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18 years ago

Have you seen or Know of any difference in plant preformance as being a smoker or a non-smoker?? If your a smoker do you wash your hands alot? Would you buy a plant from a smoker?

BelindaM.

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lagata
18 years ago
Never had a problem over a period of years, and I smoke a Lot, in and out of the GH.
Not especially often, on the hand washing thing. I should more than I do I suppose, but so far have been lucky not to have gotten any of the juice in my eyes from them.
Buy from a smoker? Sure, and wouldn't even think to ask. I've gotten at least half (probably more) of the 100 plus Brugs I have from smokers over the years, and no problems to date. I've heard it can happen,(Tobacco Mosaic from tobacco products) so I'd never suggest anyone take up the habit in order to grow or breed healthy Brugs; but I wouldn't worry over much about it either.
Maybe "chew" or home rolled would be worse, since the person is actually handling the tobacco itself?
kayjones
18 years ago
I have never had a problem, either.
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Have ordered brug seeds from different people. Can smell cigarette smell all over the packages, no problems, thinking it might keep the worms out of seeds.
paflash
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Yes!!!As a smokin? Crazy fool I always dip and drench hands and lips in dilute bleach before I eat the brug leaves!!!lol!!!!!!!My tomato plants are much more serious? Just RICHIE
lagata
18 years ago
Lol! Behave Richie!!! Your craziness is hanging righ out in the public !!! ;)
Cybersunday
18 years ago
I am teaching my brugsies how to smoke, I find that they are more likely to learn how to smoke cigars because of the flower shape.
roxy77
18 years ago
I dont smoke in the GH because my DH (whose family has a greenhouse business) told me that it would yellow the leaves of the plants and I can't have that. But I don't always think to wash my hands before handling plants. Desptite this my brugs are beautiful and both in bloom right now, one has 15 flowers on it. Not bad for a 3 foot tree. And the blooms keep getting better each flush.

I am not sure what any of that has to do with this topic, but I am not sure what the point of the topic is either.

Cybersunday and paflash, you are cracking me up! :)
suzannesks
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GET OVER IT! what poision is worse? A smoker handling a brug or the brug itself??? ***Suzanne
ashli
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If smoking killed flowers and shrubs, my yard would be bare.
But, I guess there's truth to what I read about tomatoes and smoke...wondered for years why they didn't grow.

I have a few Brugs that I want to move away from the fence and add brighter colors there, but the yard is mostly shade...will Brugs grow well in semi-shaded areas?

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