Tobacco

[BClark66]

Anybody ever grow a small plot of tobacco for just the fun of it? Thinking about growing some burley next season.

 

[UCStandSitter]

Anybody ever grow a small plot of tobacco for just the fun of it? Thinking about growing some burley next season.

Fun and tobacco farming are mutually exclusive

 

[C1295]

AGREED Nothing fun about Tabacoo farming.

 

[Carlos]

Remember, I forgot who said it first, but It doesn't have to be fun to be FUN.

 

[Wobblyshot1]

Hey! That sounds like fun!

 

[Popcorn]

Fun?!?!


Never ever again…

 

[Tenntrapper]

Not sure, but don't you need an allotment to be growing ANY?
Aside from that.....FUN?? Yeah right!!

 

[7mm08]

Not sure, but don't you need an allotment to be growing ANY?
Aside from that.....FUN?? Yeah right!!

Wait? You have to have permission to grow tobacco, even a small amount for personal use?

 

[Tenntrapper]

Wait? You have to have permission to grow tobacco, even a small amount for personal use?

I really don't know....

 

[deerhunter10]

Lol you drunk?

 

[TX300mag]

No, not allotment required. My son grew sone when he was 12. Lots of people grow it for the flowers.

 

[mike243]

You need a allotment to sell it, grow all you want as far as I know. my great grandpa always sold between Thanksgiving and Christmas. My inlaws use to have a allotment and let somebody else use it, haven't seen any being grown here in several years, it's a pretty much dead end crop these days for eTn

 

[7mm08]

You need an allotment to sell it, grow all you want as far as I know. my great grandpa always sold between Thanksgiving and Christmas. My inlaws use to have a allotment and let somebody else use it, haven't seen any being grown here in several years, it's a pretty much dead end crop these days for eTn

Burley yes, flu cured I would think is still in demand. ( disclaimer…, I grew up in flu cured land of VA).

 

[Forvols]

aint narry bit a fun in back'r. I worked all manner of it growing up. Used to be lots of it grown here and SW VA. Dont see any now, havent in years.

 

[Swampster]

Fun and tobacco farming are mutually exclusive

I grew up in Western Kentucky and I totally agree!

 

[Acorn]

We grew tobacco while I was growing up. It wasn't fun but I sure wouldn't going to let my brothers beat me to the end of a row. We were very competitive. It didn't matter what we were doing. Pulling slips, suckering, cutting or stripping. I still love and miss the smell of it! Hard work!!!

 

[224 Valkyrie]

We grew tobacco when I was growing up and into my early adulthood. We grew Burley, sold that before Christmas. We also grew Dark Fired tobacco. It sold after the first of the year. Think the Burley went mostly in cigarettes, the Dark Fired mostly into snuff. Though time or two we grew some that sold as wrapper tobacco for cigars. My uncle raised Dark fired tobacco and One Sucker. The One Sucker looked kinda like Dark Fired, but you didn't fire it. My uncle said it all went over seas. I don't know what they did with it. My uncle lived in Robertson County. Back in the day that was real tobacco country. Seems like tobacco is now raised by just a few, raising 50 acres or so Glad Im out of it. Lol