Growing Tobacco Pt. 1: Germinating Tobacco Seeds

Growing tobacco is easy... once you learn the deal with germinating tobacco seeds. Planting tobacco seeds is a little different, since tobacco seeds are tiny. They also like some light to germinate, which makes the risk of them drying out high. If tobacco seeds sprout, then dry out, you're not going to grow tobacco! Once the tobacco plants get bigger, they're really easy. Today I show you how I'm growing tobacco and germinating tobacco seeds in my little nursery area. More videos to come on homegrown tobacco - stay tuned.
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[@derekgatzxx]

can you make a video about how to compost your enemies please

[@robertwilliams2720]

Lol wood chipper, topsoil, worm casings, and lots of privacy 🤣

[@noahlangdonreidy354]

feed them to the pigs (if you have any)

[@PelletJamie]

Embalm them in Gatorade and keep them in the office as a warning to other would-be enemies.

[@smoke_screen4197]

Cinnamon works great

[@jenlovesmusic]

Lol ..compost enemies😆now that's funny

[@justdoinmything]

Thank you for just having like a straight-up comprehensive video. The other people I watch I have crazy plans and they act like if you deviate from them you'll never get anything growing and it's kind of whack

[@davidthegood]

Thank you

[@shenick100]

Hey , I want in ! Lol do you sell any seeds ?? Where can I get seeds ? Or what kind should I look for ? Thanks :)

[@jonahwallace443]

Your my typa guy man growin tobacco and potatoes and everything I have the same idea good luck with all of it my dude

[@staceyatcrazycrowfarm7373]

I hope to be the Tobacco Queen!! Great advice... I don't smoke but you never know when some Tobacco may come in handy. I believe it makes a pretty good ala-natural insecticide. I ordered the booklet to learn more. Liked!

[@davidthegood]

Thank you, Stacey.

[@kotukuwhakapiko467]

Are u The Tabacco Queen yet?

[@purpled4864]

Also perfect for insect bites and bee/wasp/hornet stings

[@igorkreep]

@@purpled4864 Could you please tell a bit more about tobacco for insect bites/stings?

[@y33t23]

I see tobacco seeds as useful for being prepared in case of fundamental changes to society, homemade tobacco might come in handy for bartering

[@lamprou]

Person makes that face... Me: "Can you compost my enemies?" Person makes that face... Me: "I have tobacco." Person makes that face with double the enthusiasm.

[@808Kalaoa420]

I've been having trouble getting mine to sprout, now I know where I've gone wrong. Thanks. Aloha

[@davidthegood]

Very glad I could help.

[@michelesanchez6828]

thankyou! I had just recieved my tobacco seeds from" Aliexpress ", and was wondering how to grow..My dear husband smokes a little but the costs of cigarettes is sky high in Puerto Rico, like everything else...and getting worse by the second, but that is another story. I am now the proud owner of two of your E-books on my Kindle! (grow or die: the good guide to survival) and ( the survival gardeners guide to growing tobacco, barter,...) anyway I love your videos first for your sense of humor, second with things getting so expensive, you have helped me be more self sustainable here in the tropics, say hi to your lovely wife, and again thank you.

[@donaldavery4667]

SHTF is almost here. Got my tobacco seeds in Florida yesterday. Thanks for reminding me to protect my crop from addicts. Initially was going to let them in on it to screw the govt. out of tax revenue. You have possibly saved my life.....lol😊

[@SansaStarkofWinterfell]

This knowledge even if you don't smoke means you could grow it & use it for trading if SHTF. =) Great info David... After this, make sure you do the growing, drying & such. LoL 🌱Be Blessed ღ 🌼

[@davidthegood]

Yes, I will - thank you.

[@antimatter-radio]

you can turn it into medicine if you know how medicine works. Smoking anything period causes toxifying of the body, so if permanent detoxification of tobacco tar is your goal, you'll just have to find somehow to make the tobacco medicine formula from someone who knows how to ferment the tobacco juice and put about a tsp of it in a drink or like a shot every day for about 9 months. just keep doing a tsp a day for 9 months.

[@JebGardener]

This was a great video!

[@barelyawake868]

jeb in the house!

[@drewg2676]

I failed trying to plant tabacco...very helpful and informative vid thanks!

[@user-qr2kt2oq7s]

I love your encouragement and your humor. Thanks.

[@nikkiwalden-peterson7895]

Dude.. I laughed way too hard at the face of the tobacco user "Jones'n" haha cracks me UP

[@wisecitizenry2844]

You make me Florida proud! Strong work

[@nunyabidness6973]

I di3d laughing at the end lol Masta had me working working all day just one more puff and the cravings govaway

[@tomohawkravenmoon4518]

use jiffy-trays with a removeable poly lid. then spray with a mister bottle. when plants are about the size of a quarter trans-plant them to bigger cups. then feed with a dilute fertilizer solution from a mister bottle. no more hassles growing tobacco....

[@atamo8770]

Holy cow.. i moved to Germany too and bought some seeds to grow my own tobocco and i wanted some tipps and i am here. Cool.

[@BrynneD1]

I absolutely love your videos and books! Do you have a video you can link me to about seed starting in general? I'd love to see information that takes me all the way through the process - from seed in the dirt to transplanted outside. Especially for some of the more difficult type seeds like sea buckthorn or hops. I have decent luck germinating overall, but my seedlings always seem to die before they go outside, or the ones that live never grow and don't do much but stay tiny. Thanks for all you do and keep up the fantastic work!

[@Jimdandy-w8c]

I've been inspired to grow something else by you,and I don't even smoke,wish I knew you when you lived in tn,seem like a cool dude

[@stephenhill6143]

I'm working toward Tobacco king. Thanks, David.

[@MariaHernandez-yr6li]

Cracked me up the rabbit impersonation, slaving the tobacco addicts😂😂😂 thank you❤✌

[@abbeypuffin]

what better teacher for teaching tobacco than david the good! i've watched your other vids before and i just decided today i would search up tobacco and your channel came up! and thanks for your input too lol 👍 have you tried making tobacco kake? fermenting? etc?

[@davidthegood]

I have dried it slowly and sun-dried it, I have also packed it in jars to ferment. Still experimenting.

[@1strangealaskanaloha417]

Got three varieties. Cheers from Alaska

[@scottkaercher1733]

Tobacco farmers put anti fungus spray on their crops plus bug spray and other chemicals. I use to help my grandpa grow tobacco. He grew 200 acres of tobacco but he grew his without using chemicals.

[@dostuffwithniki6250]

you're too much fun to watch.! I tried 2 months ago to sprout a round of my virginia tobacco seeds, total bust! Im going to try it again like you did! thanks:)

[@davidthegood]

Good luck!

[@Zeldabug24]

Where do you find Virginia tabacco seeds?

[@Pigearvet]

I have some Massachusetts wrapper tobacco to grow this year. Thank you for the starting tip. Going to start mine six weeks before the last frost.

[@davidthegood]

You are very welcome. Have fun - sounds like a great variety.

[@KingSkrap]

I just got 300 seeds online for $15 figured I’d give it a try as I could make some fine cigars with it, let’s hope for the best!

[@mattpeacock5208]

Dude! As a Bob Dylan fan, that was a great Bob Dylan impersonation!

[@MauiSoundsCarAudio]

Thanks man! Planting some today , I love tobacco too but not the store kind very much

[@SkotColacicco]

You don't spice your cakes?! That's it, I'm out.

[@davidthegood]

Hehheh

[@johoney5458]

lol

[@monabo1]

Lol

[@papapiers1588]

Hehehe you made me laugh. Love your channel. Greetings from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@natlegere]

What do you think about using the plastic dome that comes with a planting kit?

[@Jaymalo223]

The Tobacco king is here🐐

[@40rtypluss14]

Tobacco leaves will be money when everything collapses. Or cigars. Maybe. Or shells.

[@calverttaylor1293]

Thank you so much! This video is very helpful. You seem educated and very approachable. Keep doing these videos :)

[@nicathuseynov4513]

Sent me to the tabaca seeds Azerbaijan Republic territory

[@centumaught]

Do you have any suggestions on types of tobacco that germinate easier?... and can all tobacco plants be used for rolling, pipes, chewing, and snuff? Thanks in advance for your input. I’m really excited to start doing this.

[@psd28]

Sorry nobody replied sooner, but the type of tobacco depends on what flavor you want. Not any tobacco is a good smoking tobacco, etc. research what kind of tobacco you like for your purpose

[@thetruth156real3]

Looking at his eyes, me thinks he maybe partial to the odd Jamaican woodbine,,great video man!👍😂

[@ryanwyrick6947]

I heard we are not supposed to cover them... why would that matter? I like the greenhouse effect with the plastic. One question: I'm in Seattle area and my germination failed a month ago so I finally get to it mid June... we have late summer so I'm okay with this and the only time I grew some I grew huge Hungarian Broadleaf and soso Connecticut Shade.... Both prevailed under an Evergreen Tree till Sept... I was blown away... It gets cold and dewy at night till 6am so if I keep them outside in a shady area and bring them in at night where its warm in the shop, shouldnt work great? Thanks bud... oh and you are super funny man... shared

[@dorianmclean6755]

What a precious guy lololol How does that song go....? I think I love you ....

[@divpolitics9520]

Could you group these in a playlist? Hard to find the others on mobile

[@koicaine1230]

Tobacco is also a great pesticide, WHOMP WHOMP!!!

[@TheCrawf28X15]

What zone are you in? Trying to source some seeds, love the vid🤘🏻

[@davidthegood]

8b. Try Victory Seed Company.

[@AJR-zg2py]

Growing tobacco is like growing celery! Need to be sown on the surface and misted regularly so the seeds don't dry out :) Guess I could grow tobacco too lol

[@HandymanMark]

Is your booklet only in digital form? I'd like an actual booklet

[@mrcat5992]

I like your thinking sir, great stuff.

[@roderickflint1330]

Lol at the tobacco slaves and doomsday :D Im trying to grow them for My dad now, first time. Thanks for the tips. :)

[@johnnygeorge2875]

Mate 024seconds in an you made Abraham Lincolns facewith the tabacco seeds 😁

[@igorpadurjan5714]

Hi David, i am in a bit of a predicament as i want to plant a little patch of tobacco in my yard next year. I have 2 possible areas where i can do this. The first area is constantly exposed to full sunlight which scorches the ground, as well as there being literal tons of coal on the soil over the years and its completely black and quite hard soil. The next spot is under some fruit trees, constantly covered by the trees and has very little sunlight over the day, the soil being soft-ish and suitable for planting. I know that both of the locations arent ideal so i would like to ask you where would it be better to plant it?

[@davidthegood]

Is it possible to throw together some quick raised beds on the sunny area and go up with your soil? The sun is definitely better than the shade.

[@igorpadurjan5714]

You're right, i forgot i could try and do that. The sun is extremely intense there though, i could even say scorching, wouldnt it kind of fry my plants if i put them there? I am also wondering which type of soil would be good, every video on growing tobacco i've seen notes to use a branded soil such as miracle grow, however i do not live in the us and i dont have a very big choice of soil and the soil i have in the yard is not particularly good for plants, so i would appreciate if you could write me up a rough description of what soil i should use. I was wondering too, is it really worth growing 3 different types of tobacco for cigars? My problem with it is that i have to order 3 different types of seeds and there always ends up being leftovers. Thanks for the help and the fast reply

[@lalajanewilson]

@@igorpadurjan5714 add a couple more raised beds in front with some shading plants or build a trellis with climbers. the answer is always more plants! lol

[@OldNavajoTricks]

It also discourages bugs etc so anti mozzie whilst growing as well.

[@AlecL]

Do your eyes ever dry out from not blinking?

[@davidthegood]

Never.

[@huntintrailmetals9343]

Thanks for the video and the laugh!

[@kingkong81icloud]

I just got some amber leaf seeds am try to grow them this summer in England

[@johoney5458]

where do you buy your seeds. does anyone have info on taste of the different types of tobacco. sorry, I got caught up in questions. I liked your video and look forward to the continuing saga. lol. Thank you for any help.

[@brunoburtoni8479]

There’s a brand of smoke in Australia called Port Royal . I wonder what type of seeds they are . The best taste.

[@davidthegood]

Thank you for watching. Plant propagation is way easier than most people think. If you want to propagate just about anything, check out my book "Free Plants for Everyone" here: amzn.to/2YiGHtP If you are interested in monetizing your passion for plants by starting your own home plant nursery, you should enjoy my book on the topic - check it out here: amzn.to/38uwRXu Get my free composting booklet: www.thesurvivalgardener.com/simple-composting/ "Compost Your Enemies" T-shirts: www.aardvarktees.com/collections/vendors?q=The%20Survival%20Gardener

[@PixelRelive]

4:41 wat? AHAHAH fallout in a nutshell , but great vid

[@mitchellw6811]

"Like you put spices on a...cake" That's weird dude. Should've said something normal like putting frosting on a fried chicken

[@i_steal_meme]

I must become the Tobacco King

[@vasilks7104]

Great Video and i have a question. Do you have to water spray them again or you leave them until they grow?

[@user-et7fv6fz6q]

Where is a good place to buy seeds. I do have a lot of Amish around but never asked around

[@kendexter]

Lol tobacco king.i always sprout tobacco seeds in hot totally dark room ,when sprouted less than a 1/2 inch then light, man my previous Virginia plants gave me so many pods with seeds. yeah one pad holds about 4000 seeds at least

[@drewsfoodforest_tv]

I was thinking about trying and go some as a trap crop or a much plant for chop and drop

[@ceili]

Hey David, have you ever had problems with Tobacco Mosaic Virus?

[@RoweyYT]

Would a propergator work? My amber leaf seeds just arrived

[@TheRedwolf495]

I recognize that end song!! Love him!

[@joshg4875]

Good idea bud. The wrap I mean.

[@bcuz2975]

Great job. What seeds are good for chewing? Thanks for sharing.

[@antimatter-radio]

none. tobacco juice medicine is best for detoxing tar and you do a tsp a day for 9 months. just have to find someone who knows how to ferment tobacco juice.

[@daniellapain1576]

Well I don’t smoke but I am considering growing tobacco for another reason. Ticks hate tobacco so growing it where you don’t want them to be is ideal. They also repel parasites so much so that birds will make nests with the plant after it dies. Turning it into fibrous strips helps the birds out and if you have chickens or other animals, they can benefit from this for their bedding.

[@ericjohnson6784]

Question what is your " fertilizer" ratio to water? Won't straight fertilizer burn the seedlings.

[@shaunt7069]

How long are we leaving the cling film/saran wrap on for? Just until they start sprouting?

[@davidthegood]

Yes, or a little after

[@cashfearmusic]

😂😂tobacco king I love it

[@tomohawkravenmoon4518]

compost my enemies...subbed...

[@davidthegood]

Welcome

[@leftysurprise]

Omg David G. you totally unrolled that saran wrap wrong! - Saran wrap expert

[@davidthegood]

That's hilarious.

[@jessmunkify]

love the outro lmao

[@vegetalasbestos7928]

Shhhh. You just revealed my plans of world dominance. PS. thanks for the tip , ill be using it and you are right well cured home grown tobacco is much better than the commercial one.Im growing 4 different types because i mostly make ciggars.

[@hannahbarnes27]

Know anywhere to buy Virginia gold tobacco leaves?

[@mrtraumaboyy4098]

Thank you very much!!! Already making wine and whiskey. Add tobacco and I will be king of FLORIDA after the SHTF!! When may I ask do you start germinating the seeds?

[@HaskaTice]

Compost my enemies for me ??!! 😆 I just subscribed

[@mrcrimpster]

I didn't see any seed for sale in your store.whare would I get some? Can you point me in the right direction

[@youtubesucks-yx6kk]

Victory seed company

[@johnrice1943]

Subscribed. Funny and informative

[@davidthegood]

Welcome

[@NoahNobody]

What kind of tobacco are you growing? I have some Shirazi which did really well here in my short summer climate, way up north. I couldn't get the leaves to cure properly though. They either went crispy, or mouldy.

[@davidthegood]

It's something in between cigar and cigarette, best as I can tell. A patch of them showed up in a friend's yard and he offered me some seeds. The "mold" may just be the exudates. I had some go white on me and they still smoked well.

[@frankiekaptchinskie4827]

Bro you're an f-ing genius

[@davidthegood]

Thank you.

[@inspirationzone2503]

I have a lot of tabacco, here in Africa (Rwanda) can I get a big market of it?

[@peculiarfilm]

"Compost my enemies for me" 😂

[@Hussarianbrother]

Mine died as they got about a half an inch due to the crazy weather this year.

[@Daniel-uc3ek]

How can i prevent the seeds from rotting while moist?

[@610demonkey]

Nice info. I give it 5 spicy cakes out of 5

[@BillKeechPiperRacingPhotog]

Do you use regular tap water or distilled water???

[@davidthegood]

Either

[@tomohawkravenmoon4518]

can i grow tobacco in a rocky/ loose loam soil?

[@davidthegood]

Yes. It's very adaptable.

[@patrickwillis2076]

Whear do you get tobacco seeds from

[@marianne8ate]

Are there different species of tobacco for different grow zones? I’m zone 4b

[@davidthegood]

Not that I know of.

[@MIKEC2000]

Mine sprouted in 3 days in the dark

[@youtubesucks-yx6kk]

I think people give a longer time for germination because it is unpredictable to an extent. I've tried growing most seeds I can get and have had interesting results when it comes to germination, sometimes it's fast and happens over night, other times it takes so long that you give up. Years ago I tossed the soil and seed I had trying to grow after not popping up for weeks, just to discover the plant growing in the garbage can a week after tossing (so around a month for that particular seed even tho I've had seeds from the same plant germinate or sprout overnight and within days)

[@Elybanoo]

What country are you in?

[@OffGridInvestor]

This is almost EXACTLY like cacti seeds. With cacti you sterilise the soil and leave the wrap on for like 3-4 months.

[@magidomegeodesicdomes]

thanks for the spice cake video!

[@patrickwillis2076]

Where do you get the seeds from

[@symoonstar23]

Where to buy tabbaco seed.?

[@davidthegood]

Victory Seed Company

[@edwardleroy7648]

Works like germinating carrots. Tobacco can be planted as a trap crop near crops that are attacked by many types of plant eater bugs. A liquid like compost tea can be made into a repellent but I don't remember a repellent for what (deer, mice?). I would probably apply it wrong and end up with no garden. The yen and yang of it all. Where do you live now?

[@davidthegood]

Undisclosed location, Central America. Tobacco is great for killing many insects.

[@bigh650]

what kind of seeds did you get ? all the best

[@davidthegood]

Not sure. Came from a patch growing at a friend's yard. He's not sure where they came from originally.

[@controversynow8713]

🤗Loved the video, thanks!