by Roo Grostein | Jul 29, 2021 | Growing Tips, Plant Identification
Nipping seeds in the bud is a key aspect of growing hemp — particularly hemp for cannabinoid oil production and smokable, boutique hemp. Preventing seed formation not only concentrates hemp plants’ energy into cannabinoid and resin production, but also avoids...
by Roo Grostein | Jul 9, 2020 | Farming, Growing Tips
Gazing across a hemp field as morning sun peeks over the horizon — versus after a long, hot July day — what do you see? Are the plants’ branches lifted to meet the first light, emanating a vibrant green? Or are they droopy and dull-colored — or worse, wilted...
by Roo Grostein | Jun 18, 2020 | Growing Tips
Methods and techniques for growing CBD hemp arise from basement “grow laboratories” in the high-THC cannabis industry. But that knowledge must be adapted to the legal, industrial U.S. hemp crop with its significantly scaled-up footprint nationwide since the passage of...
by Sovereign Fields | Jun 7, 2020 | Growing Tips
Now that growing hemp for CBD use has been federally decriminalized, more and more farmers are taking to this booming crop. The amount of licensed acreage in the US has more than quadrupled since 2018. Since the laws have so recently changed, nearly all of the...
by Roo Grostein | May 29, 2020 | Feminized Hemp Seeds, Growing Tips
Taking cues from their counterparts in cannabis, hemp farmers are using greenhouses more often, compared with growers of other industrialized crops. But are greenhouses really required to pull off a successful season of hemp farming? Depending on a farmer’s local...
by Roo Grostein | May 9, 2020 | Feminized Hemp Seeds, Growing Tips
Choices hemp farmers weigh early in the year for purchasing seed stock will echo into the next year — and beyond. How hemp farmers select plant genetics strongly influences their business decisions and strategies into the foreseeable future. These choices have major...
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