We had an old plow like that collecting dust in the back of the garage that my father's family used behind a mule when he was a kid, but he refused to use it. It makes my back ache remembering all the hours spent with a potato fork. Still, I wouldn't trade anything for the experiences of growing up on our vegetable farm. God bless and see you on the next video.
Enjoyed the video. I rebuilt my middle buster last year, it worked real well with my sweet potatoes. I believe Danny King from Deep South had mentioned in a couple of his videos to cut the tip of the slips off before you plant them to prevent disease. My dad had a horse drawn, middle buster from my Great grandfather, It had cold, rolled steel, welded to it to throw the potatoes on top of the ground. It worked great. LSU AG. Dept has a extensive sweet Potato program where they produce Certified virus free slips for all the commercial and residential growers here in the state of Louisiana. Great video.
I still have the horse drawn plow like yours. As a boy, i followed it behind a cub tractor tirning over the 2 acre garden. Also used it to get up taters. Maybe I"ll bring my walk behind horse drawn tobacco sprayer to plow day. It was my grandfather's. Wheels drive a piston type pump.
Looks like you had a good crop Joey and that middle buster is definitely the way to plow them out. I'm going to check mine the end of the week to see if they're ready.
Great video as always, Joey! I think if you level out your plow, raise the front touch control up a bit, it will reveal the potatoes better. I have a leinbach line potato plow for my 140 and that is the secret for me!
That's amazing how they grow my favorite dish at grandmothers was Candy sweet potatoes there would be none left over I think today I would have a sugar overdose I do eat them without the sugar
The potato plow worked best. I used to drive my elderly neighbors Ford 8n back when it was not an old tractor, like Sammy just did. He used a horse plow chained to the tractor, but the plow was a square point. He like doing it that way because he could control the depth of the plow better. Every year we would plant 6, hundred foot rows of various potatoes and 2 rows of sweet potatoes. I can't ever remember having a bad harvest on potatoes, although there was a couple of years where the beetles almost ate the leaves all off. We just hand picked them off and the potatoes came through.
Have you tried running back over the same row again after picking up the potatoes that are visible. Not in the center but where it has rollled over . This is what I do .
You’ve got me wanting some sweet potatoes now. I’m gonna have to order some slips for next year. Might lay off the garlic this year, think I’ve got about 50lbs of it still 😂
Yes and No . Yes if you have fast hitch implements . No if you don’t. In the long run 3 point is going to win because it’s getting harder to find fast hitch equipment.
