Tobacco Plant at Lee Farms

May 9, 2005

Photo by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.

Lee Farms Jimmy and Donna Lee Moncure, NC

Late April and early May is tobacco planting time in the Piedmont. Jimmy Lee works with a crew of workers to set tobacco using a tractor-drawn transplanter. A couple of workers follow behind to fill in any missed gaps, often leaving behind a sign of their handiwork in the moist soil (see the handprint?). The Lees also grow strawberries, greenhouse tomatoes, and other produce on their farm.