tobacco grow and cure guide official
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HOW TO GROW AND CURE YOUR OWN TOBACCO FROM SEED Sow seeds indoors in flats, tras or s!all "ots #$% wee&s'efore trans"lantin() A "lasti* tra wit+ , or # "a*&s insertswor&s -er well) Fill tras a""ro.i!atel / in*+es dee" wit+ afine startin( !i. soil or "ottin( soil) 0a*& soil -er li(+tl)0ottin( soil s+o1ld 'e s*reened to re!o-e an lar(e *+1n&s)T+oro1(+l soa& soil and let drain 'efore seedin() Do not 1se(arden soil)
S"rin&le 2$/ seeds in ea*+ "ot on to" of t+e !oistened soil)Do NOT *o-er seed) Mist t+e seeds li(+tl wit+ a s"ra 'ottleand *o-er t+e tra loosel wit+ a "lasti* do!e or s+eet of*lear li(+t "lasti* fil!) Do not seal ti(+tl) 3ea-e a *orner"ro""ed 1" to allow so!e air e.*+an(e) 0la*e in a well litarea near a window or 1nder (row li(+ts w+ere t+ete!"erat1re is a *onstant 45$%5 de(rees) Do not e.*eed %6de(rees) Mist t+e tras dail and &ee" t+e soils s1rfa*e !oistat all ti!es) Seeds will (er!inate in 4$7, das) To'a**o seed(er!ination is -er te!"erat1re de"endant) 3owerTe!"erat1res will (reatl dela (er!ination)
W+en t+e seeds start s"ro1tin(, re!o-e t+e "lasti* *o-er and!o-e to a f1ll li(+t area s1*+ as a (reen+o1se, *old fra!e or1nder (row li(+ts) 8ee" soil !oist at all ti!es, '1t do not o-erwater) Water w+en t+e s1rfa*e of t+e soil first 'e(ins toa""ear dr) O-er waterin( !a *a1se seedlin(s to da!"enoff, and i!"edes root de-elo"!ent) T+in or di-ide seedlin(sto 7 "er "ot)
0lantin( instr1*tions9Set seedlin(s o1tside in filtered s1nli(+t for 2$, +o1rs "er dafor a wee& 'efore "lantin( to a**li!ate and +arden off t+eseedlin(s) 0lant seedlin(s in rows s"a*ed 2 feet in all dire*tionsafter all dan(er of frost +as "assed) 8ee" soil !oist 1ntil "lantsare esta'lis+ed) :t is nor!al for "lants to wilt aftertrans"lantin( and a""ear not to (row at all d1rin( t+e first 2wee&s) All t+e (rowt+ is ta&in( "la*e 1nder (ro1nd at t+issta(e) On*e esta'lis+ed, to'a**o re;1ires little water) Fertili