Nicotiana

Growing from seed

Start Nicotiana indoors about 8 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in warm soil (around 20–25 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in partial sun, spaced about 30 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 70 days.

Companion Planting

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  French Marigold
  

  French MarigoldGreat pair

  • ❧French Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly and more that attack Nicotiana
  • ❧French Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Nicotiana
  • ❧French Marigold acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Nicotiana
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  Clover
  

  CloverGreat pair

  • ❧Clover fixes nitrogen in the soil that Nicotiana feeds on
  • ❧Nicotiana draws Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Clover acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Nicotiana
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  Bird's-foot Trefoil
  Great pair

  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly that attack Nicotiana
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil fixes nitrogen in the soil that Nicotiana feeds on
  • ❧Bird's-foot Trefoil acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Nicotiana

How to grow Nicotiana

1. Sow8 weeks before frost
2. Germinates10 days
3. Space30 cm apart
4. GrowPartial sun
5. Harvest~70 days

Water: Medium · Height: 100 cm · Soil: Well-draining, fertile