ChinaVoodoo
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75" tall, and thirty-two 6"x13" leaves. That is pretty hefty for a Basma, isn't it?
75" tall, and thirty-two 6"x13" leaves. That is pretty hefty for a Basma, isn't it?
75" tall, and thirty-two 6"x13" leaves.
Right. American planting sounds like less work.When grown at "American", wide spacing between plants (24-36 inches) several Basma varieties that I have grown reached similar sizes. But the very same varieties, planted at traditional, Turkish, close spacing (6-9 inches between plants), grow to around 36 inches tall, with 4"x7" leaves.
Bob
There are differences in the qualities of the Oriental tobacco, when grown close vs. wide. The close planting (with smaller leaves and lower yield) provides the richest "Oriental", floral aromas, whereas with wide planting, the more abundant, finished leaf is not as characteristic of Oriental. Either provides useable tobacco. Specifically for pipe blending, I've preferred the product of close planting.Right. American planting sounds like less work.
do you find the plants on the outside of your beds get taller than the ones on the inside?
I'm unfamiliar with it. I would likely opt for 12"-15" spacing, and see what I got. Keep in mind that Little Dutch, which grows to about 3', has a massively thick stalk, and does best at 24" spacing. [I believe that Little Dutch is short only because of its decreased distance between leaf nodes.]Hatano is a 3' plant with 8"x16" leaves. It looks like polygon grew them around 18" spacing. Do you think that I could grow them closer than that without compromising total production?
Perhaps this is some kind of mistake. This is not Little Dutch. Little Dutch has a long and narrow leaf.It looks more like a stunted CC98. I don't think it's like Little Dutch.
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We weren't saying that. We were simply talking about how plant height usually, but not always, correlates with plant girth. I shared the photo to show that in this case, Hatano is a slender plant, and very different from Little Dutch.Perhaps this is some kind of mistake. This is not Little Dutch. Little Dutch has a long and narrow leaf.
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