How to Grow Your Own Tobacco from Seed to Smoke

by Ray French

How to Grow Your Own Tobacco From Seed to Smoke covers everything you need to know to plant, harvest, and cure your own tobacco including troubleshooting for pests and diseases. How do I get seeds started? What is the perfect container for growing tobacco in? How do I harvest and dry the plants to smoke once they've matured? There is no stone left unturned in this DIY book about growing and smoking your own tobacco. The interesting processes involved are thoroughly covered, and author Ray French doesn't leave anything out. There are directions for every stage of the process, including planting seeds to harvesting and drying the tobacco plant for smoke. Author and horticulturist Ray French summarizes the history of growing tobacco and then explains how age-old growing practices have now become a part of the easy, sustainable, organic methods for the home gardener. Not only is the entire process of tobacco growing and smoking included, How to Grow Your Own Tobacco From Seed to Smoke includes the history of tobacco farming and harvesting. Ray also includes information on varieties and grades of tobacco, seed starting techniques, and suggestions for growing in the ground or in containers, all in this handy guide.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785832173
• ISBN13: 9780785832171
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Crestline
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"