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Nicotiana tabacum 'Little Dutch'

Nicotiana tabacum 'Little Dutch'

Product number: 542527
Origin: South America
Latin: *Nicotiana tabacum*

Little Dutch is a historic variety, dating back to the 1880s. It is a sweet, aromatic tobacco used in pipe blends and as cigar filler. This "dwarf" grows to about 90 cm tall and has narrow leaves that grow up to 60 cm long. The long, narrow leaves also make excellent cigar wrappers. The plants mature early and can also be grown very well in pots.

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

Names:
Latin: Nicotiana tabacum
Dutch: Dwergtabak (Dwarf Tobacco)
English: Tobacco

Sowing method: February-April indoors at 20-25°C or outdoors in May (in a warm, shady spot). Always pre-sow in a seed tray. Use cocopeat with silver sand as the sowing medium, sieving the top layer extra fine (kitchen sieve). Spread the seeds over the seedbed, lightly press down and mist until damp: it's a light germinator! Prick out into potting compost in 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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