BOOK TA80: Growing and Processing Tobacco at Home
A Guide for Gardeners
By Jim Johnson
210 Pages, Paperback, Plastic Coil Binding
Black and White Photos and Line Drawings
ISBN #0-9722794-0-7

With prices and health concerns regarding commercial types of tobacco products skyrocketing, a new generation is discovering that growing and processing their own tax free tobacco, free of dangerous chemical additives, is a very simple and straightforward process!

Tobacco is a very easy plant to grow and requires only 65-70 frost free nights to mature once transplanted outside. It is grown in every state, even Alaska. It is legal to grow and process your own tobacco at home.

Anyone with a small garden plot can grow tobacco and processing the tobacco is a simple straightforward process that the average gardener will have no problem with. Even after buying papers, filters and flavoring, you can make your own cigarettes that are superior to any commercial brand for about $5.00 a carton!

The book Growing and Processing Tobacco at Home was written with the gardener in mind. It contains all of the information included in our earlier guides, The SBE Home Tobacco Kit and Tobacco: Easier Than you Thought by Alan Daly , plus over a 100 pages of new information.

It covers all aspects of raising and processing tobacco at home. It details how to plant the seeds, care for the plants, identify and cure tobacco pests and diseases, how to harvest the plants, how to air cure, complete instructions and drawings on building your own kiln, how to flavor your tobacco, how to make cigars, cigarettes, chewing tobacco and snuff along with loads of other useful information.
This is a one-of-a-kind book that anyone interested in growing their own tobacco should read.
BOOK TA80: Growing and Processing Tobacco at Home $24.95


TA81: The New Home Tobacco Kit
This new Tobacco Home Starter Kit offers the above book Growing and Processing Tobacco at Home, plus 10 packs of carefully selected seeds for the beginning tobacco grower. You will receive 1 pack each of:
Madole
Small Stalk Black Mammoth
TN90 Burley
Havana142
Havana608
Lizard Tail Turtlefoot
Mountain
Kentucky 8959
Walker's Broadleaf
VA509.
This is a $46.95 retail value, yours for only $36.95 when purchased as a kit.
TA81: The New Home Tobacco Kit $36.95


Probably no other plant is used as much for so little to be known about it as is the noble tobacco plant. While everyone is familiar with the smoking and chewing products derived from this plant, few people realize its many other uses. It has medicinal values, makes an extremely valuable ornamental plant and flower garden specimen and is used to make one of nature's finest biodegradable, all natural pesticides.

We offer the following selections of Nicotiana:

Note: Each pack of seeds will produce at least 25 healthy plants, often, many more than this.

Chewing Tobacco Selections

TA110 Greenwood Dark
Medium, smooth leaf, cures to a dark brown with fine chewing tobacco flavor. High yields.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA111 Little Crittenden
An old Kentucky heirloom for making old fashioned chewing tobacco. Good yield and cures well.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA112 Narrow Leaf Madole
An old Kentucky favorite used by many growers for it's thin, dark leaves. Also a good cigar wrapper as well as chewing tobacco. Good yield and cures well.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA39 Havana 501
A large leaf type Havana well suited for chewing. Grows better than other varieties in poor soil. A large plant reaching 6-7 ft. with leaves spaced far apart. Seed Stock grown in Wisconsin.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

Tobacco selections for making cigarettes

TA14 Common Smoking Tobacco ( Tabacum Burley )
This is a standard Burley that is grown in several states. It produces a very good tobacco for cigarettes. Grows to 6 ft. with pink/red/white tinged flowers depending on soil makeup. One of the most widely grown cultivated tobaccos. Has limited disease resistance.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA16 Standard Burley Tobacco ( Tabacum burley var. compact )
A fine commercial strain that is used for its hardiness and smooth flavor. A must for cigarette making. This plant grows fast and is a high yield producer. I recommend leaving up to 14 leaves on this plant when pruning.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA202 Virginia Gold
A very light gold leaf when curing, it makes an excellent smoking tobacco. Grows to 5 ft. tall with a heavy yield.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA101 Golden Seal Special Burley
An up right variety with more leaves than most varieties. Is taller than most varieties on the market. Cures a golden color. Good cigarette selection, one of the heaviest producers.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 40-50 seeds

TA102 Lizard Tail Orinoco
This is one of the burley cigarette varieties that has long been grown in Virginia. The leaves are closely spaced on the stalk and are of medium size. Leaf body is heavy. Good cigarette blending tobacco.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA103 Goose Creek Red
This is a one sucker burley variety that cures up a wonderful red color. A good smoking tobacco that works well for blending cigars and cigarettes.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA104 Walker's Broadleaf
This is an older variety that was originated in Virginia. The leaves are closely spaced on the stalk and are wider than most varieties. Provides a large bounty of tobacco in a small space. Good cigarette tobacco.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA107 Brown Leaf
This variety originated in Kentucky. It has relatively large leaves of medium body that cures out a deep, rich brown color. A heirloom cigarette tobacco.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA108 Lizard Tail Turtlefoot
A dark tobacco of good quality. This cross produces more weight than most varieties being grown at present. It has a little larger leaf than Orinoco. Good blender for cigarettes and cigars.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA109 Shirey
This is a variety used by many growers to produce a good yield of high quality dark tobacco. A favorite cigarette tobacco for home growers.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA09 Perique Tobacco
Rare and famous Louisiana tobacco known for it's dark, black color and unique flavor. Tobacco was originally cured by stuffing it into hollow logs until fermented. Perique is a spice tobacco, usually used in Virginia blends. It has a dark, oily appearance, and a taste of pepper and figs. Its flavor is very strong, so it isn't usually found in high percentages in a blend. It can be smoked straight, but isn't intended to be. Being acidic, it tends to alleviate alkaline tongue bite, which is so often a problem with Virginia tobacco.
  $2.20 per pack

TA30 Tennessee Burley #TN90
This is a standard Tennessee Burley that produces good yield, high quality tobacco that is favored for cigarettes. This plant has multiple disease resistance. A vigorous plant that is easy to grow.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

Cigar Tobaccos ( wrappers, binders, fillers )

New! TA58 Connecticut Shade Leaf
We have obtained seeds from one of the oldest tobacco growers in the The Connecticut Valley, which is a major source of some of the world's finest wrapper leaves. This golden colored wrapper tobacco is highly regarded and praised by many cigar makers and connoisseurs. Connecticut Shade originated from a strain of Cuban seed, is shade-grown under huge tents of gauze cloth ( or greenhouse shade netting ) to protect the delicate leaf. It is thin, deeply veined and used to wrap around famous brands cigars such as Macanudo, Davidoff, Montecristo, Ashton and Fonseca, among many others.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

New! TA60 Pennsylvania Red Leaf
This is a premium cigar filler type tobacco having beautiful dark colored, long leaves. Works for filler, binder, and if cured properly can be used as a wrapper. Has a rich, deep flavor that blends well with any tobacco, especially the Havana types we offer.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA61 Havana Long Red Leaf
This is a wonderful dark leafed tobacco for cigars, making a good filler, binder that imparts a deep, rich flavors to cigars. Leaves are dark, long and narrow, and offer a good high yeild harvest.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds

TA32 Havana #142
An excellent Havana tobacco that produces a quick harvest in about 65 days. This is a good tobacco for both chewing and cigars. This is an especially good tobacco for the North and is easily raised as far North as Wisconsin. A good filler and binder for cigars, good cigarette tobacco too.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA34 Havana #608
Said to be the best Havana for home use. Produces a quick crop in about 65 days, and is good for cigars or chewing. This plant gives a high yield and is also recommended for growing in the North. First time growers should definitely try this one!
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA03 Monte Calme Yellow
A favorite European variety that features wide, thin leaves that preferred for cigar wrappers. Grows to about 6 ft. tall, producing a large crop. Mild flavor, can also be used for cigarette blends.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA28 Small Stalk Black Mammoth
This is a deep dark tobacco that gives good weight and supports itself very well. This is a tobacco prized by specialty growers because it provides a great wrapper tobacco or a premium snuff tobacco when ripe. A good tobacco for beginners learning to roll their own cigars or for first time snuff makers.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA24 Madole
A fine commercial variety that is fast growing and hardy. I recommend growing this one if you smoke cigars.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

Tobacco selections for making pipe tobacco.

TA116 Tennessee Red Leaf
A fast growing, high yeilding tobacco with with large leaves that cure to a red color, excellent cigarette and pipe blend.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA05 Orinoco
A tall tobacco with thick textured, crinkly leaves that produces a rich brown pipe tobacco that is a favorite of pipe smokers worldwide. Also makes a good blending tobacco for cigars and cigarettes.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA41 Havana 503B
One of the most popular cigar varieties for home growers. An excellent pipe tobacco, it also makes a good chewing tobacco. Will grow 6-7 ft. tall. Cured leaves have a reddish to light brown color. Cured leaves have a silky texture like long rye that makes a good covering for cigars. Has a pleasant, mild aroma and taste much preferred for cigars. .
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

Ornamental varities that can be grown as flower garden plant or used as filler/bending for cigars and cigarettes.

TA36 Rose
A very beautiful and ornamental tobacco plant that produces loads of rosy, trumpet shaped flowers. This plant is a definite must for all flower gardens. The tobacco can be smoked or mix with other blends for a unique flavor.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA204 Midewivan Sacred
A native form of N. rustica that is used by Native American Indians in ceremonies and for smoking purposes. A rather strong tobacco compared to commercial types. A fast grower and decorative plant.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA02 Jasmine Tobacco ( Sweet scented alata )
A very sweet scented flowering tobacco with pure white trumpet shaped flowers 3-4" long and 1-1/2" wide. Very free flowering. Fall sown seedlings make great pot plants for growing during the winter. A beautiful addition to any flower garden. It is very popular in Brazil and is fast gaining popularity in the U.S.
  $2.20 per pack per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA08 Chilean Tobacco ( Langsdorffi )
A distinctive annual plant that hail from Chile and has odd green 1 1/2" nodding flowers. An interesting species that grows to about 4 ft. The flavor of this tobacco is slightly different than others, and it makes a good blending tobacco.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA06 Tree Tobacco ( Glauca )
A graceful tree that grows to 20 ft. with bright trumpet-shaped yellow flowers and striking glaucous-blue foliage. From Argentina. It makes a wonderful tub plant. Can be grown outdoors in warm climates and makes a striking garden specimen. It is highly valued for its chewing, smoking and medicinal uses. It is said to have only trace nicotine. Hardy to 15 degrees. It will flower when very young.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA12 Argentina Tobacco ( Sylvestris )
A vigorous perennial growing to 5 ft. with large 20" basal leaves and sweet scented drooping white flowers. Try growing this tobacco for mixing purposes. Its slightly different flavor will blend well with cigarette tobaccos. A very attractive plant that should be planted in every flower garden..
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

Oriental Varieties

TA55 Black Sea Samsun Turkish
This Turkish tobacco is among the best money can buy. Originating in the Samsun region of Turkey, along the Black Sea, this tobacco is renowned for its unique rich flavour. This plant has smaller leaves than other strains, but a very distinctive aroma. An excellent turkish blend or unique by itself.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA07 Hungarian "Szamosi" Dark Tobacco
A very popular Hungarian tobacco with full rich flavor. The lower 5-6 leaves are used for cigars or pipe tobacco and the upper leaves are used for medium flavored cigarettes or for pipe tobacco. The huge leaves can be up to 24-30" long and 16" wide. A heavy producer.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds

  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA18 Iranian Tobacco
A nice strain of tobacco from the Middle East that is different than others. It is said to make a good filler and pipe tobacco. Grows 4-6 ft. with foot long dark leaves. .
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

Tobaccos with high nicotine content for making pesticides and tobacco dust.

TA04 Mountain Tobacco ( Nicotinia var. )
A graceful and ornamental species, small plants grow only 2-3 tall with yellow or green flowers. Has a very high nicotine content. A very popular tobacco with the Navajo Indians. It is an all purpose plant. I recommend using it as an ornamental, filler and pesticide base and for making tobacco dust for the garden .
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA10 Indian Tobacco ( Rustica )
A half hardy annual that grows to about 3 ft. and is cultivated worldwide for smoking and nicotine production. Has many green to yellow flowers that remain open during the day. It is so potent that it has been used as an arrow poison in Mexico. Can be raised as far north as Maine.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA115 Punche
From northern New Mexico, it was used by early Spanish settlers until the 1930's. Good blending tobacco for pipes, cigars, and chewing.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA42 Kentucky 8959 ( Hybrid )
Developed by the University of Kentucky and released in 1993. A commercial brand of burley tobacco grown by tobacco farmers for the cigarette and chewing tobacco industry. Has it's own unique flavor and traits. It is a high yielding variety with wide leaves. Resistant to tobacco etch virus and tobacco vein mottling.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA44 NC 2 ( Hybrid )
A fine burley developed by North Carolina State University. A commercial brand of burley tobacco grown by tobacco farmers for the cigarette and chewing tobacco industry. Has it's own unique flavor and traits.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA46 VA 509 ( Hybrid )
A large burley good for cigarette blends. Good disease resistance and heavy yielder. Adds it's own character to blend flavor.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA51 NC BH129 ( Hybrid )
A high yielding burley with uniform growth and widely adaptable to many different areas. A good commercial strain.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA52 KY 17 ( Hybrid )
Another good commercial burley blend with good disease resistance. Does not tolerate dry weather as well as other varieties, but this shouldn't be a problem in garden settings. Excellent flavor.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA54 MS 21 X KY 14 ( Hybrid )
A widely grown commercial crop with high yields and good flavor for cigarettes and cigar filler.
  $2.20 per pack 40-50 seeds
  $18.50 per pack 1,000 seeds

TA56 Variegated Tobacco ( Tabacum variegatum )
A very rare and unique tobacco with a showy cream splash on the leaves, and pink flowers. To 5 feet. Select only variegated seedlings-comes over 60% true from seed. Stunning and unusual. Everyone who loves tobacco growing should have some of these for show and tell.
  $4.50 per pack 25-40 seeds
  $24.50 per pack 500 seeds