Burley Tennessee TN-49 Nicotiana Seeds

Burley Tennessee TN-49 is a Nicotiana tabacum variety offered here as seed for growing the plant. The name places it among the Burley types, a leaf type name used for varieties of this species, and TN-49 is the variety designation in the store's list. Nicotiana tabacum is a tall, leafy, warm-season plant that is usually grown as an annual and carries tubular flowers at the top of the stem. The product card for this variety is still being completed, so this page keeps to what the name tells us and to general guidance for the species.

Burley Tennessee TN-49 is the name of this particular variety as the store lists it, and it is the only variety name used on this page.

Plant at a glance

• Species: Nicotiana tabacum
• Variety name as listed: Burley Tennessee TN-49
• Leaf type according to the name: Burley
• Growth habit of the species: upright, leafy, grown through one warm season
• Height, leaf size and flower colour of this variety: not recorded on the product card yet

Growing Burley Tennessee TN-49 from seed

The points below are general guidance for Nicotiana tabacum, not measurements taken from a specific seed lot of this variety. Check them against your own conditions and treat them as a starting point.

• Seed size: Nicotiana seed is very fine, almost like dust. Mixing it with a little dry fine sand helps to spread it evenly over the soil.
• Sowing: sow on the surface of moist, fine, well-drained seed compost and press it in lightly. Nicotiana seed needs light to germinate, so it should not be buried.
• Warmth: the species is a warm-season plant and germinates best in a warm, evenly moist spot. Keep the surface from drying out while the seedlings appear.
• Starting indoors: in areas with a cool spring, seedlings are usually raised indoors first and moved outside once the last frost has passed and the soil has warmed.
• Site: full sun and fertile, well-drained soil suit the species. Give each plant room, because the leaves grow large.

The seedlings are small and slow at first. Thin them or prick them out into separate pots once they have a few true leaves, and harden them off gradually before planting them out.

What is not yet recorded

No seed specifications have been saved for this variety yet. For that reason this page does not state a germination percentage, a viability period, a seed size or a recommended sowing date. The height, leaf size, flower colour, days to maturity and origin of Burley Tennessee TN-49 are also not documented on the product card, so they are left out here rather than guessed. There are no photographs of this variety in the gallery yet, so the text makes no claims about what the plants look like.

FAQ

How do I sow Burley Tennessee TN-49 seeds?

Scatter the fine seed over the surface of moist seed compost and press it down gently without covering it. As with other Nicotiana tabacum seed, light helps it germinate, so a thin cover of soil works against it. Specific temperature and timing figures for this variety are not recorded yet.

When should I sow Burley Tennessee TN-49?

The species is sensitive to frost, so sowing is planned around your last frost date. Many growers start seed indoors in late winter or early spring and plant out once the weather is settled and warm. The product card does not give a variety-specific sowing date, so local conditions decide.

How tall does Burley Tennessee TN-49 grow?

The product card does not give a height for this variety yet. Nicotiana tabacum as a species forms a tall, upright plant with large leaves, but the final size depends on light, soil, spacing and the length of the growing season, so no figure is promised here.