Allotments 4 All
Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: wraith on July 14, 2010, 01:14:45
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Was talking to a fellow lottie owner who said that he was thinking about trying to grow tobacco...? There is nothing in our tenancies that forbid it and out of curiosity more than a urge to grow some as well I was wondering....?
1) Legally (Customs & Excise) would we be allowed to grow it..?
2) Would we have to pay duty on it..?
Our tenancies permit us to, "sell excess produce as long as its a 'not-for-profit' sale and as long as the proceeds only cover the cost of cultivation and maintaining the plot..." Basically saying we can break even and recoup the costs of fertilisers, seeds, rental, etc but not make a viable profit from it...
Hence:
3) As long as the tobacco is fresh and not dried out ready to use, could he sell some to cover his seeds, manure, time, labour, etc, etc..?
As said, the idea dont appeal to me as the whole point was to eat healthily from the plot not smoke ourselves to death...lol
But the "One over on the state, beat the taxman" devil in me does wonder if there is any law to prevent him growing his own and selling the excess to cover his costs..?
wraith
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http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,27250.0.html :) ?
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So if I understood the other thread you can grow it for your own use but not sell it (which makes sense to mean and probably applies to alcohol as well, as they are controlled substances.) ;-)
That would make the people on my allotment site keel over I expect!!!
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You might send a PM to Baccy Man who as I recall grows it.
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tobacco grows well and easily in the UK - there are two basic types - N.tabacum and N.rusticana - Chilterns seeds sell them. The growing bit is easy but the drying/curing bit is somewhat harder. I grew some a few years back, just to see and although we certainly smoked it, it was a bit (cough, cough) rough!
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It does grow in the UK-I grew it many, many years ago.
I stopped for two reasons.
1-I could never persuade some dusky maiden to roll it between her thighs
2-Nicotine is rather poisonous but I go back to when it was used as a spray. And I mean the late 70s not Victorian days
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have a look here
http://www.howtogrowtobacco.com/