Retailers of the world's finest tobacco seeds since 1999

Grow on...You know it makes sense!

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Do you want to grow your own tobacco ? Well, you've come to the right place.

We have a collection of over 60 of the world's finest varieties of tobacco seeds for you to grow at home.

Growing your own tobacco isn't against the law in the United Kingdom (well at least not yet!). And let's be honest, the price of tobacco is never going to go down, is it?

We have an impressive collection, carefully chosen with the smoker in mind. And with free, easy to follow, step by step instructions, all you need to do is provide the garden!

Here are just a small selection of our most popular varieties. You can see our complete list on our seed menu.

Virginian Gold #1

Picture of Virginian Gold #1 tobacco plants.

This is one of our finest and most popular strains of cigarette tobacco in our seed collection.

This variety is known to most cigarette smokers and is a fine and elegant plant. A must for cigarette making.

This plant grows fast and is high yielding plant. Leaves turn a bright yellow/red as they mature.

Mild tasting with very large, broad leaves. Can you spot the cigarette sitting on the leaf?

Harrow Velvet

Picture of Harrow Velvet tobacco plants.

Harrow Velvet is a medium flavored Burley with excellent curability and a short aging time. Columnar plant form with tightly spaced leaves which are very uniform in size.

Almost no suckering. Leaves average 24" in length by 14" wide and turn a golden yellow as they ripen. Mature in 65-70 days. Leaf cures to a medium brown.

An excellent plant for priming or to cut and hang whole. Very good wind and frost resistance. This plant carries what I think is a great name for a tobacco, don't you think?

Turkish Basma

Picture of Turkish Basma tobacco plants.

This is one of our newer varieties. One of the best Turkish tobacco seeds you can buy. These seeds are particularly apt at growing in dry conditions or just about anywhere.

They are short in height and the leaves are smaller than usual.

Their taste is mild, sweet and aromatic. They are used especially to give fragrance and sweetness to blended tobaccos. Nicotine content is said to be about 1%

Pelleted Virginian Gold #2

Picture of Pelleted Virginian Gold #2 tobacco plants.

This wonderful F1 hybrid variety is said to be the most popular flue-cured tobacco grown in the USA in 2010. These pelleted seeds make life for the grower much easier, as they can be planted straight into individual pots and have very high germination rates.

This plant grows fast and is also high yielding plant. Leaves turn a bright yellow/orange as they cure.

Please note that ALL pelleted seeds are available to UK mainland customers only.

Hickory Pryor

Picture of Hickory Pryor tobacco plants.

Hickory Pryor is an heirloom Virginia type tobacco.

It produces very large leaves and heavy over all yields that rival modern day hybrids. It matures in 65-70 days.

The leaves air cure to a medium golden brown. It's mild smoke and flavor make it an excellent choice for cigarette or pipe blends.

 

Aztec Rustica

Picture of Aztec Rustica tobacco plants.

Aztec Rustica (originally from Easter Island) is native to Central and South America. It grows to 30 inches high with abundant bright yellow flowers that are very attractive to bees and humming birds. Flowering lasts up to two months. Leaves air cure to a medium to dark brown and produce a very mild flavored smoke.

 

Aztec has a very high nicotine content, so use caution when smoking. The leaves are often used by home gardeners to make a very effective insecticide by soaking them in water to make a "tea". The tea is then sprayed onto vegetables and flowers and lasts up to six weeks.

 

Grows well in cool climates and tolerates frost. 

Nostrano del Brenta

Picture of Nostrano del Brenta tobacco plants.

Nostrano del Brenta is an Italian cigar tobacco with an earthy woody taste and a bit of sweetness.

Tobacco was first cultivated in the Brenta River valley of Italy in the 1500's and has been grown there ever since.

Nostrano del Brenta cigars utilize that one variety as wrapper, binder and filler. Unlike traditional Toscano cigars, made from fire-cured tobacco, Nostrano del Brenta cigars are made exclusively from air-cured leaf, which is fermented and aged.

The plants grow to 6 - 7 feet in height and are well developed with little to no suckering. They produce large thick leaves that mature in 60 - 70 days

Southern Beauty

Picture of Southern Beauty tobacco plants.

Southern Beauty is an heirloom bright leaf which is quick and vigorous grower to over 6 feet. Leaves are light in color and grow to 30" long and 16" wide. Matures in 55 days and gives very good yields. Air cures to a golden yellow.

Maryland

Picture of Maryland tobacco plants.

A medium flavored Maryland type tobacco that grows to 6 feet in height and produces very large leaves to 36" long and 18" wide. It air cures to a light reddish brown color. Maryland tobacco is commonly used as a blender. Matures in 55-60 days.

Golden Burley

Picture of Golden Burley tobacco plants.

Golden Burley is a medium flavored Burley with excellent curability. The leaves grow to over 30" long by 12" wide, and turn a bright lemon yellow when ripe. Plants grow to 4 1/2 feet in height with little to no suckering. Matures in 60-65 days after transplant. Air cures to a light buck skin brown color. Requires less aging time than most Burleys.