Samsun and Ottoman

[BigBonner]

I had to clip some Ottoman ,Havanna and Samsun plants in the greenhouse to hold them back for planting .

How is the best way to cure the little leaves out . Sizes range from as big as your thumb to as big as your hand .

My first year raising anything but burley .

Larry

 

[FmGrowit]

Larry,

My guess is the leaf probably isn't worth curing yet, but if you want to mess around with it...string it up and keep it low to the ground so it doesn't dry green. If the leaves were bigger, you would crowd then together on the string and put them in the sun, bring them in at night or cover them. When you string the leaf, just make sure the string is under at least one vein. No need to go threw the rib with the needle. If you decide to string any of the crop, I used a coat hanger and cut it 8" long. Put 1/4" in a vice and flattened it so I could drill a 1/16" hole in it. Sharpen the other end on a grinder or sander. I use nylon mason string for all my stringing, the cotton string isn't strong enough for most of my sticks.

I gotta make this reply box bigger

When the Ottoman matures, cure it like your Burley. Which Samsun did you grow? I've only grown Samsun 15 and it got just as big as the Ottoman, so I don't see why you couldn't cure it the same way. Another Oriental that works really well by stalk curing is Bursa.

 

[BigBonner]

I don't know which samsun it is, I bummed the seeds off of Lonnie_in_tenn . He gave me some . I may not get them planted With all the rain .I have the Brusa That I bummed off of you . They are smaller, younger and may be ready to set late if The weather works out right .