In the last years of the 19th c there was no single critic who dominated design as Downing or Eastlake had. Hi Nigel, Kings seed in NZ sell a large leafed tobacco, contact email near the start of my article, or I can send you some of my seeds if you’re stuck. Planting out your seedlings late November to January (in NZ) should give you full sized plants. Hi i have been growing my rubber flooring for garage tobacco for about 6 years now i live in canterbury nz and i find that the winter doesn’t realy affect it much at all.
You’ve hung the leaves in a warm(ish), dry, preferably dark and airy environment not touching the walls or floor, you’ve checked them occasionally to see that they haven’t jammed up together on their’ sticks, or gone moldy, or the mice haven’t developed a bad nicotine habit, and you’ve made sure that they haven’t become so dry that they’re brittle – dry means they’re not rained on, or so wet that they rot.
All he did was split the middle rib and thread them 25 to a bamboo garden stake, which he then hung horizontally in a shady, airy place. Good luck with your growing, seeds shouldn’t be a problem, some garden centers sell them as ornamentals, and I know that you can get them in the UK. Here in NZ we can distil legally, same rules as for wine, beer and tobacco: just don’t sell, barter or gift it, and I’ll be running about four US gallons off later on today from my homebuilt still. The leaf dries OK in the UK but getting the heat / moisture right to cure and age it is a problem.
You’ve hung the leaves in a warm(ish), dry, preferably dark and airy environment not touching the walls or floor, you’ve checked them occasionally to see that they haven’t jammed up together on their’ sticks, or gone moldy, or the mice haven’t developed a bad nicotine habit, and you’ve made sure that they haven’t become so dry that they’re brittle – dry means they’re not rained on, or so wet that they rot.