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The smell of Planting Season

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john in la

07-31-2005 08:34:30




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Looks like these guys are ready to go.
They should be planting in the next couple of weeks.
Call me country but there is no smell better than fresh turned dirt. Well maybe one. A clean dairy barn.
Funny how city people think these things stink.

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Robert in TN

08-01-2005 00:22:19




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 Re: The smell of Planting Season in reply to john in la, 07-31-2005 08:34:30  
I'll have to agree with you John, I love the smell of freshly turned ground. You can tell that I didn't draw the rows in the picture. Mine never turned out that straight. Worked in the cane fields for about 20 years and I really miss it. I lived in Brusly before up-rooting and moving to TN. I enjoyed going to Middendorf's, the best catfish I ever ate. Now I'm getting home sick...



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KenSWLA

07-31-2005 14:39:17




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 Re: The smell of Planting Season in reply to john in la, 07-31-2005 08:34:30  
There is an article in today's local paper about what to plant in August and September in Louisiana in a garden. The article by LSU Agcenter lists 25 varieties from potatoes, squash, to tomatoes plus many cole crops. Makes it worth cleaning up the spring garden and "turning" dirt.



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john in la

07-31-2005 17:25:42




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 Re: The smell of Planting Season in reply to KenSWLA, 07-31-2005 14:39:17  
Vegetables to Plant in August in La:
This very hot time may experience damaging
droughts. Start bush snap beans and bush limas.
Plant seed for cucumber, collards, broccoli, brussels
sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, Chinese cabbage,
summer squash, southern peas, mustard and green
shallot sets.
Mid August: North Louisiana can plant Irish
potatoes, start seed for head lettuce and beets.
Transplant broccoli and brussels sprouts.
Late August: South Louisiana can now do the
above (mid August).

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Farmall Teen

07-31-2005 13:13:30




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 Re: The smell of Planting Season in reply to john in la, 07-31-2005 08:34:30  
People say that burning hair on calves stinks. I like it. I also like the smell of freashly chopped hay.



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KIP in MX

07-31-2005 11:38:45




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 Re: The smell of Planting Season in reply to john in la, 07-31-2005 08:34:30  
That looks like the Houma area. Where do you live?



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john in la

07-31-2005 12:23:42




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 Re: The smell of Planting Season in reply to KIP in MX, 07-31-2005 11:38:45  
I live in the Ponchatoula area. Strawberry and dairy land.

The picture is from the river parish area around Laplace and Garyville.



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Tx Jim

07-31-2005 11:37:04




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 what are going to plant? in reply to john in la, 07-31-2005 08:34:30  
John,freshly plowed ground does smell good.What I want to know is what crop do you plant in August? Thanks,Jim



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john in la

07-31-2005 12:36:45




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 Re: what are going to plant? in reply to Tx Jim, 07-31-2005 11:37:04  
Sugar Cane

They will cut some of it and use it for seed.
They will be finished planting some time in Sept and cut the rest to send to the sugar mill. Will finish cutting about Jan 1.

Get 3 cutting off of one planting.
After the 3rd cutting they leave the field fallow from Jan to planting time in August.

So only 1/4 of their fields are planted at any one time. We use fallow fields rather than crop rotation. These fields have had sugar cane and nothing but sugar cane on them since before the civil war.
If I were to turn around and take a picture you could see the Miss. River.

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Nebraska Cowman

07-31-2005 11:03:29




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 Re: The smell of Planting Season in reply to john in la, 07-31-2005 08:34:30  
I love the smell of hay being put up for winter, the smell of saddle leather, or a new baby calf and burning hair at branding up time. But the "smell of the soil"? to me just smells like dirt



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aFORDable

07-31-2005 10:40:50




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 Re: The smell of Planting Season in reply to john in la, 07-31-2005 08:34:30  
I agree with both posts of good farm smells. I'd like to add the smell of the hardwood smoke coming out of a dark fired tobacco barn during curing season. It fills our countryside and means another labor intensive crop is out of the field on those cool fall mornings.



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jc

07-31-2005 16:47:33




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 Re: The smell of Planting Season in reply to aFORDable, 07-31-2005 10:40:50  
I too love that smell. It also lets me know it's fair and tractor pull time.



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TRC

07-31-2005 10:39:39




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 Re: The smell of Planting Season in reply to john in la, 07-31-2005 08:34:30  
Either freshly mown hay or newly turned ground is great. Maybe it reminds us of a job that's been completely finished and well done.



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Mike Van

07-31-2005 10:19:20




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 Re: The smell of Planting Season in reply to john in la, 07-31-2005 08:34:30  
Most fresh soil is good, I always liked the haymow better though -



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