How to Save Money and a Trip by Growing Tobacco Plants at Home
When you go to grab another cigarette and realise you have no more, what do you do? The most logical answer would be to head down to the store and buy another pack of cigarettes. But what if you did not have to go and spend your hard earned money on cigarettes? To avoid spending another penny on cigarettes the solution is simple: grow tobacco at home.
Growing tobacco is not as difficult as one might think. It can be done with no experience, minimal effort, and surprisingly little equipment. When growing tobacco the following is needed: tobacco plants, land to grow tobacco (preferably one square metre per plant), if no land is available a twelve litre pot, nitrogen rich fertiliser, soil high in organic material, water, and sunshine. Of the above requirements for tobacco growing a closer look reveals that the majority of the equipment is both free and readily available! Tobacco plants can be purchased at a few stores but, more easily, online. The same goes for fertiliser, though if you wish to grow tobacco organically a wide range of materials can be used from alfalfa meal to bat guano!
Once the essential ingredients are gathered for growing tobacco, the next step is planting, which should be done in late spring or early summer. After the tobacco plants have been planted all that is required is watering and waiting. Another item that may be needed is some type of steak or rod to support the tobacco plants as they will grow to be seven feet tall. This is only necessary if you grow tobacco in an area that is likely to experience inclement weather; otherwise the plant is able to support itself.
After two weeks of growing tobacco, the plants may be ready for fertilising. If organic fertiliser is used it needs to be without any harmful chemicals. This could be bone meal, manure, compost material, etc. If organic fertiliser is not a deal breaker when it comes to growing tobacco then fertiliser that is high in nitrogen will work provided that the fertiliser does not promote flower growth (tomato fertiliser will encourage flower growth). Flowers will take nutrients away from the leaves, which is not a desired result.
When you grow tobacco there is little worry of pests. A snail or a slug is something that should be avoided as these can cause damage to growing tobacco. If a snail or slug is discovered it should be removed as soon as possible. Other pests are easily defeated with a warm water spray. Pesticides should not be needed when growing tobacco.
Ninety days after planting, watering, fertilising, and simple pest control, the experience of growing tobacco will be almost finished. The next step will be to cure and process the tobacco. Once this has been accomplished the tobacco will be ready for smoking and satisfaction.
Tobacco growing means the last cigarette is not the last. It does mean that trips to the store to spend money on cigarettes are over. Growing tobacco plants at home will guarantee that the supply of tobacco will be sustained as long as you take the minimal effort and time required.
Growing tobacco is not as difficult as one might think. It can be done with no experience, minimal effort, and surprisingly little equipment. When growing tobacco the following is needed: tobacco plants, land to grow tobacco (preferably one square metre per plant), if no land is available a twelve litre pot, nitrogen rich fertiliser, soil high in organic material, water, and sunshine. Of the above requirements for tobacco growing a closer look reveals that the majority of the equipment is both free and readily available! Tobacco plants can be purchased at a few stores but, more easily, online. The same goes for fertiliser, though if you wish to grow tobacco organically a wide range of materials can be used from alfalfa meal to bat guano!
Once the essential ingredients are gathered for growing tobacco, the next step is planting, which should be done in late spring or early summer. After the tobacco plants have been planted all that is required is watering and waiting. Another item that may be needed is some type of steak or rod to support the tobacco plants as they will grow to be seven feet tall. This is only necessary if you grow tobacco in an area that is likely to experience inclement weather; otherwise the plant is able to support itself.
After two weeks of growing tobacco, the plants may be ready for fertilising. If organic fertiliser is used it needs to be without any harmful chemicals. This could be bone meal, manure, compost material, etc. If organic fertiliser is not a deal breaker when it comes to growing tobacco then fertiliser that is high in nitrogen will work provided that the fertiliser does not promote flower growth (tomato fertiliser will encourage flower growth). Flowers will take nutrients away from the leaves, which is not a desired result.
When you grow tobacco there is little worry of pests. A snail or a slug is something that should be avoided as these can cause damage to growing tobacco. If a snail or slug is discovered it should be removed as soon as possible. Other pests are easily defeated with a warm water spray. Pesticides should not be needed when growing tobacco.
Ninety days after planting, watering, fertilising, and simple pest control, the experience of growing tobacco will be almost finished. The next step will be to cure and process the tobacco. Once this has been accomplished the tobacco will be ready for smoking and satisfaction.
Tobacco growing means the last cigarette is not the last. It does mean that trips to the store to spend money on cigarettes are over. Growing tobacco plants at home will guarantee that the supply of tobacco will be sustained as long as you take the minimal effort and time required.
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