Workhorse's 2013 bacca patch

[Knucklehead]

I'm old, fat, and gimpy. I found the best way for me is to sit on my but and use a hula hoe, a tool I used to think was worthless. I reach out near horizontal with the handle, and with one hand pressing hard in the middle of the handle pull with the other. The blade works down about and inch whacking the roots. The weeds sit there like nothing happened, but the next stroke is rake like and the weeds come out near effortlessly. I can work the tool around the bacca like a doc with a scalpel.

Is this what you are talking about?



I looked at the one they have here: http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-5496-5-stirrup-hoe.aspx I may buy one over the winter.

 

[Rickey60]

Over at the Bayou Gardener Forum they are sold on the "hook and crook" hoe. It is very well made and easy to use

 

[Southern Planter]

Yes Knuck, that's it, only rustier.

 

[workhorse_01]

I used a hoe but in the future I think that will go by the wayside. Today I had to drive stakes and string wire for the bafra. It grows tall with skinny stalks, so with the wind and rain a lot of them fell over . I'll see what tomorrow brings.

 

[Knucklehead]

I used a hoe but in the future I think that will go by the wayside. Today I had to drive stakes and string wire for the bafra. It grows tall with skinny stalks, so with the wind and rain a lot of them fell over . I'll see what tomorrow brings.

Several of mine were blown over again, I stood them up before, I'll have to stake them this time. They're blowing over at the base, I think I can get away with short stakes and tie them with surveyors tape. I'm glad Boboro turned me on to that stuff, it's handy for labeling and tying and it gives with the wind.

 

[workhorse_01]

Im also piling dirt at the base to help later on. Today i took a video of the back patch. I'll get it on YouTube and post a link.

 

[Boboro]

Several of mine were blown over again, I stood them up before, I'll have to stake them this time. They're blowing over at the base, I think I can get away with short stakes and tie them with surveyors tape. I'm glad Boboro turned me on to that stuff, it's handy for labeling and tying and it gives with the wind.

Thars 6 or7 colors next year I will go with a color code system.

 

[workhorse_01]

I started cropping today and didn't stop until the wagon was loaded. I've cropped only the first two feet of each plant, tied them all and loaded the box with flue cure. I now have no more tobacco sticks as they're all in service. The Metacomet, Havana 211, Havana 2-k, And petite Havana are all in the ceiling over the boat air drying now.

 

[Boboro]

You loaded for c-gars.

 

[workhorse_01]

The Left side of the backyard patch.

 

[workhorse_01]

I posted that Metacomet looked like lettuce at the new bud so here are some pictures. It only does this until it grows out then the lettuce edge disappears.

 

[Matty]

Those are nice lookin plants there. Next year I hope to get em like that myself.

 

[workhorse_01]

Mine are only half as big as they should be. Last year by this time I was working on cropping the second sucker crop. Next year I'm not talking about sucker crops until I have them !! LOL

 

[workhorse_01]

I checked for worms last night and the Metacomet has a mega growth spurt going on. Finally some real growth from this plant. It has big round tipped leaves, and should make some great wrapper.

 

[workhorse_01]

I talked to a friend yesterday who has a five acre field that he plants. Next year he has offered it to me for the cost of sharing tobacco. I think it's time to get the john deere over there to cut the weeds, and plant some legumes. That field is a great deal higher than anything I have here. I think I'll use all my shade cloth here next year and do a 30' x 30' shade patch. Just a observation but, tobacco growing is like having a saltwater reef tank. After you've had it a little while you start looking for a bigger tank. For some reason the tanks we look at don't seem to get smaller.

 

[Boboro]

I may have to move down to a 50gal. next year.

 

[chillardbee]

HA HA, If you could grow the whole 5 acres at a good 7,000 plants per acre, you'd never have to grow again in your life time, and that's even after splitting it with your freind. But 35,000 plants would be a job and a half for two people even.

 

[DGBAMA]

Now you just need another neighbor/friend with about a 60x100 outbuilding to cure in.

 

[workhorse_01]

Now you just need another neighbor/friend with about a 60x100 outbuilding to cure in.

LoL. Or a 15' heated box truck.

 

[Boboro]

I get tired just readin bout it.