Hemp, a Farmers Best Friend.

 


THE HAPPY CHEF
HEMP, A FARMERS BEST FRIEND


Many may not know this, but the dense growth of hemp actually kills weeds (the bad kind, lol).  Hemp crops are a very effective method of killing tough weeds, even thistle, in farming by minimizing the pool of weed seeds of the soil.  Using hemp this way can help farmers avoid the use of herbicides and gain organic certification and benefits for crop rotation. For successful hemp farming, particularly deep, humus-rich, nutrient-rich soil with controlled water flow is preferable.  Compressed, sandy, and water logged soils may affect the aryl development of the plants like it would any other crop.  However, an advantage to growing hemp verse other crops, hemp is relatively insensitive to cold temperatures and can withstand frost down to -5 degrees C.  Another fact is that the water requirement of hemp is at least 14 times lower than that of cotton. Hemp is also a beneficial crop for its soil.  Its large root system helps with soil loosening and helps benefit the crops to come after it. Since hemp is very self-compatible, it can also be grown several years in a row in the same fields (monoculture). Yet another advantage of hemp is it can be vulnerable to various pathogens, including bacteria, fungi, viruses and other miscellaneous pathogens. Such diseases often lead to the reduction in fiber quality, stunted growth, and death of a plant.  These diseases rarely affect the yield of a hemp field, so hemp production is not traditionally dependent on the use of pesticides.  
Can I get a YAY for HEMP!!! 
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MORE OF THIS! :-)



The phrase "mop crop" is used to describe hemps ability to clear the impurities out of waste water, such as sewage effluent, excessive phosphorus from chicken feces, or unwanted chemicals.  As a matter of fact, hemp is currently being used to clean contaminants at the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster site.  This process of clearing radioisotopes as well as a variety of other toxins from the soil, water, and air is known as phyoremediation. Dr. Keith Bolton from Southern Cross University in Lismore, New South Wales, Austrailia, is the leading Eco-technologist researcher in this area. 

Also hemp can also be used as warmth for both plants and animals.  The core of the stem is called Hemp Shives.  Broken parts of this core, known as hemp hurds, are used for horticultural mulch and also as animal bedding (horses, for instance).

Due to its rapid and dense growth characteristics, growing massive crops of this known versatile plant is NOW "AGAIN" being looked at to be added to or agricultural industry.  Please help spread knowledge to aid in the legalization of Hemp.  After all Hemp Helps! 

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