This link was posted on HTGT by Istanbulin. It may be of interest to members growing Turkish varieties.
It clearly shows leaf maturity and plant height at harvest, as well as the (apparently broadcast-seeded) close plant spacing. [Note the height of the plants in relation to the ~3 y/o boy who wanders among the plants.] The technique of rapidly stringing the small leaf (I believe it's Izmir) using a long needle is demonstrated. The video concludes with sun-curing arrangements. The whole family, kids and all, participate in the harvest.
The string sounds in the accompanying music sound to me like several Turkish saz, a wooden guitar-like instrument with a small pear shaped body and a long, often fretless neck, that allows the playing of quarter tones (notes that lie between those commonly heard in the Western music scale). The low tension on the strings of a saz lend it an almost bluegrass banjo quality.
Bob
It clearly shows leaf maturity and plant height at harvest, as well as the (apparently broadcast-seeded) close plant spacing. [Note the height of the plants in relation to the ~3 y/o boy who wanders among the plants.] The technique of rapidly stringing the small leaf (I believe it's Izmir) using a long needle is demonstrated. The video concludes with sun-curing arrangements. The whole family, kids and all, participate in the harvest.
The string sounds in the accompanying music sound to me like several Turkish saz, a wooden guitar-like instrument with a small pear shaped body and a long, often fretless neck, that allows the playing of quarter tones (notes that lie between those commonly heard in the Western music scale). The low tension on the strings of a saz lend it an almost bluegrass banjo quality.
Bob