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Growing nicotiana alata from seed?

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Posted by janie58 5a (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 26, 14 at 17:41

Anyone ever grow nicotiana alata (flowering tobacco) from seed? I started seeds about a month ago and the seedlings are still very tiny. Do they take a long time to grow to transplant size?

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Hi Janie,

I’m growing Nicotiana alata ‘Grandiflora’ for the first time now. I started the seeds on March first and just planted two of the plants outside a couple of days ago; they’re about 24 inches tall. I have one more still in the basement under lights that’s about 20 inches tall.

The germination was fast (7 days) but I didn’t keep any record of their growth rate. As I recall, their growth rate was just normal, nothing especially fast or slow. If you started yours a month ago, they should certainly not be tiny.

What growing medium are they growing in, does it contain any nutrients? What’s your lighting setup? Can you post a picture of the setup?

Art

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I grow this plant every year and started them indoors. They were rather small when I first planted them outside. Maybe an inch or two. After the first year, they reseeded themselves in profusion and some also came back from the roots! I live in northern ohio so I'm about zone 5b or 6a. Once the warm weather comes, they grow very quickly and put on quite a show. Mine get 4-5 feet tall. Good luck!

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