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How to Grow Your Own Tobacco: From Seed to Smoke

From the Back Cover Are you one of the millions of current smokers in the world? If so, then you know the risks--we don't have to explain that.

But if you choose to smoke, wouldn't you rather smoke something that has been grown with the fewest chemical applications possible? Consider these points: Growing and curing tobacco for personal use is legal.

Tobacco products are one of the most heavily regulated and taxed in the United States.A single tobacco plant can yield enough leaf to produce "as many as 100" cigarettes!Tobacco keeps extremely well for years.It's "easy"; If you can grow a tomato (or anything else), you can grow tobacco.By growing your own, you will know "exactly" what has been applied to it during growing and curing--because that's under your control.

So what are you waiting for? You "can" grow your own tobacco, from seed to smoke. About the Author With a strong history of large scale farming on both sides of the family, Ray French graduated with a degree in Agriculture specializing in Nursery Crop Production and Botany from Auburn University.

He is now a consultant for a large home improvement retailer and travels all over the world in search of new plants. Ray has been an integral part of introducing many of the most popular plants in the market today such as the Knockout Rose, Encore Azaleas, and SunPatiens.

How to Grow Your Own Tobacco covers everything you need to know to plant, harvest,and dry your own tobacco including troubleshooting for pests and diseases.

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.

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.

Consumer review about How to Grow Your Own Tobacco: From Seed to Smoke :
bought this for my husband who wanted to grow his own tobacco, very informative book and very easy to follow(Read more)