Brown Thumbs, 2015 Ramblings and Babbling Grow Thingie

[deluxestogie]

There is around 975 to 1000 plants and they are kicking my butt.

Oh, gosh! That sounds too much like actual work. For me, fewer than 300 plants--say 250 or 200, meets my needs, and is still a lot of work. And...I'm retired. No wonder you're suffering tobacco growing fatigue. [Of course, I'm old and creaky, so the comparison may not be valid.]

I admire your stamina.

Bob

 

[Brown Thumb]

Oh, gosh! That sounds too much like actual work. For me, fewer than 300 plants--say 250 or 200, meets my needs, and is still a lot of work. And...I'm retired. No wonder you're suffering tobacco growing fatigue. [Of course, I'm old and creaky, so the comparison may not be valid.]

I admire your stamina.

Bob

Thanks Bob,
You have a few yrs. on me. But my back is shot and one arm is shot and my shoulder is shot for the other arm.
The crazy part is I have to remind myself constantly I am not growing next yr.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Suckered the whole patch today , I got a can of whoop ass.
I hurt everywhere.

 

[Knucklehead]

Suckered the whole patch today , I got a can of whoop ass.
I hurt everywhere.

The patch is looking great. I have to sucker my patch tomorrow and weed one row.

 

[DGBAMA]

Wow.

 

[deluxestogie]

It's a beautiful tobacco field.

Bob

 

[Brown Thumb]

Thanks Guys,
I hope that is the last time. I usually do like a Quater section at a time but needed to hit the aphids with some soap.
Figured I would get as many aphids off before hitting with the soap. It takes about 3 hrs. To give them all a bath.
Trying to grow a couple of Giant Pumkins this yr for the kids.
Like Usual it was Jacobs Idea.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Killing Aphids, I hit each side of the plant.
15 gallon sprayer in the bucket. I can get 2 rows done before filling her back up.

 

[Chicken]

Well when you do grow again...admire has worked good for me..and I gave some to gfinnery..and neither of us have aphids..

Its nice to have one bug off the bug list.

 

[Knucklehead]

Well when you do grow again...admire has worked good for me..and I gave some to gfinnery..and neither of us have aphids..

Its nice to have one bug off the bug list.

Same here. I haven't seen a single aphid.

 

[Brown Thumb]

I wanted to try it out but never got a chance to order some.
Same thing with the sucker control USHOG uses.
Gotta go measure the pumkin now.
i thought growing Baccy was tough, These Giant pumpkin Guys are out of there Minds.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Harvest time has come a little early.I need a little practice tho.This Cigar Filler grow out pot plant needed primed.good thing they are filler. There Hanging out with some 2012 fire cured I never bagged.

 

[Chicken]

this weekend ill be doing a good bit of picking myself,

so far ive got 3 sticks full of bacca...about 18 leaves per stick,

i got a lot of work to do, to get my new kiln going. its a metal shed im gonna line with 2x4's to hold the bacca sticks

and i got a l.p. wall mounted type heater to put in there, im going for that 165 degree mark this year.

my other kiln is just fine. but not made for the type of heat im going for,

 

[Brown Thumb]

this weekend ill be doing a good bit of picking myself,

so far ive got 3 sticks full of bacca...about 18 leaves per stick,

i got a lot of work to do, to get my new kiln going. its a metal shed im gonna line with 2x4's to hold the bacca sticks

and i got a l.p. wall mounted type heater to put in there, im going for that 165 degree mark this year.

my other kiln is just fine. but not made for the type of heat im going for,

I'm not looking forward to harvest time.

 

[Brown Thumb]

These grow faster in weight than Baccy.
Ive never done this before but it is fun with the kids.
we were burying the Vines tonight.

 

[Brown Thumb]

The Baccy Patch is out of control with Suckers,
I Given up on suckers. This grow has whooped my Butt.

 

[DGBAMA]

Harvest is a lot of work....... But also exciting.... Be happy.

 

[grgfinney]

Looks like a baccy jungle

 

[Brown Thumb]

It's a jungle, Suckers are flowering
I had a chance to harvest half the Golden Burley, 30 plants.
It's not a big plant. 4+ ft. But Damn the leaves are huge

 

[DGBAMA]

Nice plants. My GB did well this year too.