Some of the FTT seed collection is coming up on three years old. Some of these varieties will be removed from the collection for lack of merit, but some will need to be refreshed with a new grow out. If anyone would be willing to participate, you can request as many as you want, but I'd recommend limiting to not more than 10 varieties.
There are also a number of untested varieties that need to be grown. Anyone who would like to do a test run for currently unknown varieties is welcome to help. The ideal situation for a test planting would be for several guys to grow the same variety in a quantity large enough to send me several pounds for testing. I will match pound for pound any cured leaf you send in for testing. So in effect, you could grow 20 lbs. of a test variety and distribute all of it and still end up with 20 lbs. of whatever is available at WholeLeafTobacco.com. Test growers will be expected to preserve the flower head of one plant to return to the seed collection.
Samples of the test tobacco will be distributed to other members for review.
There are also a number of untested varieties that need to be grown. Anyone who would like to do a test run for currently unknown varieties is welcome to help. The ideal situation for a test planting would be for several guys to grow the same variety in a quantity large enough to send me several pounds for testing. I will match pound for pound any cured leaf you send in for testing. So in effect, you could grow 20 lbs. of a test variety and distribute all of it and still end up with 20 lbs. of whatever is available at WholeLeafTobacco.com. Test growers will be expected to preserve the flower head of one plant to return to the seed collection.
Samples of the test tobacco will be distributed to other members for review.