[AT] garden question; potatoes

[charlie hill]

John, almost everyone down here now is mechanically harvesting.
They leave it in the field until it's mature and then start spraying.
Sometimes they've only gotten the lugs and first primings off before they 
spray it and strip it.
As you said, it's often driven by curing barn space.

Charlie



-----Original Message----- 
From: jtchall at nc.rr.com
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 10:29 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] garden question; potatoes

Most of it is out of the field here by the end of Sept. although it is not
that uncommon for it to go into Oct. Usually that is caused by a long dry
spell, then it turns off wet and activates the fertilizer and the stuff
won't even think about turning yellow. Lots of ripener sprayed on it in
those years. Some years guys beg barns from anyone that is already done so
they can get it out of the field before frost---Jack Frost leaves his mark
every once in a while.

John



-----Original Message----- 
From: Al Jones
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 7:53 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] garden question; potatoes


When I was growing up in the 80s and 90s it was not unusual, in fact it was
the norm for the tobacco to be all harvested by labor day.  Last year I saw
tobacco  in the field way into October.  Things have definitely changed.

Al



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