1st pic - Plant trays in the greenhouse, sown with the 4 varieties of tobacco seeds. The seeds were sprinkled on the surface of the soil and a very light application of sand was put through a wire strainer, just enough to barely cover the seeds. The trays were then watered with a fine mist from a tank sprayer. The trays should be misted periodically to keep the surface of the soil moist, until germination occurs.
2nd pic - A very blurry pic showing a tape measure. The plant trays are about 10½" square.
3rd pic - N. rustica (tobacco #1) which has naturalized in the greenhouse in various places. Note the numerous seed capsules.
4th pic - N. rustica (tobacco #1) again. The red pot on the right contains plants of Black nightshade (Solanum americanum) with both green and ripe (black) fruits. In the background are native ferns.
5th pic - Seed packets of the varieties of tobacco which were sown directly in the garden 25 June 2019 - ONTARIO LIGHT TOBACCO Nicotiana tabacum and ONTARIO BOLD TOBACCO Nicotiana tabacum
6th pic - Red arrow points to a seedling which may, or may not be tobacco. Too early to tell yet. Also shown is a volunteer tomato plant (yellow arrow) and a Jimson Weed seedling (Datura stramonium) blue arrow.
7th pic - Suspected tobacco seedlings (red arrows)
8th pic -Suspected tobacco seedling (red arrow)
9th pic - Suspected tobacco seedlings (red arrows)