Revered and respected as a sacred plant since ancient times, Tobacco is used for offering and purification. Instead, I wilt the whole leaves for a day or two, then roll each leaf individually into a loose cigar shape and dry them that way. For this purpose they do not have to be fermented. I use Tobacco leaves not for smoking, but for spiritual offerings. After a curing period of several months to years, the leaves undergo a fermentation process where they are layered in barrels, next they are dried and aged once again to enhance the flavours and the burning qualities. For use as a smoking herb, the tobacco leaves must be processed by curing, fermenting, and aging. Once the plants begin to flower the plants can be cut at the base and hung to dry, alternatively the leaves may be harvested individually. Tobacco plants like regular water throughout the growing season, if soil is deficient then adding compost, or a feeding of kelp and/or fish fertilized is recommended to encourage large leaf growth. It is best started a month or so early (mid-April) in our temperate climate and then transplanted out when the night temps are warmer in mid-May. Tobacco seeds are very easy to germinate and the seedlings are fast growing. The high humidity environment of the green house is also beneficial but not necessary. Tobacco needs all the sun you can give it, decent soil (the more fertile the better), and regular waterings to help it establish. Broad fuzzy leaves with yellow/green flowers on short spikes.
These seeds had been discovered sealed with pitch in pottery and carbon dated to be over 1000 years old.ģ ft. Seeds of this variety were gifted to Dan Jason of Salt Spring Seeds by First Nations from the Great Lakes Region.
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