Burley Tobacco Seeds cocoa like aroma

🌿 BURLEY TOBACCO (Nicotiana tabacum)

💰 Price: Package of 50 or 500 seeds

🌸 Flower Color: Pink to white
🌱 Plant Type: Annual herb, broadleaf tobacco
🌍 Origin: Kentucky, USA (developed 1864)
💧 Habitat: Warm, fertile, well-drained loamy soil in full sunlight

🌿 Cultivation & Ecology
Burley Tobacco thrives in warm climates with abundant sunlight and slightly alkaline soil. It prefers consistent watering without standing water. Seeds are tiny and should be started indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost or in greenhouse trays. Once seedlings reach about 5–7 cm, they can be transplanted to the garden after the soil warms.

🪴 Growing Tips:

• Sowing Depth: Surface-sow (requires light to germinate)

• Watering: Keep moist, never waterlogged

• Spacing: 50–60 cm between plants

• Temperature: +20–30°C

• Harvest: 90–120 days after transplanting

When plants reach maturity, remove the flower tops (“topping”) to enhance leaf size and nicotine concentration. Leaves are harvested in stages, starting from the bottom upward. The air-curing process—lasting 6 to 10 weeks—transforms green leaves into golden-brown, aromatic tobacco with smooth, mild notes and a hint of cocoa.

🍂 History & Origin
The history of Burley tobacco begins in 1864 when Mr. Webb from Higginsport, Ohio, cultivated a unique strain from Kentucky seed. The resulting crop produced pale, light-leaf tobacco that quickly became famous for its clean-burning quality and delicate aroma. By 1880, Kentucky accounted for over one-third of the U.S. tobacco production, surpassing Virginia.

Today, Burley remains a cornerstone of high-quality tobacco blends, grown not only in the U.S. but also in Brazil, Argentina, and Malawi. Its leaves cure naturally without smoke, giving them their characteristic light color and smooth taste.

🍁 Processing & Use
After harvesting, Burley leaves are air-cured in ventilated barns where they turn from green to golden brown. The slow drying allows sugars and organic compounds to oxidize, resulting in a mild, nutty aroma. Once fully cured, the leaves are graded by quality, bundled, and sent for blending.

Burley is known for its smooth, low-sugar character, making it perfect for cigarette blends, pipe tobacco, or natural snuff. It’s also favored by hobby growers and artisans for its pure, natural taste and classic aroma reminiscent of fine traditional tobaccos.

🌱 Growing Instructions

1. Sow seeds on the surface of moist, fine soil – do not cover.

2. Maintain humidity and warmth (around +25°C).

3. Germination occurs in 10–20 days.

4. Transplant when seedlings are 5–7 cm tall.

5. Space plants 50–60 cm apart.

6. Harvest mature leaves from the bottom upward.

7. Allow leaves to air-cure slowly in shade for best aroma.

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