Red Rose Tobacco

This tobacco performed very well in my garden considering it's my first attempt. I experimented with different plants and found that mixing in organic fertilizer and adding worm casting to the hole when transplanting the tobacco lead to big 5+ foot plants. I also side dressed with bone meal every month which seemed to help when the plants began to slow their growth.

I have been smoking this Red Rose in a "Mark Twain" corn cob pipe and it is my favorite. The description says it is strong but pleasant. I would agree. I just crumple the dried leaves and stuff them in my pipe, nothing special. I think a corn cob pipe is the best way to smoke home-grown tobacco. I mainly chew it though. I cook the dried tobacco in honey, molasses, fennel seeds, and a little water and then set it in the sun, stirring daily until I get a good product. It is much better than commercial chewing tobacco! Anyway, I was so impressed by the smoking flavor of Red Rose, I had to come make a review. Thanks Victory Seeds for preserving the many historic varieties! I encourage everyone with the means to grow some tobacco. Once dried, it stores for decades, and will be a great trade item during hard times.

Great plant! started indoors with my tomatoes. Even with the cool wet spring it flourished. It reached 6 feet tall with the major leaves 8 by 13. First time tobacco grower and it was easy. Use neem oil for insects. I gave the leaves to a friend who is aging them for homemade cigars. Lots of fun to grow.