Just starting out in tobacco growing: @Bigborebob

[Bigborebob]

Hi all,
I'm bob, (not my real name but.... you know, internet) I'm a newbie cigar afficionado and a former cigarette smoker. I quit the cigs almost 5 years ago. I smoke a cigar and have some good whiskey about once a month. I'm diving into growing my own tobacco to satisfy my vitamin n craving. I'm looking for info regarding growing tobacco in the south west region of Montana. I have some seedlings started and will be planting outdoors soon. Any advice for a new grower is greatly appreciated!

 

[Alpine]

Welcome to FTT. The new grower’s FAQ section of the forum in an interesting read.

pier

 

[Wombat_smokes]

Welcome to the forum.

I'd say those plants are ready to "harden off" and be planted. Anything that reaches maturity in 70 days or less is best for Montana's short growing season, unless you're growing indoors or a greenhouse. Everything looks good.

 

[deluxestogie]

Welcome to the forum. You may wish to scan through the topics in our Index of Key Forum Threads.

Bob (my real name)

 

[jclif43]

Welcome!

 

[PvtPublic]

Welcome! I, too, am from SW Montana. Where's about?

 

[Bigborebob]

Welcome! I, too, am from SW Montana. Where's about?

Just outside bozeman

 

[PvtPublic]

Just outside bozeman

Same! What varieties do you have growing?

 

[Bigborebob]

Same! What varieties do you have growing?

Comstock Spanish, tn90 burley, Havana, Connecticut broadleaf, Cuban criollo 98, Havana 608, perique, and Havana 142

 

[Fleaz]

Welcome! It’s my first year growing as well. Im in Northern Colorado and my plants are doing pretty well for the first swing at growing basically anything from seed. I hope you have a prosperous season! Your plants are looking good, how many of each variety do you have?

 

[Bigborebob]

Your plants are looking good, how many of each variety do you have?

Thank you! And I have about 6 of each variety. I hope your harvest is plentiful!

 

[Bigborebob]

Where in this forum would I start a grow journal to document my progress and get input on techniques and advice to help me on my journey to grow the best tobacco I can? I'm very excited to have a home grown product and I don't want to screw up my first try...

 

[Fleaz]

Where in this forum would I start a grow journal

Go to the forum tab and click the orange “Post Thread” button then scroll down until you see “Grow Blog” and post it there.

 

[cangrow]

Welcome! your plants look great! I'm a little further north and my plants are a lot smaller; should've started earlier. At least I know what to do next year. Hope your plants give you plenty of vitamin n, lol, love that one!