Brazilian Tobacco

[Knucklehead]

This is shade grown tobacco farm in Bahia, Brazil. From seed to cigarillos. Very well produced video.

One interesting thing that really stood out to me was the oxen used to till between the rows of tobacco. Just wow. Also of note was the stringing sticks for primed leaves, the curing barn, sorting, pile curing for fermentation, and the making of cigarillos. Really nice video.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99BQQVWdXyI

 

[skychaser]

Wow. Nothing to it at all. /sarc Great video Knucklehead. I wonder how many people they employ. And what they get paid. I noticed that nothing was topped. And all hand planted with no "haircuts". I liked the stick to mark the plant spacing. I'm going to make on of those. It's an improved version of my two prong marking stick. Might save me a little time. But I think I'll stick with my Husqvarna tiller instead of an Ox. I don't have to feed it when I'm not using it, or clean up after it.

 

[deluxestogie]

two prong marking stick

Maybe you could invent...gulp...a wheel to do it. A dibble wheel.

Bob

 

[skychaser]

Maybe you could invent...gulp...a wheel to do it. A dibble wheel.

Bob

Excellent idea. I bet no one has ever thought of that before. :?

 

[deluxestogie]

Johnnyseeds.com sells a hugely overpriced dibble wheel attachment for an even more overpriced garden gadget. I think an old bicycle wheel rim, with strategically drilled holes for attaching "dibbles" with screws at various spacing would cost approximately nothing. Adapt an old bicycle front wheel yoke for a handle. Know any junk stores?

Bob

 

[skychaser]

Johnnyseeds.com sells a hugely overpriced dibble wheel attachment for an even more overpriced garden gadget. I think an old bicycle wheel rim, with strategically drilled holes for attaching "dibbles" with screws at various spacing would cost approximately nothing. Adapt an old bicycle front wheel yoke for a handle. Know any junk stores?

Bob

I have an old bike that is waiting to go to the scrap yard. But the wheel would need to be the right circumference for a 12"/24" layout. That would cover the spacing for 95% of what I grow.

My brain wheels are spinning now. How about two wheels cut out of plywood with short pointed wood marking stakes between them held in place by two screws to hold the stakes in place and wheels together. Put one bolt through the center for an axel to attach a forked yoke for the handle. The marking stakes could be added or removed easily and with the right circumference it could do any layout that is equally divisible by 48 inches. 6" 8" 12" 16"or 24". I'll have to go measure the bike wheel to see if by chance it is the right circumference. But the front fork and handle bars might work well.