Mikko
Member
Hello everyone!
Last year was my first season growing tobacco here in northern Norway, almost 69°N.
The goal was simply to see if it was possible to grow quality tobacco this far north. Our growing season is short, and the weather can be unpredictable, but we also have the advantage of the midnight sun during summer.
Last season I mainly grew Virginia tobacco. The plants spent the first part of the summer on a covered veranda before being transplanted into large fabric grow bags outdoors in early July. The veranda became surprisingly warm on sunny days and worked almost like a greenhouse.
After harvest, I cured the leaves, experimented with fermentation and eventually pressed several plugs and produced some loose-cut pipe tobacco. The results were encouraging enough that I decided to continue the project.
This year I’ve expanded the experiment and am growing several different tobacco varieties to compare how they perform under the same Arctic conditions.
I’ll post some photos from last year’s season first, followed by updates from this year’s crop. I’ll keep this thread updated throughout the season with photos, observations, harvest results and the tobacco processing after harvest.
I hope you’ll find it interesting, and I’m always happy to hear suggestions or answer questions.
Last year was my first season growing tobacco here in northern Norway, almost 69°N.
The goal was simply to see if it was possible to grow quality tobacco this far north. Our growing season is short, and the weather can be unpredictable, but we also have the advantage of the midnight sun during summer.
Last season I mainly grew Virginia tobacco. The plants spent the first part of the summer on a covered veranda before being transplanted into large fabric grow bags outdoors in early July. The veranda became surprisingly warm on sunny days and worked almost like a greenhouse.
After harvest, I cured the leaves, experimented with fermentation and eventually pressed several plugs and produced some loose-cut pipe tobacco. The results were encouraging enough that I decided to continue the project.
This year I’ve expanded the experiment and am growing several different tobacco varieties to compare how they perform under the same Arctic conditions.
I’ll post some photos from last year’s season first, followed by updates from this year’s crop. I’ll keep this thread updated throughout the season with photos, observations, harvest results and the tobacco processing after harvest.
I hope you’ll find it interesting, and I’m always happy to hear suggestions or answer questions.
