Re: (OT)Burley tobacco?

Posted by RM in Va. on July 19, 2006 at 10:22:53 from (209.145.80.111):

In Reply to: Re: (OT)Burley tobacco? posted by farmallbee on July 19, 2006 at 02:36:01:

He will use sticks. T-post are 8' with 1.5' in the ground.Post are 11 ft. apart. Mobil home anchors on the ends. All this is inside a green house that's been gutted. The plans he has, came from Kentucky and Tennessee and someone in Va. extension printed them out. The plan I saw that he's going by has one wire per line of post. I think he should use two wires if not more.

Some of the contracts for flucured have burley tied to the contract. He's got 25 acres of flucured and 3 acres of bright. Had to grow the burley to get the bright contract. He's also putting up a 40'x100' used chicken house. He's talking about swinging pipe from the top on chains to hang on in that building.

From what I saw last year central Va. isn't suited for Burley. It burns up on the stalk to fast. But from what I hear the tobacco co's. that want it grown want it over ripe and 22-24 leaves. Seems like they want bulk instead of quality. I'm an old flu cured grower but know nothing about Burley.

Thanks to everyone for your replies. I am also proud to have grown good tobacco in my life. Tobacco has been here in Va. for 400 years (07) next year by the white man. Jamestown is where it all started. It's just about gone today.

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