re: #591 looking closely
In addition to all of the above, Tobacco is currently grown in Maryland, Connecticut, Missouri, Massachusetts, Florida, Alabama, Kansas, Georgia, Indiana, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and probably others.
You don’t absolutely need a barn to cure it, either. If you’ve only got a few plants, you could do it in a variety of ways, though it is worth mentioning that curing and subsequent aging are critical to producing good smokable leaf.
It would make an interesting science fair project. Think of the fun of horrifying the health teacher.