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| Tabac In Wendat is - Ohuenhoua The following information is provided by Tribal brother Michael who lives in New York. Michael is a student of our traditional ways and is learning of the many different herbs used for healing. The Tobacco's we know comercially are derived from different strains of South American Tobacco plants. The one I grow is native of this country, Nicotiana Rustica. We grow it in Wendaké near Quebek and also in Wyandotte OK. I have a strain accustomed to lower canadian and northern New England weather. To plant, in full sun - Clear and turn over your soil in fall after harvest, lay in fish if you use them, then leave alone all winter First warm days Rough up the top of the soil then throw seeds on top of roughened soil. distribute evenly as you can. Do not bury or cover the seeds! be very patient and after you will see many tiny round leaflets. after plants start to becom recognizable thin to one handspread and three spread fingers apart with healthy plants. Should have water on at least every fifth day. This is to grow Tabac. To dry, wrap and color cure for ceremony or daily smoking is another thing. If you don't color cure properly you won't want to smoke it. You may have heard people say that it is too strong and can be difficult to smoke. These are European men who don't know how to color cure Rustica. I tell you the truth, that I can make a gold that is better than any South American type tobacco. A healthy plant bears roundish leaves that are usually maximum ten inches wide by sixteen long. Picking time and when and how to wrap bundles is important to make good smoke. |
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