Kentucky leaf suited to dark fired?

[Private1]

Hi All,

What would you recommend as a good variety of tobacco when trying to create a dark fired leaf?

I'm wanting to create something between ODF and Orliks Dark.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Knucklehead]

Are you growing or buying? What is available Elsewhere?

 

[Davo]

He’ll be growing in NZ.

 

[Knucklehead]

This is a dark/fire cured variety that is also quite versatile. It is an heirloom variety used in fire curing. Also used in cigar filler and wrapper, chew, and cigarettes.

Northwest Tobacco Seeds Providing nicotiana seeds at wholesale prices for retail distributors and growers world wide Tobaccos

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[plantdude]

I have grown Madole before and it air cures nicely to a dark brown color. It's a dark variety. It traditionally was fire cured but I've only tried that with a small batch (unprofessionally) on my smoker. It turned out nice though. It's also nice just air cured. It's a good multi use variety for cigar, pipe and cigarette blends. It grew a little over 5 feet high, had a decent yield and no disease issues when I grew it this past summer and last winter.

I have heard small stalk black mammoth is also a good dark tobacco for multiple purposes and with a good yield. I have not tried growing that variety (yet) though. I may be mistaken but I seem to recall hearing something about that variety being a little tricky to cure or age. I think that variety is also a little more photoperiod sensitive, if so that may cause issues if it's grown indoors.

I have no experience with greenwood but if @Knucklehead is recommending it then it's got to be good.

 

[Private1]

Thanks for the advice all!

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

I planned on growing Greenwood this year. It's in a 1935 government of Canada document listing tobaccos grown in Canada. But when I try to find yield information, it appears like there isn't much data and that according to the seeds available at northwoodseeds.com, Madole is the right choice as its still being grown commercially.