How can I get more variety from one strain of tobacco

[Springers shop]

I am wanting to grow my own tobacco and I have chosen that I want to grow little Dutch because I have heard it has a mellow flavor, is hardy and easy to grow , and seems like an overall good first tobacco to grow but my question is how can I get the most variety in flavor from one kind of plant I was thinking different curing methods , possibly smoking ?

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Different curing methods is a good idea. Your macro options include air curing and fire curing. With both, you can get variety by keeping primings separate, picking at different levels of ripeness, and pile curing before hanging, priming vs stalk curing, and adjusting the rate at which it cures. Rate can be adjusted by temperature and humidity. You can keep those parameters until even the stems are dry, or merely until the lamina is dry. With fire curing, the amount and type of smoke will make a difference. Each of us automatically, without intention, obtains variation just because of how it works out.

Orientals grown with close spacing and low fertilization rates are very different from the same tobacco grown with broad spacing and high fertilization rates. Maybe that affects Little Dutch, I don't know.

Topping the tobacco at a different number of leaves makes a difference. Lower producing larger, thicker leaves.

 

[deluxestogie]

Welcome to the forum. Feel free to introduce yourself in the Introduce Yourself forum.

In addition to the methods mentioned above, you can easily make Little Dutch into Perique as well as Cavendish. The techniques can be found by scanning the topics in our Index of Key Forum Threads, linked in the menu bar. In general, I've grown the most productive and richly flavored Little Dutch when spaced at about 3.75 square feet per plant. (I have not noticed a difference in strength or aroma from spacing differences.) The "little" in Little Dutch refers to its height, rather than other attributes of the plant. It's simply a shorter plant (~3'), with leaf nodes spaced more closely on a thick stalk.

Fire-curing tobacco is trickier than it seems, is a fairly time-consuming and messy process, and often just gives you tobacco that tastes like barbecue.

I'm not sure what use you intend for your tobacco. How many plants do you intend to grow?

Bob

 

[Tobaccofieldsforever]

Also, once you have a finished product, there are various methods of processing, cooking and casing (if that's your preference) that can offer more variety from a single strain. Examples being cavendishing, perique, toasting/stoving etc.. Here is a link to a discussion on little dutch that may be of some help. https://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/little-dutch-anyone-ever-grow-it.560/

 

[Knucklehead]

I am wanting to grow my own tobacco and I have chosen that I want to grow little Dutch because I have heard it has a mellow flavor, is hardy and easy to grow , and seems like an overall good first tobacco to grow but my question is how can I get the most variety in flavor from one kind of plant I was thinking different curing methods , possibly smoking ?

Have you found www.northwoodseeds.com yet? He is a seed grower based in your state and a member of the forum. His handle here is Skychaser.

Here is the tobacco seed section with descriptions of varieties available. He also grows flowers and vegetables.

Northwood Seeds Providing organically grown seed for home gardeners

My personal opinion is that you will have the most variety in flavor and more options by growing different varieties. Blends are awesome and just experimenting to find what you like is fun and challenging.

 

[Springers shop]

Welcome to the forum. Feel free to introduce yourself in the Introduce Yourself forum.

In addition to the methods mentioned above, you can easily make Little Dutch into Perique as well as Cavendish. The techniques can be found by scanning the topics in our Index of Key Forum Threads, linked in the menu bar. In general, I've grown the most productive and richly flavored Little Dutch when spaced at about 3.75 square feet per plant. (I have not noticed a difference in strength or aroma from spacing differences.) The "little" in Little Dutch refers to its height, rather than other attributes of the plant. It's simply a shorter plant (~3'), with leaf nodes spaced more closely on a thick stalk.

Fire-curing tobacco is trickier than it seems, is a fairly time-consuming and messy process, and often just gives you tobacco that tastes like barbecue.

I'm not sure what use you intend for your tobacco. How many plants do you intend to grow?

Bob

I want to grow little Dutch and I I want to grow around 3 or 4 plants

 

[Jbg]

Orientals grown with close spacing and low fertilization rates are very different from the same tobacco grown with broad spacing and high fertilization rates.

Hate to drag up an old thread but this interests me, you got any specifics china?

 

[burge]

A different flavor from the same leaf can happen with how it is cut. Also leaf position which is obvious and not only curing but picking time. A leaf picked green will taste different than a leaf allowed to ripen on the plant.