Tobacco Basma Bafra Seeds

Basma Bafra is a Nicotiana tabacum variety offered here as seed for growing the plant. The product card describes a plant about 0.9 to 1.2 m (3 to 4 feet) tall, with small, thin, light green leaves that are slightly crinkled, and delicate pink flowers that open in late summer. The card calls it an Oriental type and links the name to the Bafra region of Turkey; this page does not go further than that. It is a warm-season, sun-loving plant, and the notes below follow the variety description on the product card.

Also known as: common tobacco, cultivated tobacco, tambaku (Hindi), tabaco (Spanish/Portuguese), tabac (French), Tabak (German), tütün (Turkish)

The names above are common names of the species Nicotiana tabacum. Basma Bafra is the name of this particular variety, and the store lists it as Tobacco Basma Bafra.

Plant at a glance

• Species: Nicotiana tabacum
• Variety name: Basma Bafra
• Height: about 0.9 to 1.2 m (3 to 4 feet), according to the product card
• Leaves: small and thin, light green, slightly crinkled
• Flowers: delicate and pink, in late summer
• Site: full sun, a warm climate and well-drained, sandy soil

Growing Basma Bafra from seed

Nicotiana seed is very fine and needs light to germinate, so it is pressed onto the surface and never buried. The figures below come from the variety description and are approximate guides, not results measured on a specific seed lot.

• Sowing: press the seeds lightly onto the surface of moist soil and leave them uncovered.
• Timing: start the seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last expected frost.
• Temperature: the card suggests keeping the soil around 24 C (75 F) and consistently moist while the seeds germinate.
• Germination: the card gives 7 to 14 days.
• Transplanting: move seedlings outdoors only after the last frost, spacing plants 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 inches) apart.
• Site: full sun and well-drained, sandy soil, as the card describes.

Because the plant is fairly compact and has small, thin leaves, a spacing of 30 to 45 cm gives each plant room for air and light around the foliage. Keep the young seedlings evenly moist, harden them off gradually before they go outside, and plant them out once nights are reliably warm.

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 or a seed size. The history of the variety and its exact days to flowering are also not documented on the product card beyond the regional name above, so they are left out here rather than guessed. Photographs in the gallery have not all been reviewed against this variety, so this text makes no claims about what the plants in them look like beyond the card.

FAQ

How do I sow Basma Bafra seeds?

Press them lightly onto the surface of moist, well-drained soil and do not cover them. The seeds need light to germinate, so burying them works against the plant. The card suggests a soil temperature of about 24 C (75 F).

When should I sow Basma Bafra?

The variety description recommends sowing indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost in your area. Seedlings move outdoors after the last frost has passed. The card gives 7 to 14 days for germination, so allow about two weeks before judging a tray.

How tall does Basma Bafra grow?

The product card gives a height of about 0.9 to 1.2 m (3 to 4 feet), with small, thin, light green leaves and pink flowers. Treat these as approximate figures, since light, soil and spacing change the final size.