, Tofta may just be an early flowering tobacco plant, it would not surprice since it is from Sweden.
Light at 2 feet.

 

[Snue]

Nice!
I did measure with a lux meter app in the phone and it is the plant that gets the most light that flower fastest and the plant that get the least light that is the biggest.
I could lower the light but that may result in less light at the edges of the tent.
The light shines stronger in the middle, it is my only grime with the setup.
However my experiment may not apply to your grow with a different tobacco variety, Tofta may just be an early flowering tobacco plant, it would not surprice since it is from Sweden.
Light at 2 feet.
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yea i was looking at the 200w ones which are really two 100w put together. but ive decided what i'll do is get four 100w ones then i can space them out. i've not heard good things about ppe apps on phones, which one are you using?

 

[loui loui]

yea i was looking at the 200w ones which are really two 100w put together. but ive decided what i'll do is get four 100w ones then i can space them out. i've not heard good things about ppe apps on phones, which one are you using?

It sounds like an excellent plan to have four 100W lights!
I am using a light meter called lux light meter pro and a nokia phone. I can see the difference at the edges and the center and it is not much I can do about anyway cause these lights are built that way. The plants adjust so it is not a big deal that it is less light at the edges.
What tobacco variety do you plan to grow?

 

[loui loui]

I did measure it again and it is 45'000 lux at the edges in an angle towards the light (the leaves are angled towards the light) and 80'000 at the center horisontally.
I think this way to measure the light is more than I need, the tobacco plants are excellent light meters, they raise the leaves vertically when they get too much light and lower the leaves horisontally they recieve less light!

 

[Snue]

It sounds like an excellent plan to have four 100W lights!
I am using a light meter called lux light meter pro and a nokia phone. I can see the difference at the edges and the center and it is not much I can do about anyway cause these lights are built that way. The plants adjust so it is not a big deal that it is less light at the edges.
What tobacco variety do you plan to grow?

the cigar type

piloto dr
dom olar
criollo 98
habano 2000

 

[loui loui]

the cigar type

piloto dr
dom olar
criollo 98
habano 2000

Allright!
One trick is to grow only one variety and become very good at it.
It is easier to manage plants that grow in the same way and have similar needs.

 

[Snue]

Allright!
One trick is to grow only one variety and become very good at it.
It is easier to manage plants that grow in the same way and have similar needs.

these will be going outside. but over winter yes i'll do one type per grow and whatever veg my partner has decided on.

 

[loui loui]

The second plant that clearly shows a bud.
I did cut it off.
The bud was very sticky, maybe full of alkaloids?
Anyone tried smoking the buds?

EDIT: I did put it in a pipe and burned until it smoked and chewed the stem and snused it.
It gave me a pleasant effect, feels good.
Nothing wrong on the buds so far.

 

[loui loui]

 

[deluxestogie]

I'm going to ask a difficult (perhaps inapplicable) question. If you look at our New Growers' FAQ, item #4 [What tobacco varieties should I grow?], it describes the USDA use classes. Would you have any idea of which uses class Tofta might best approximate?

Thanks,
Bob

 

[loui loui]

I'm going to ask a difficult (perhaps inapplicable) question. If you look at our New Growers' FAQ, item #4 [What tobacco varieties should I grow?], it describes the USDA use classes. Would you have any idea of which uses class Tofta might best approximate?

Thanks,
Bob

I don't know more than the information by the seller of the seeds and only the gods know how accurate that is.
I bought the seeds from here:

Tobaksfrö Tofta

Tobaksfrö Tofta som härstammar från gamla Svenska tobaksodlingar i Skåne

www.tilbudet.se

Translated description:

Tobacco seed Tofta DAC217



It is one of two really old Swedish variants that are a little unclear
when and how it came to Sweden. But it is said to have gotten its name
from Toftagård in Yngsjö, where it was grown at least from the 1920s
until 1958 (then it was replaced by Åhus tobacco, which is also
called Alida).
The tobacco you get from this variety is of a darker type and
could be a remnant of an old Dutch variety. But in the
areas around Åhus it has long been cultivated and then not only as a
variant, but it also gave its name to the Swedish type "Tofta type"
which together with "Djubeck" was grown in the fields and in the
gardens where there was room.


The variant is found under the following names:


Belongs to Family:
Solanaceae, Nightshade family

Species:
Nicotiana, Nicotiana Tabacum L

Note :
Cultivated in southern Sweden until the 1960s as tobacco.

Compact, low-growing plant with a strong stem and strong leaves.
Suitable for windy areas. Resistant to colder climates.
However, not frost.

Belongs to the category:
Dark Air Cured (Roof/fire-cured)

Area of use:
Snus, Smoking tobacco (cigars and pipes)


Plant Information:

• Plant form: Columnar form
• Plant height: 100-180 cm (grown in Sweden)
• Number of leaves: 14
• Rec topping: 8th alt. 10th leaf
• Sheet size: 20-35 x 40-65 cm
• Day to flowers: 40 days after planting in Sweden.
  White-pink flowers.
• Days to maturity: 50-55 days (when grown in Sweden)
• Estimated yield: 40-50 g of dried tobacco per plant
  (when grown outdoors)
• Sugar content: Low
• Type: Dark
• Nicotine content: Medium
• Crossing:
• Resistance: See data sheet
• Batch: 2020

You know more than me what that means, I can translate with som assistance by google but that is all. I guess it has been harvested green (dark) and usually either fire cured or air cured.

I am planning to give it a light nutrient regime so the leaves turn yellow on the plant and then harvest.

 

[deluxestogie]

Belongs to the category:
Dark Air Cured

Thank you. The class is "Dark Air-cured".

Bob

EDIT: The images on their website are excellent.

 

[deluxestogie]

I've added a link to the Tofta description post in the Smokeless section of our Index of Key Forum Threads.

Bob

 

[loui loui]

Thank you. The class is "Dark Air-cured".

Bob

EDIT: The images on their website are excellent.

Yes it is a good site, I am glad I found it.
They have three swedish varieties, the others are Per-Pers and Alida aka Åhus. On one of the images you can see them grow next to eachother, the names are written on the signs.

 

[loui loui]

8 of 8 plants are topped.
I don't want the plants to waste energy on buds, flowers and seeds.

 

[loui loui]

 

[Snue]

i would of kept one plant for seeding, but thats just me

 

[loui loui]

i would of kept one plant for seeding, but thats just me

Yes I am thinking about it but it is not too late as I expect new shoots to come out from the stem.
Typically when a plant has its buds removed it will try to make new buds. This will often result in a massive budding and if left to flower it will be very beautiful.

I like flowers also so it is very tempting to make flowers and seeds, the more the better.
Last grow I did grow beautiful mini violets and I also had som basil flowering.
The violets did also flower very early, months before the description on the seed package.
I have not decided what to do next yet but don't be surprised if there will come flowers.

 

[93rdCanadian]

@loui loui your grow is looking nice! I'm amazed how green you are keeping your plants in that level of light intensity!

I wanted to say that I think you are running your plants to hard though.

If you put your lux through a ppfd converter it looks like you are sitting around 1500ppfd, at 24 hours of light that's a daily light integral of 129 moles. The most light hungry plants I know of top out at 60 moles. Lettuce for example likes 17 moles, tomatoes and peppers will be happy in the 20-40 mole range.

Again I'm amazed at how nice your pants look so take it with a grain of salt. Drastically changing the photoperiod could be detrimental so maybe just consider for the next round. They look like they should give you something to use either way.