2018

The valley is having a banner growing season.  long cold winter short Spring Healthy Hot Summer.Perfect amount of rain for growth and WEIGHT . Tobacco is sold by the pound. I sure have to post the harvesting pictures. So enjoy seeing the old red international tractor's sputtering down the road.Thanks for reading !  2018

2017 broadleaf

 Broadleaf growers are getting geared up for the new growing season. Wrenches are being turned on tractors the wood stoves are roaring. Yesterday I stopped at my favorite farm in Enfield. Entering the garage/tobacco storage building was refreshing.Seeing our local growers Izac and Steve maintaining the fleet of fifty vintage"red IH tractors". And yes you Deer lovers plenty of green tractors too. I must say growers are very very optimistic on this growing season. Just standing in the football field size building with the raw bailed tobacco aroma was simply Heaven. The tradition love risk and reward can only be appreciated when your boots are in the dirt on site on a farm. This time of year i always get itchy to start growing again !!! Thanks for reading!!!

Enfield Tobacco

 The world's premier Broadleaf cigar wrapper is being harvested in Ct. Our proud growers from Southwick threw Suffield from Enfield to Glastonbury are bring in there crops. There vintage tractors are cruising down the road's at 10 mph. Alright stepping out to take broadleaf blog pic's post them soon. thanks for viewing     

Glastonbury Tobacco

Driving through the quite town of Glastonbury Ct I spotted the Broadleaf fields. My Heart started raising. These fields were beautiful. The plant's flower's just started to fill the field 40 days old. The sheds were close to the fields LESS road travel !!! Can't wait to spin back in 3 weeks for harvest. Thanks for reading.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Happy New Year

Happy New year ! 2015  At a local mobile gas station while pumping gas I had a nice conversation with Mr. Gary Raffia. A local Enfield Broad Grower. The talk was pricing per pound Gary was happy with pricing shipping was still unknown. Best wishes for the new year friends !  

Rain

Late August early September has brought Ct Valley Broadleaf very little rain.As the broadleaf is curing the tobacco cures good with moisture going into the leaves for a day or two then drying for 4 days. In New England October is a rainy month. The growers dry the tobacco with pro pain burners or charcoal. 

readers

We are so happy to see people from all over the World reading our Broadleaf Blog. Here are just a few Countries we are thanking  Russia, China, Malaysia, Dominica Republic, Canada, Africa, France, Germany, Mexico, Thanks For reading !!!