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 OCTOBER & NOVEMBER
TRANSPLANTING Seedlings are carefully and meticulously transplanted to the tobacco fields. The following video shows a large field of shadegrown Corojo 99 in the Dominican Republic (DR) just after transplanting. It will take a couple of weeks for the plants to adapt, perk up, and start growing.
GROWTH & MATURATION The whole growing process will vary for different seed varietals. In general, Cuban seeds take from 85 to 90 days while Dominican varietals take 90 to 110 days to grow from seed to mature plant. After transplanting, the plant maturation process takes another 45 to 70 days. The tobacco plants will be visited every day to inspect for and remove any parasites or fungi. The following video shows a crop of sungrown Criollo 98 in the DR approximately 38 days after transplanting.
The next video shows a crop of sungrown Criollo 98 in the DR about the same age as the previous, but they are much taller and more inconsistent in size. This crop came from traditional semilleros so they have been exposed to more sun and have grown more aggressively.
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