Tobacco Shag Moscow Seeds

Shag Moscow is a compact, early-maturing tobacco variety offered here as seed for growing the plant. The product card describes a short, cone-shaped plant of about 0.6 meters (2 feet) with broad, dark green, elliptical leaves, and lists about 10 leaves per plant. It sits in the Tobacco and Shag Seeds category of the Deodar Seeds catalog.

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

These are common names of the species Nicotiana tabacum, which is the species recorded for this product in our catalog. Shag Moscow is the variety name exactly as it appears in the catalog. One note on the species: the older product text describes this variety as Nicotiana rustica, so the botanical identification is not fully settled and should be treated with some care.

Plant at a glance

• Catalog species: Nicotiana tabacum
• Variety name: Shag Moscow
• Height: around 0.6 meters (2 feet)
• Habit: compact and cone-shaped
• Leaves: broad, elliptical, dark green, about 10 per plant
• Maturity: early; flowers 47 to 56 days after transplanting
• Light: full sun
• Soil: well-drained and fertile

Growing Shag Moscow from seed

Nicotiana seed is very fine and needs light to germinate, so it is spread on the soil surface, pressed in lightly and not covered. The steps below follow the growing notes on the product card.

The plant stays short, so the card suggests it suits small gardens and container growing. Even so, leave the listed 30 to 40 cm between plants, so the broad leaves have room to open and air can move between them. Choose a sunny position with well-drained, fertile soil.

Early maturity and leaf shape

The card describes Shag Moscow as an early-maturing variety, which makes it a candidate for short growing seasons. Flowering is listed at 47 to 56 days after transplanting. The leaves are broad and elliptical with a dark green color, and the whole plant keeps a compact, cone-shaped outline rather than growing tall and open.

What is not yet recorded

No seed specifications have been saved for this variety yet. For that reason this page does not state a viability period, a germination percentage or a seed count per gram. The history and origin of the variety are also not documented in a way that can be checked, so they are left out here rather than guessed.

FAQ

How do I sow Shag Moscow seeds?

Spread them over the surface of the soil, press them in lightly and do not cover them, because the seed needs light to germinate. The card gives 20 to 25 C (68 to 77 F), with germination in 7 to 14 days. Handle the fine seed gently and keep the surface evenly moist.

When should I sow Shag Moscow?

The card does not give a calendar date or a number of weeks before the last frost. It does say the variety flowers 47 to 56 days after transplanting and prefers moderate to warm conditions, so plan the sowing so that seedlings can be moved into a sunny, well-drained spot once the weather is warm.

How tall does Shag Moscow grow?

The card gives a height of around 0.6 meters (2 feet) with a compact, cone-shaped habit and broad, dark green, elliptical leaves. Treat this as approximate, since light, soil and spacing change how each plant develops.