Very true, I did not think about getting volcanic soil supplements Bagfullofpings so I will run out today and see what I can find and at the right price, hopefully that will be the answer haha!
Slow Burn, I have been doing extensive research for this project, probably about a year and a half to two years but most of it has been about growing the plants, fertilizer, pollinating, weather conditions, etc. My main goal is to grow cigar tobacco in Missouri, which surprisingly has a similar climate (Without the sea winds of course) being in the mid to high 90's with 45-60% humidity and rotating seasons of dry vs wet. Now naturally, I'm not saying the two climates are very close by any stretch, but they are closer than lets say Virgina (65-77% humidity and high 70's to mid 80's temp) and Nicaragua. One main thing I will agree with, the heat from the sun as well as the direct sunlight will be less in my location due to the higher latitude, so hopefully I will not have to use cheese cloth as well - a trade perhaps haha.
As far as the comment about obtaining the proper soil chemical composition, if anyone is able to create this for me, no joke, 100 bucks cash. The thing is that Soil can differentiate from farm to farm so just imagine what the difference would be from country to country! St. Louis being a portion of the plains and at one time under water , contains a more compounded level of soil, more mineral deposits and an overall 'thicker' type soil. Nicaragua on the other hand is a country formed from volcanoes (if I remember right they have 9 major volcanoes on the west side of the country) and Esteli is located in the Northwest portion of the country, my bet would be because of the soil quality.
Here is how to win the money - Soil (on average) is made up of 46.7% oxygen, 27% silicon, 8.1% aluminium and about 5% iron (leaving roughly 13.2% to be determined below). Not too bad yet. Plants release nutrients into the soil which act as their own fertilizer/pest suppressant/bonding agents such as Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, Phosphorous and Sulfur (each about .05% or less) along with other naturally forming minerals and oxides which means then you start playing with aluminum and calcium phosphates, phospholipids, inositol, choline and lastly the amino acids from natural occurring bacteria you can't duplicate in a lab. Getting a little harder?
Nicaraguan soil, as far as my research can locate, has not publicized their soil compounds so unless I get some dirt (Which I need in the first place) to test, I have no idea specifically 'what I'm looking for'. Sucks on my side haha.
Oh well, today I'm going to run by two or three nurseries and talk to them, see if I can figure something out.
Thank you again everyone, I will keep you updated
