Backyard Tobacco

When we first started growing tobacco, we were afraid of what others might think. However, we knew we wouldn’t be selling it for smoking purposes, and homegrown tobacco is a versatile product. It can add wonderful flavor to your dishes when you bake with it, juice it, or even boil it for tea. It can also lend a helping hand in the garden as an insecticide.

So, we set out to grow and harvest Virginia heirloom tobacco. We didn’t choose the Virginia variety for any particular reason. The seed company we chose () offered three types: Connecticut, Virginia, and Hawaii. We just picked one, and, luckily, it turned out to be a great producer. Because it’s legal in our state to grow as much tobacco as we want, as long as the tobacco is for personal use only, we ordered 100 seeds, just in case all the seeds