cigar varieties by country / region

[ladaok]

I'm all in for a much improved attitude & effort this coming season , I have been offered a good selection of seed to add to my bank, ... but I'm thinking, I may be be better off by growing varieties that are known to be used in a particular country /region /state , for example Cuban cigars may have maybe 4 > 6 varieties that are the bases for them , with a few hangers on

same with other areas,

was reading ' what did you smoke today ' and I see many go for orinco 98 , mata ? ha2000 ( I know these names are wrong, but with my computer skills , I daren't try and go back and check, for fear of losing this blurb )

I don't mind shagging around with different leaf ... just thinking maybe best to start with a genuine combo, although it may turn out a bit/lot different , depending on many factors, gotta be worth a try

robbie

 

[ladaok]

cigars originate from South America and the caribbean...

Is there a list of cigar varieties that originally hail from certain localities in the FT archives

 

[Knucklehead]

GRIN lists their varieties by country, and may be a place to start: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?25309
Click the LIST button beside this: "all available (and unavailable ) NPGS accessions by country"

 

[Ben Brand]

Knuckle went to the GRIN site, very interesting to see the seeds by country. How do I know what tobacco it is( cigar, dark or flu cured)

 

[Jitterbugdude]

Scroll down the page and you will see the Classification.

 

[deluxestogie]

cigars originate from South America and the caribbean..?

Bob

 

[Knucklehead]

Knuckle went to the GRIN site, very interesting to see the seeds by country. How do I know what tobacco it is( cigar, dark or flu cured)

click the "Observations" link if there is one. Most have it, some do not. It will take you to a page that gives average plant height, leaf size, days to Maturity, etc. Plus the Class.

Sometimes, there is a "PDF" link that will give a little bit more information. Sometimes, only a PI number is given on the variety page and the variety name can be found on the PDF.

 

[ladaok]

Bob

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