chickens 2016 grow blog [ bigger and better ]

[BarG]

I just bought me a brand spanking new tractor, , wont be using a tiller on it though. Already got my farmers tan after 2 days lol. the Kubota 3301 l serieries, awesomeness. Jitterbug, pm please about your visit to texas, have A great idea for a good time.

 

[BarG]

I will definetly be in the market for a discing blade soon, Have to put new engine in my wifes truck first.

 

[BarG]

And by the way, Que paso to everyone , even you Bob lol missed ya'll

 

[Chicken]

Yeah..theres a lot of different tiller attachments for tractor..but that one right there..""dont play "".

 

[DGBAMA]

I just bought me a brand spanking new tractor, , wont be using a tiller on it though. Already got my farmers tan after 2 days lol. the Kubota 3301 l serieries, awesomeness. Jitterbug, pm please about your visit to texas, have A great idea for a good time.

There are two "blade designs" for tractor tillers I have seen.

One is the squared off teeth like in the pics, which tends to beat the dirt into submission. The other is a curved blade like a scythe, which seems more efficient, "slicing" into the ground. Less bumpy in operation too.

 

[Chicken]

Well yesterday i Finally got my irrigation system installed..i went with a 1 h.p. pump a 300 gallon holding tank and 4..... 1/2"wobbler type sprinkler heads..and boy is it awesome..it throws water out in such a pattern

""Youd think it was raining""..i mounted them 8' in the air..
Im not totally done with it yet..i still have a 1" impact sprinkler to install in a far corner..and about 4 môre rows to plant..

Thanks to knucklehed for turning me on to the wobbler sprinklers.

I got to get a video of this thing in action.

 

[Smokin Harley]

i'll had to look up what a wobbler type sprinkler is...can't wait to see one (some) in action.
One moving part it says . Get a good video on yours Chicken.

 

[Chicken]

It kind of works like 10 miniature impact sprinklers at once..and has a spread pattern of 17'..From the center to the edge where the water lands is 17'. And the water falls gentlly..just like a light rain..

But i also got a 1 horse power pump running it..thats a lot of power.

 

[Brown Thumb]

I got to get a video of this thing in action.

I love your Videos.

 

[Chicken]

When it rains it pours as far as my irrigation supplies goes..i have these huge solidariteit brass 1" sprinklers i was going to use..

But now i dont need them..they are " rain bird " brand and throw out a lot of water..i also have some plastic ones of the same design..

I may try to sell them on here..it would boost anyone's irrigation system..

Im gonna use these 2 ....1" impact sprinklers i had before i aquuired the other ones.

Hopefully after this weekend ill have the system toghter and get a video of it in action.

 

[Chicken]

The grow is going great..my puppy chewed my u.s.b. cord so no pictures right now.

 

[Chicken]

i know some pic's have been long anticipated....

ive got a lot done to my patch this year... making designated rows covered with weed barrier. and in between the rows. ive covered it with '' conveyer belt'' so no weeds grow there.. and ive fortified the soil with..cow..chicken..horse poop.. and bat guano...cotton left overs [ which is real nice its like potting soil ] sawdust..cedar clippings from horse stalls..[ mixed with horse poop ] and a pile of landscaping material i run across which looks to be pine bark ground up with some soil mixed in.. [ got about a 1/2 ton of that stuff.. really a good find ]

and i got my irrigation system installed... 6 '' wobbler '' type overhead sprinklers...

this has really been a year to just get the garden and the bacca patch up to par for years to come.

AND IM BUILDING A OFFICIAL CURING BARN which should be completed next weekend. the barns pretty much built but i got to do it from paycheck to paycheck..[ im sure u guys know how that is ] next weekend ill get the shingles for the roof, and it'll be done...i was gonna go with a tin roof.. but i got this plywood so why not use it, eventually ill line the outside with my river / flint rock i got and seal it all up '' decorativelly ''

..here it is,

my grow minus some picking ive done allready,,

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those green things u see in my patch are inscet traps.. i have a pregnant daughter right now. and the '' ZIKA VIRUS'' is something i dont want to chance. plus it may catch a hornworm moth... but ive not found one yet in my traps..

on the far side of the bacca rows i got virginia jumbo peanuts growing... and on the other side i got a minature garden growing... corn.. okra.. squash... zuchinni,,, and watermelons. i really got sidetracked with making my rows and the irrigation.. so the bacca grow isnt 100 % this year.. id say its 80% I GOT A LOT OF WASTED SPACE THAT WAS MEANT FOR BACCA...

 

[Chicken]

i stood my wife next to the back wall to show how tall it is

my bacca barn,,, in construction,,, when im done with it ill line the walls with my rocks and it'll look like this,

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im not in any of these pics... so dont think the guys you see is me,,,

 

[deluxestogie]

Your shed is an impressive size for a home grow. I worry a bit about the sturdiness of the structure if you plan on the studs and walls to support the weight of the tobacco that would potentially fill it.

Curing space may be an issue. In a single tier, estimate 1 sq. ft. / plant for primed leaf; ~1/2 sq. ft. / plant for stalk cured (with at least an 8' roof). Watch the weight. An entire tobacco plant weighs over 10 lbs. A 10' x 10' shed hung with whole plants at 0.5 sq. ft. / plant (200 plants) adds over 1 ton of weight to the structure. Primed green leaf @ 1 sq. ft. per plant weighs only 8% of that. Dried leaf alone will weigh only 3% of the weight of the whole green plant on which it grew.

http://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/695-FAQ-for-Beginning-Growers

Good luck with your project. I'm eager to see how it works out.

Bob

 

[Smokin Harley]

Me too. Doesn't look like the studs are close enough together ,16" o/c minimum. I would in fact be putting the studs at 12" o/c just because of the intended load later on when the fresh primed leaf is hung. Over the course of color curing and drying that load will slowly decrease. Single top plate is not going to support more than the dead load of the roof itself let alone the live load of hanging anything . I'm looking at those short horizontals in that back wall. They aren't doing anything structural. Sorry to pick your method apart buddy,but I do this for a living and thats not how it should be done. Hate to see you get this shed up the way you are going at it and have it fail.

 

[Chicken]

yes we didnt exactlly build it to hurricane spec's.

but when i put all my 2x4's on the inside and frame up my '' tic tac toe '' design for hanging my sticks.. it will be fine.

i need to update the shed pics... we came back with a 2x6 header board on the top. and used 2x4's for the roof trusses. and i still got a lot of braces to install on those '' little '' boards you speak of,

dont judge a unfinished project... but i do appreciate the input

 

[Knucklehead]

Cotton gin trash compost: http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/composting/ingredients/compost-cotton-gin-trash.htm

 

[Chicken]

Cotton gin trash compost: http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/composting/ingredients/compost-cotton-gin-trash.htm

yeah brother thats exactlly what i got,,,

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i forgot to mention i also got peanut hulls in my mix,,,,the mix is so complex i dont even remember what all i got, in there,

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[Knucklehead]

We called it cotton moat or something similar. I guess the real name is just regional. It's some beautiful black dirt though. I need several loads. It sure makes some light fluffy stuff that would help out my heavy clay.

 

[Chicken]

We called it cotton moat or something similar. I guess the real name is just regional. It's some beautiful black dirt though. I need several loads. It sure makes some light fluffy stuff that would help out my heavy clay.

you can get all you want for free.. its in a town in georgia called.... boston georgia... if you can get there they will load you down at no charge,,, the company i work for has a mini fertilizer plant there,