One of the best aromatic varieties of tobacco - "Dubek" straight from Turkey

Dubek is a quality tobacco with the best properties taken from others varieties... Bred on the southern shores of Crimea, saturated with light, it acquires its own unique aroma and becomes more and more popular among lovers of good tobacco.

What kind of tobacco

Externally, the plants of this variety differ from others: a small height of the stem, leaves of a dense cover, with a thin middle vein.

Description and characteristics

Since Dubek is oriental tobacco, it is often classified in the same group as the Virginia variety, but the differences are significant. Most importantly, the reduced resin and sugar content affects the intensity of the aroma.

Dubek tobacco is drought-resistant, not afraid of transplanting into the ground. However, the plant develops only in absolutely dry climates, on dry sandy soil.

Taste and aroma qualities

Due to the peculiarities of the structure, the plant has a rich flavor palette:

• due to the lack of resin in the leaves, the taste becomes light and weak;
• can take on any aroma in a mixture with flavorings;
• gives out a lot of smoke after good fermentation.

Subspecies

Experts have developed several subspecies of the Dubek tobacco variety. Each of them is unique in its characteristics:

1. Dubek Foothill... The most promising and relatively young variation of the mixture of Dubek 33 and New Dubek. Demonstrates excellent aroma and rich harvest, although small in size. With a dense planting, the sheets can grow arbitrarily. Plant height - up to 120 cm, and the leaf size reaches 22 × 10 cm. Resistance to gout and drought allows it to ripen within an average period. From 1 bush, you can get a crop from 32 leaves.
2. New dybeck. The hybrid turned out from a mixture of Dubek 44 and Oktyabrsky 6, which has large leaves. The hybrid has increased its productivity without losing its flavor. Such tobacco has become lighter collect... The plant is up to 120 cm high, a leaf measuring 43 × 25 cm does not have a petiole. Resistant to tobacco mosaic and gout. Leaves ripen in 94-125 days from planting, from 1 bush you can get up to 16 leaves.
3. Dubek 2023. Mid-season variety. It can reach a height of 140 cm, leaf size - 27 × 18 cm.When properly planted, 18 dark green leaves are obtained from 1 bush.
4. Dubeck 1118. In many ways it is similar to Dubek 2023. The leaves themselves are different - rough and dense.
5. Dubeck 44N. Dubek 44 subspecies with the addition of components that enhance aromatic properties. The leaves are mid-season, reaching 35 × 18 cm in size. From 1 bush with a maximum height of 150 cm, 32 leaves are obtained.
6. Dyubek South Coast. The first seeds of this type of tobacco were bred in the USSR. By the time it ripens, a red flower blooms on the plant. The ripening period takes up to 70 days. The bush reaches a height of only 1 m, the size of the leaves is 23 × 12. Despite its small growth, up to 18 leaves can be obtained from a bush. The variety absolutely cannot withstand disease.
7. Dyubek Ukrainian 8... The plant reaches a height of only 130 cm. The taste and aroma of this variety is inferior to other species. By ripening, pink flowers appear in the middle. The variety is not resistant to disease. Up to 20 leaves 32 × 21 cm in size are collected from 1 bush.
8. Dumar... It is a mixture of the original Dubek and Maryland. The variety is extremely disease resistant. The ripening period is up to 62 days. The maximum height is 30 cm, the yield is up to 25 leaves from 1 bush. Dry leaves are yellow-brown in color, reaching 31 × 16 cm in size.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety type

The variety has practically no drawbacks, apart from the fact that it requires an absolutely dry environment.

The advantages of this variety include:

• bright aroma;
• lack of resins;
• sweet taste;
• small requirements for care.

Due to its known characteristics, Dubek is often added to many pipe, cigarette and cigar mixes.

Growing regions

This tobacco was originally grown in Turkey, but it can be cultivated in different regions. Turkey, Macedonia, Krasnodar, Crimea and part of Central Asia are ideal for Dubek.

Dubek has long been considered the Crimean version of Basma grown in Turkey. First-class Dubek is grown in the foothills of the southern coast of Crimea, since there is practically no snow in winter and little moisture in summer.

The variety is strongly influenced by a change in the microclimate, therefore, raw materials with different characteristics can be obtained from it. For example, tobacco grown in Crimea, after drying, can get a lemon-yellow color and a strong aroma, and in Kazakhstan - an orange-yellow color and a medium aroma.

Growing and care

The plant is grown by seedlings or by sowing seeds directly into the ground. The second option is used in the southern regions, and the seedling method is used in places with a cool environment.

Before planting seedlings, the soil must be disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate or ignited. If there is no time to prepare, you can buy ready-made soil in the store.

The best time to plant tobacco seedlings is the beginning of March. Stages:

1. Pour soil into a small container with a side 5-10 cm high, level.
2. Moisten the soil with a spray bottle.
3. Plant the seeds no more than 1 cm deep, leaving a distance between the seeds.
4. Cover the container with foil, which should be stretched to the height of the side. You can use a sheet of glass.

The container with sprouts must be placed in a bright, warm place.

The grown seedlings are planted on moderately acidic soil, choosing an unshaded area. Plants need to be watered daily, but water stagnation should not be allowed. If the root system of the plant has strengthened, watering is reduced to 3 times a week.

The tobacco is fed with fertilizers suitable for tomatoes and peppers. A complex fertilizer with a high nitrogen content is suitable. You can use urea: 1 tbsp. l. dissolve in 10 liters of water and pour the solution under the root.

Plants are often affected by tobacco aphids, field slugs and tobacco thrips. For pest control, chemical preparations "Aktara", "Fufanon", "Iskra gold" are used.

When the plants bloom, the flowers must be cut off in order to get dense, large leaves in the future.

Processing features

Many types of tobacco require special drying conditions, Dübeck is no exception. He needs solar drying, during which chemical reactions occur when the sun's rays hit the leaves. The result is a long lasting and mellow scent.

Dubeck - small-leaved tobacco, it tends to change its color to yellow. This feature makes it possible to dry tobacco with a whole bush. After drying, the leaves turn yellow or red, which does not require artificial fermentation. The advantages include the ability to use tobacco immediately after drying.

Attention! If it is necessary to obtain first-class raw materials, the aging of the tobacco must be at least 1 year.

Fermentation

After drying, the leaves are required ferment to reduce the amount of tar and nicotine in tobacco, which allows to reveal the taste and aroma.

An oven is used for fermentation at home:

1. At the end of drying, the leaves need to be moistened (as an option, use a spray bottle).
2. Form a pile of leaves, cover with foil and leave for a day.
3. Free the leaves from the central vein. However, if the plate is too wet, it is cut only after drying.
4. The slices are made 2 mm wide using a knife or noodle slicer.
5. The slices are placed in jars, filling them almost completely.
6. Banks are sent to the oven, the temperature is set to 50 ° C and the duration of the procedure is 1 week.

After fermentation, the tobacco is subjected to additional drying in the fresh air, then stored in an airtight container.

Reviews

Gardeners are beginning to master the cultivation of tobacco on their plots. Reviews of the Dubek variety are positive.

Ilya, Belgorod: «This is an unusually large tobacco. In the description, the sheet is 30 × 20 cm, but I actually have 40 × 30 already! And he's not fully grown yet. "

Grigory, Novorossiysk: “I can smell tobacco and prunes, I liked it. I do not recommend drying in the oven, it is better to put it out in the sun on a metal sheet for 10 days. "

Conclusion

With proper care, you can get excellent quality tobacco on your site to use in pure form or in smoking blends. Important steps for obtaining a flavorful product - drying and fermentation - can be done at home.