I have startet 80 xanthy basma . I will use them to spice my golden burley . I also have 12 samsun 12 bafra and 12 izmir osbaz just to try out what taste best......... thanks .Welcome to the forum. Below is a post on spacing for Oriental (Turkish) tobacco varieties. "Karadeniz" refers to the Black Sea region around Samsun, so those varieties would include the Samsun-like, petiolate varieties: Samsun, Bafra, Katerini, Trabzon.
FAQ about Turkish tobaccos
I think we can gather together the FAQ about Turkish tobaccos. I'd like to start with the most but the most FAQ question (to me); which strain to grow ? (1) There certainly are a lot of different types of Turkish tobaccos. If you could only grow one variety, what would it be and why? Ray...fairtradetobacco.com
This season, I will be planting 36 plants of Xanthi-Yaka 18a into a bed of 30 square feet.
Bob
thanksWelcome to FTT
pier
thank you I save space thenOne other useful table regarding Oriental varieties. This shows the "desirable leaf sizes" according to the Turkish market practice:
![]()
With wide spacing, most Oriental varieties will grow to a relatively huge size (7 feet tall, for example), with large leaves. But this is at the expense of their intense floral quality, and their typical "Oriental" taste.
Bob
ThanksWelcome to FTT
pier
Tank you ..think i can learn a lot from you allWelcome. Thank you for joining us.
Thanks.Welcome
Thanks... I have a sister living near by ...your are some noisy boysWelcome here! I got to spend some time in the Haverslev area back in the later part of the 1990’s.
It was a beautiful area with super friendly people
* I had to go look up the name , Air Base Flyvestation Skrydstrup
We discuss any variety of tobacco, as well as numerous approaches to growing, harvesting, curing, and finishing your crop. Our members will attempt to provide experience-based answers to your questions.