Tobacco Zeltolistny 36 Seeds

Zeltolistny 36, also written Yellow-Leaf 36, is a Nicotiana tabacum variety. The product card describes a cylindrical plant about 1.3 m tall, with oval light green leaves that turn yellow as they mature and a pink flower. It is listed here as seed for growing the plant, and the notes below follow the variety description on the card.

Also known as: Yellow-Leaf 36, common tobacco, cultivated tobacco, tambaku (Hindi), tabaco (Spanish/Portuguese), tabac (French), Tabak (German), tütün (Turkish)

Yellow-Leaf 36 is the alternative name given on the card for this variety. The other names are common names of the species Nicotiana tabacum, not of the variety itself.

Plant at a glance

• Species: Nicotiana tabacum
• Variety: Zeltolistny 36 (Yellow-Leaf 36), described as part of the Sobolchski group
• Origin: the card says it was developed in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine
• Maturity: medium-late, about 76 days to ripeness according to the card
• Habit: cylindrical plant, about 1.3 m tall
• Leaves: oval, light green, turning yellow as they mature; 22 leaves per plant are given on the card, with mid-tier leaves about 32 cm long and 21 cm wide
• Flower: pink

Growing Zeltolistny 36 from seed

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

• Sowing: press the seeds lightly onto the surface of the soil and leave them uncovered.
• Timing: start the seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last expected frost.
• Soil: well-drained, fertile soil with a pH of 6.0 to 7.0; the card adds that organic matter in the soil can improve growth.
• Light and water: full sun and steady watering, keeping the soil moist but not waterlogged.

Because the seed is so small, the surface layer dries out quickly. Water gently, with a fine mist or from below, so the seeds stay in place instead of washing together into clumps. Once seedlings have their first true leaves, thinning gives each plant room before it goes outdoors.

Space and site planning

A plant of about 1.3 m with 22 leaves, the largest around 32 by 21 cm, needs air moving around it. Choose a sunny bed with free-draining, fertile soil, and move seedlings outside only after the last frost has passed. Plants have the full growing season in the ground, since the card puts maturity at about 76 days.

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 germination time, a viability period, a seed size or a plant spacing. Photographs in the gallery have not all been reviewed against this variety, so the text makes no claims about what the plants in them look like beyond the card.

FAQ

How do I sow Zeltolistny 36 seeds?

Press them lightly onto the surface of well-drained soil and do not cover them. The card states that the seeds need light to germinate, so burying them works against the plant.

When should I sow Zeltolistny 36?

The variety description recommends starting seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost in your area. Seedlings go outdoors after the last frost.

How tall does Zeltolistny 36 grow?

The card gives a height of about 1.3 m for a cylindrical plant with oval light green leaves and a pink flower. Treat this as an approximate figure, since light, soil and spacing change the final size.