[AT] garden question; potatoes

[charlie hill]

Speaking of tobacco.  When I was a kid the old farmers would tell you if you
didn't have your tobacco out of the field by the 3rd week in August the 
worms would
eat it up.  I've seen tobacco here in Oct. many times in the last 20 years 
and I wouldn't
be surprised to see some in Nov. this year.  The difference is different 
breeds of tobacco
and better insecticides.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: jtchall at nc.rr.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 6:18 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] garden question; potatoes

Generally July 4th is the latest we want to plant beans--very risky then.
Practically no wheat has been cut so we'll probably have a lot of late
planted beans and milo this year. A lot of tobacco will be running late as
well since it got planted real late. Given some sunshine every combine and
grain drill in the area will be running hard for the next 10-14 days. The
local elevator had to stop buying wheat for a day so they could catch up
drying, it all too damp but has to get out of the field.

John


-----Original Message----- 
From: charlie hill
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 6:34 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] garden question; potatoes

That's interesting John.  We never see that happen here, 140 miles or so
from you.
I believe over in the mid-west folks plant soybeans early before they plant
corn.
Here we plant them usually in the stubble of winter wheat sometime in late
may
or up to about June 20th.  I guess you plant about the same as us.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: jtchall at nc.rr.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:44 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] garden question; potatoes

I can relate to that one, often our late soybeans are barely starting to
turn yellow when a killing frost comes, stinks pretty bad the next couple
days, but probably no where near as bad as what you experienced.

John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From: Larry Goss
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:03 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] garden question; potatoes

Dave, that brings back sad but funny memories of my youth.  After the barn
burned, we rented around 40 acres to a local truck farmer. He planted
radishes and onions for an early crop, and then planted the whole farm in
califlower.  Everything was fine until Indian Summer.  Much of the
califlower was still in the field when a freeze hit the area.  A few days
later, summer was back, and the whole farm reeked of rotting califlower.
Not pleasant.

Larry


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