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Nicotiana tabacum 'Virginia Gold' / 'Virginia 116'

Nicotiana tabacum 'Virginia Gold' / 'Virginia 116'

Product number: 542590
Origin: South America
Latin: *Nicotiana tabacum*

A popular, light, and mild bulk tobacco, often yellow when still a plant. This tobacco readily absorbs flavor from other (stronger) tobacco varieties. The soft tobacco is used for rolling tobacco, cigarettes, pipes, and as filler in light (ladies') cigars. The substantial yield is partly due to the large leaves on 180 cm tall plants. It beautifully balances several types towards mildness.
A "blend" (mixture) is composed from several varieties in varying concentrations to achieve an interesting aroma.

Tobacco plants are diligent bloomers, in sun or shade, dry weather or rain!

Names:
Latin: Nicotiana tabacum
Dutch: Basistabak
English: Tobacco

Sowing method: February-April indoors at 20-25°C or in May outdoors (in a warm, shady spot). Always pre-sow in a seed tray. Use cocopeat with silver sand as the sowing medium; sieve the top layer extra finely (kitchen sieve). Spread the seeds over the seedbed, lightly press them down, and mist them thoroughly: they need light to germinate! Transplant in potting soil in good time to prevent growth stagnation. The plants can be moved outdoors in May, as soon as the weather becomes consistently warmer.

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