Leverhead's 2013 T Patches; SE Texas

[leverhead]

Re: Leverhead's 2013 T Patches

I already have a hand of aged BigB Burley. I'm not planting till monday, whatsamatter, chicken?

John's right! Leave Chicken out of this, it's between you and me! You still owe me for the last bet, I'll bet that you forgot about that

 

[Knucklehead]

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John's right! Leave Chicken out of this, it's between you and me! You still owe me for the last bet, I'll bet that you forgot about that

I sure did. I still don't remember. Jog my memory.

 

[leverhead]

Re: Leverhead's 2013 T Patches

I sure did. I still don't remember. Jog my memory.

I'm just keeping you on your toes Now you know what I type like when I'm lying. Did I have you for a moment?

 

[Knucklehead]

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With my memory I already had my check book out. You missed a golden opportunity.

 

[leverhead]

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I don't want to take your money. I should have been a Lawyer.

 

[Grundle]

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That is a lot of tobacco! What do you plan on doing with all that leaf?

 

[leverhead]

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It's allot of plants and work, I really don't know how much tobacco it will yield. The Virginias have more room between the rows this year. The Turkish/Oriental section is a roll of the dice to see what I end up with using traditional row and plant spacings. I'm pretty skinny and I'm hoping my feet aren't too big. I should know in a month or so if I've made a big mistake. The up side, I should end up with allot of varieties to blend with. The down side is I have to take out every other row for space to work and still end up with a bunch of fresh seed to go around. I don't see it as a big gamble. I guess to answer your question, smoke it. Maybe if I have enough, with a little help from my friends.

 

[Fisherman]

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I am gonna try to start some more seeds in oriental [that xanthia deluxe said was so good] and maybe some One sucker which I think is a burley????? If not that and a burley should finish out my year.
Reckon I got enuff time leverhead???

 

[Knucklehead]

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I am gonna try to start some more seeds in oriental [that xanthia deluxe said was so good] and maybe some One sucker which I think is a burley????? If not that and a burley should finish out my year.
Reckon I got enuff time leverhead???

I'm pretty sure One Sucker is it's own distinct variety. For cigarettes, TN 86 and TN 90 are excellent Burley choices. If you are concerned about time, which I think you have plenty of, given your location, you can order seedlings from BigBonner ready to go into the ground. $1.50 - $2.00 per plant depending on variety. Don't hold me to this, but I think Burley is $1.50 ea. After my first year starting inside, I'm going to order all my personal plants for cigarettes from Larry next year, and just start my taste, sample and seed grow outs inside. When you get to trying several varieties, there's just so much clutter all over the house. I stole the idea from Deluxestogie's 2013 grow blog Post #1. http://fairtradetobacco.com/showthread.php?2108-deluxestogie-Grow-Log-2013 I've seen pictures of Larry's seedlings after delivery, they look better than what I worked my tail off for this year.

 

[DonH]

Re: Leverhead's 2013 T Patches

I am gonna try to start some more seeds in oriental [that xanthia deluxe said was so good] and maybe some One sucker which I think is a burley????? If not that and a burley should finish out my year.
Reckon I got enuff time leverhead???

One sucker is considered a Dark Air Cured variety.

 

[leverhead]

Re: Leverhead's 2013 T Patches

I am gonna try to start some more seeds in oriental [that xanthia deluxe said was so good] and maybe some One sucker which I think is a burley????? If not that and a burley should finish out my year.
Reckon I got enuff time leverhead???

Hell yes! You've got plenty of time. Do you have room?

 

[leverhead]

Re: Leverhead's 2013 T Patches

It's finally all in! Give or take, about 1000 plants. It took about 35 hours to get it all planted. In the foreground, the Southern Beauties have been in 3 weeks and are looking good. Beyond, is a long list of Turkish, Semi-Orientals and a few Hungarians.


Izmir Ozbis is in the foreground and Smyrna #9 is beyond it. There's about 140 plants in a 4' X 14' (1.2 m X 4.3 m).


I had a ground sucker in the seedling tray!

 

[Knucklehead]

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You're going to have to get small to get between the rows! Remember the Steve Martin album, Let's Get Small?

 

[leverhead]

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You're going to have to get small to get between the rows! Remember the Steve Martin album, Let's Get Small?

I think that was before my time Do you think school will be out at harvest time?

 

[Knucklehead]

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No problems, buddy, I'll be schooling you all through harvest. I got your back.

 

[leverhead]

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No problems, buddy, I'll be schooling you all through harvest. I got your back.

Where's the pictures?

 

[istanbulin]

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Izmir Ozbis is in the foreground and Smyrna #9 is beyond it. There's about 140 plants in a 4' X 14' (1.2 m X 4.3 m).
View attachment 4660

Your photo is very familiar to me, resembling the original one below. LOL

 

[leverhead]

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Your photo is very familiar to me, resembling the original one below. LOL

It looks like the picture, except they planted in the furrow. I'll post another picture in a few weeks.

 

[DonH]

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It looks like the picture, except they planted in the furrow. I'll post another picture in a few weeks.

How far apart were they spaced?

 

[leverhead]

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How far apart were they spaced?

3" (7.6 cm) plant to plant, 15 3/4" (40 cm) row to row.