Little Dutch vs Ohio Dutch

[Radagast]

Help me decide between Little Dutch and Ohio Dutch.
I have limited room so I was thinking (1) Ohio might be better bang-to-buck ratio bulk wise, but never having grown either, that could change if (2) the flavour of one is hugely better. Are they really all that mega different? Lastly, inspired by the space constraints mentioned above, I plan on popping a few guerilla plants into a field of waste-land behind my house. So if (3) one grows with significantly more resilience than the other that could influence a choice. Cheers all!

 

[GreenDragon]

I've only grown Little Dutch, but mine grew to 6 feet and were pretty wide. There was very "little" about it.

 

[deluxestogie]

Little Dutch typically grows to low chest height, plus a tall seed head. It's aroma is richer and more distinctive than that of Dutch (Ohio), though they are similar. The leaves of Little Dutch are somewhat narrower compared to their length. Dutch (Ohio) is a taller and larger plant. Probably the greatest difference is that the productivity of Dutch (Ohio) is noticeably greater.

[Ignore the color difference between these two photos.]

Bob

 

[Radagast]

Little Dutch typically grows to low chest height, plus a tall seed head. It's aroma is richer and more distinctive than that of Dutch (Ohio), though they are similar. The leaves of Little Dutch are somewhat narrower compared to their length. Dutch (Ohio) is a taller and larger plant. Probably the greatest difference is that the productivity of Dutch (Ohio) is noticeably greater.

[Ignore the color difference between these two photos.]

Bob

Thanks for all that. I'm leaning towards Little. I imagine having a more distinctive product will mean more to me in the end than having lots.

 

[Knucklehead]

A couple of old threads:

Little Dutch & Ohio Dutch

Little Dutch & Ohio Dutch Little Dutch is an heirloom variety dating back to the 1880's. It is sweet aromatic tobacco with a rich woody flavor used in pipe blends and as a cigar filler. It grows to around 3' in height with leaves 6" wide growing up to 30" long. The long narrow leaves can...

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Little Dutch, Anyone ever grow it?

I'm tempted to grow some Little Dutch this year and am curious how it tastes and if it has the aroma in the field that is often talked about in the old literature. Randy B

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[Radagast]

A couple of old threads:

Little Dutch & Ohio Dutch

Little Dutch & Ohio Dutch Little Dutch is an heirloom variety dating back to the 1880's. It is sweet aromatic tobacco with a rich woody flavor used in pipe blends and as a cigar filler. It grows to around 3' in height with leaves 6" wide growing up to 30" long. The long narrow leaves can...

fairtradetobacco.com

Little Dutch, Anyone ever grow it?

I'm tempted to grow some Little Dutch this year and am curious how it tastes and if it has the aroma in the field that is often talked about in the old literature. Randy B

fairtradetobacco.com

Awesome thanks!

 

[Caj]

This is a fabulous, I just order some Little Dutch seeds, after reading all about it, thinking it would be a good to in a 5 gal bucket...and I run across this..WONDERFUL..!!!!
Craig

 

[Radagast]

This is a fabulous, I just order some Little Dutch seeds, after reading all about it, thinking it would be a good to in a 5 gal bucket...and I run across this..WONDERFUL..!!!!
Craig

I'm gonna do it. Little Dutch it shall be. Good luck with yours!

 

[ArizonaDave]

Awesome thanks!

Little Dutch also has a slight floral taste, but in a good way.

 

[plantdude]

Last summer @ArizonaDave mentioned Little Dutch was a good variety so I gave it a shot - and I'm grateful for his excellent suggestion. I just tried a some of my late summer pot grown Little Dutch two nights ago. It was unkilned and the leaves were only aged about 2.5 months but it was still very pleasant. This seems to be another variety that does not reguire a long ageing time or special curing to be decent tasting. I think you'll be very pleased with it.

 

[Radagast]

Last summer @ArizonaDave mentioned Little Dutch was a good variety so I gave it a shot - and I'm grateful for his excellent suggestion. I just tried a some of my late summer pot grown Little Dutch two nights ago. It was unkilned and the leaves were only aged about 2.5 months but it was still very pleasant. This seems to be another variety that does not reguire a long ageing time or special curing to be decent tasting. I think you'll be very pleased with it.

Nice. How did you prepare it? Cigar? Pipe? Etc?

 

[plantdude]

Nice. How did you prepare it? Cigar? Pipe? Etc?

As @ArizonaDave likes to call them, a "mini cigar". It was about cigarette length and slightly fatter. It was actually smoother than some of my sun cured oriental varieties that were about the same age, which surprised me.