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A potent variety of tobacco native to South America, containing up to nine times more nicotine than common tobacco species. All parts of the plant are poisonous and contain nicotine, which has been used as an insecticide and for various medicinal and entheogenic purposes.
A fellow Solanaceae — similar growing habits to Wild Tobacco, Aztec tobacco
Start Wild Tobacco, Aztec tobacco indoors about 6 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 full sun, spaced about 30 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 70 days.
Keep track of the seeds you own.
Water: Medium · Height: 150 cm · Soil: Suitable for light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils; prefers well-drained soil; suitable for mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils
