The fact that adults and children are harmful to smoking . But not all of them know that tobacco can not only be smoked, but also used with advantage on the household plot and at home. Both adherents of tobacco smoking, and careful owners will benefit from our advice on how to grow tobacco in the country.
How to grow tobacco from seeds?
To start sowing seeds of tobacco for seedlings is most reasonable at the end of February or beginning of March. With a later sowing, tobacco will also grow, but the risk that it will be damaged by autumn frosts is great. Seeds of tobacco are very small, so they should be planted superficially, mixed with sand beforehand. Very successful will be the idea of planting tobacco seeds in empty plastic containers with a lid from the confectionery. If the free box from under the cake is not at hand, then you can plant tobacco seeds in any suitable container, erecting a mini-greenhouse made of polyethylene bags over it.
The earth in the container must be loose, air-permeable and well-moistened. In this case, tobacco crops can not be poured, since they simply rot. It is best to sprinkle them from the spray gun as necessary. Twice a day, the greenhouse needs to be opened for ventilation.
Planting tobacco and caring for the plant
Successful germination of tobacco seeds requires two conditions - a temperature of + 23 ° C and a long light day. Both can be provided with the help of a special lamp. When two real leaves appear on the sprouts of tobacco, they are planted in separate pots, protecting the fragile roots from damage.
In the open ground seedlings of tobacco planted in late May or early June, when the danger of nocturnal frosts passes. Agrotechnics of tobacco includes the following operations: weeding and loosening of the soil, irrigation, fertilization and padding. As a fertilizer for tobacco, an organic with a high content of potassium, for example, cow dung, is suitable. Pushing the same, or removing the peduncles, promotes the rapid formation of side shoots and improve the quality of the tobacco leaf.