NC 95 Tobacco Seeds. 65 to 70 Days. Nicotiana tabacum. Perennial in roughly Zones 8 to 11. Can be grown in many other zones as an annual.
A popular variety developed in North Carolina, NC 95 is a smaller tobacco plant reaching only about 5 feet high with closely growing leaves and little suckering. Produces about 24 smaller leaves (a foot and a quarter wide by two feet long).
NC 95 is a bright leaf with tight greens, very little suckering, and an average 5 foot height.The leaves cure easily to a light yellow-brow. Harvest when leaves begin to mottle and yellow at the edges.
Tobacco seeds are one of the smallest and most difficult plants to germinate for transplanting but, once established, tobacco has a weed-like hardiness, thriving effortlessly up to the harvest. Thoroughly read germination instructions before attempting, tobacco seeds are notoriously slow, demanding. Roughly 330,000 Seeds / Oz.