Keeping Track of Tobacco Varieties

[prtcledan]

Overwhelmed with leaf….
I have about 20 of each plant growing,
Havana 608,
Conneticut broadleaf,
Dominican Olor,
Cuban Criollo 98
Havana 142.
Canadian Virginia
How do I pick the leaves & keep them in order. & when choosing the leaves after curing & fermenting, then what?
Omg, I’m overwhelmed…
Before I get to the last stage of fermenting, I need a grouping method.
Any thoughts?????

 

[deluxestogie]

How do I pick the leaves & keep them in order.

If you prime the leaf (harvest individual leaves as they mature), then string leaf from a single variety and single priming level [bottom, lugs, mid, upper, tips] onto a single wire to which you have attached an identification tag. I cut my small, rectangular tags from a used Tyvek mailing envelope, and mark them with a Sharpie marker, with variety name, year, priming level. The tag is punctured, and twisted onto one end of the wire. [I use 17 gauge, aluminum, "electric fence" wire.]

For stalk-curing, I use a similar tag with variety name, year, and the word, "STALK". This tag is attached to the base of the stalk using the nail with which I will hang the stalk.

These tags subsequently follow the leaf along its journey, until the leaf is consumed.

Bob

 

[Old Gasman]

Although I don't grow as many varieties as you what I do is buy a big bag of elastic bands in multiple colours and assign each variety it's own colour.

 

[prtcledan]

If you prime the leaf (harvest individual leaves as they mature), then string leaf from a single variety and single priming level [bottom, lugs, mid, upper, tips] onto a single wire to which you have attached an identification tag. I cut my small, rectangular tags from a used Tyvek mailing envelope, and mark them with a Sharpie marker, with variety name, year, priming level. The tag is punctured, and twisted onto one end of the wire. [I use 17 gauge, aluminum, "electric fence" wire.]

For stalk-curing, I use a similar tag with variety name, year, and the word, "STALK". This tag is attached to the base of the stalk using the nail with which I will hang the stalk.

These tags subsequently follow the leaf along its journey, until the leaf is consumed.

Bob

Thankyou for the ideas. Surely gets right to the point. I just love this hobby & forum.
So lucky!!!!! Awesome…

 

[deluxestogie]

When I first started growing tobacco, I planted 4 varieties. I labeled everything with the single letter of their varietal names (e.g. "B" for burley). No year. Within a few years, I was planting several dozen different varieties per season. My original label technique had to become more elaborate to remain meaningful.

Bob

 

[CaptainAubrey]

Fooled me, I thought that looked like 14 gauge wire.