I'm thinking of trying some next year and thought now would be the time to start looking.
Anyone have a source for Maryland 32 seed?
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Randy,
Is that an MD 32 variety? All that I can find is that MD 32 is a USDA type for Maryland Broadleaf, rather than a specific variety:
"Maryland Broadleaf Type 32. That type of air-cured tobacco also known as Southern Maryland or Maryland Air-cured tobacco produced principally in southern Maryland. Maryland is similar to burley but somewhat milder and lighter in taste. It is low in carbohydrates and nicotine and average in nitrogenous materials and nonvolatile acids."
This would suggest to me that this would include many of the Maryland varieties (excluding the PA Seedleaf and PA Broadleaf varieties, which are USDA Type 41). I suppose that if there are numbered varieties of Maryland at least as high as 609, then a numbered 32 might exist.
I don't see this on Skychaser's site or on the Nicotianaproject.net site. I don't see MD 32 in the GRIN database.
Bob
Is that an MD 32 variety? All that I can find is that MD 32 is a USDA type for Maryland Broadleaf, rather than a specific variety:
"Maryland Broadleaf Type 32. That type of air-cured tobacco also known as Southern Maryland or Maryland Air-cured tobacco produced principally in southern Maryland. Maryland is similar to burley but somewhat milder and lighter in taste. It is low in carbohydrates and nicotine and average in nitrogenous materials and nonvolatile acids."
This would suggest to me that this would include many of the Maryland varieties (excluding the PA Seedleaf and PA Broadleaf varieties, which are USDA Type 41). I suppose that if there are numbered varieties of Maryland at least as high as 609, then a numbered 32 might exist.
You might take a drive to those southern counties and talk to the farmers.Maryland State Report 2007 said:
News story from 2005 said:
I don't see this on Skychaser's site or on the Nicotianaproject.net site. I don't see MD 32 in the GRIN database.
Bob
That's interesting... MD 609, type 32.
I was reading the other day about the original stains started by Rolfe back in Jamestown. The one was known as Orinoko and it was grown in Southern Maryland with Virginia favoring Sweet Scented. Supposedly it was still growing through 1929 when the USDA officially categorized/labelled the various tobacco plants. The USDA gave Orinoco the label of Maryland 32. I know that 300 years is a long time and that the current Maryland 32 probably has no resemblance to the original but I thought if I could get some seed and plant a few.
BigB.. is that Maryland 609 Type 32 the same stuff you grew last year?
Bob, every year my relatives have some kind of reunion in Southern Maryland... maybe I'll go this year and wander the back roads.
I probably misread the terminology. Maryland Broadleaf Type 32 is probably what I'm looking for. That makes it even more interesting since Connecticut Broadleaf was developed from Maryland Broadleaf and Pennsylvanian Broadleaf was developed from Connecticut Broadleaf. Might be interesting to grow all three and compare.
Randy
Well then I'm set!
Are there other varieties (type) of Maryland 609?
Are there other varieties (type) of Maryland 609?
This year, I'm growing a number of seedleaf/broadleaf varieties:
Wisconsin:
Last year's CT broadleaf was a bit disappointing. It made adequate binder, but was not intact enough to make good wrapper.
Bob
Wisconsin:
- WI Seedleaf (widest leaf)
- WI 901
- Glessnor (darkest leaf)
- Lancaster Seedleaf (lightest color leaf)
- Catterton (straighter than Keller. Resembles stand-up burley)
- Keller
Last year's CT broadleaf was a bit disappointing. It made adequate binder, but was not intact enough to make good wrapper.
Bob
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