Habano Canary Island Tobacco – Approx 100 Seeds

Habano Canary Island Tobacco is a cigar wrapper tobacco but it can also used as a cigar filler. Wrapper is the term used to describe very high-quality tobacco leaf that is used for the outer layer of a cigar, which is the most visible portion of the cigar. Habano wrappers produce a stronger aroma and intense flavor. Sun grown plants are often used as a binder or filler, whereas plants grown under a shade cloth makes an excellent wrapper. The plant produces very pale pink flowers.

Growing Habano Canary Island Tobacco

• Place commercial seedling compost into a tray and soak the soil with water and allow the excess water to drain off.
• Sprinkle the  tobacco seeds onto the surface of the damp soil.
• Do not cover the seeds, as they need light for germination.
• Tobacco seeds are very tiny, so be careful to spread the seeds as evenly as possible.
• Keep the soil damp by watering from below or use a mist sprayer.
• Start the seeds 4-6 weeks before the last frost, making sure they are kept warm during this period and not allowed to dry out.
• Germination should take a about 7 – 14 days if you start the seeds indoors in warm spot.
• At lower temperatures, the germination takes a few days longer.
• Seedlings are ready to be transplanted into bigger pots, when the leaves are about 1cm in length.
• Plant outside after all danger of frost is past. Care should be taken not to disturb the roots.
• Feed should only be given to established and rapidly growing plants after they have been replanted.
• Tobacco requires a lot of nitrogen and potash, which can be supplied using standard garden fertilizer.
• Ideally, space the tobacco plants about 2 ft. apart in rows 3 ft. apart.
• Water plants thoroughly after transplanting and water daily until plants become established.
• Like tomato plants, the branches (suckers, offshoots), should be removed to focus the plants energy on the large leaves.
• Tobacco plants generally require full sun to grow properly.
• Tobacco is ready to be harvest after 60-90 days after germinating.