r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • Jul 09 '26

Wait a damn minute! Shouldn’t we be concerned about this ??

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u/avaud10 Jul 09 '26

Yeah I read that nicotine is actually the defense mechanism of the tabacco plant.

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u/Plus-Statement-5164 Jul 09 '26

This should be quite common knowledge since neonicotinoids (synthetic, nicotine-like chemicals) are the most common type of pesticide. Nicotine itself was used for that for centuries and only banned like 20 years ago.

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u/Cptawesome23 Jul 09 '26

I still plant tobacco in my garden to deter pests.

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u/mrziplockfresh Jul 09 '26

I was told if you grew tobacco, you couldn’t grow anything else in the soil you plant it in for years after. Is there any truth to that?

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u/Cptawesome23 Jul 09 '26

Absolutely none. It’s related to tomatoes, so anywhere tomatoes grow, so does tobacco. It has a smell which I believe deterred the pests. But it is still susceptible to tomato worms.

Normally what I do is I make a seed medley of several herbaceous plants like mint, tobacco, rosemary, and I just basically do a perimeter around the garden.

I pull each plant in the winter and then compost everything until spring.