by Bill Fitzgerald | Jan 11, 2022 | High CBD Hemp Farming
During the winter months as the land rests, there are things we can do to get a jump on the next growing season. Imagine being able to get right to work when the weather warms – all equipment clean, sharp, lubed, and charged…all supplies stocked and organized, ready...
by Bill Fitzgerald | Dec 7, 2021 | High CBD Hemp Farming
My November blog – Successful Indoor Hemp Growing – touched briefly on plant nutrition. It’s a big topic that deserves a bit more focus, so this month, let’s go in-depth on how to get the right nutrients to your hemp plants as they grow to maturity. The first thing we...
by Bill Fitzgerald | Nov 8, 2021 | High CBD Hemp Farming
There are a couple of reasons to grow hemp indoors over the winter months on a small scale. Some hemp farmers use the cold season to test grow several different strains of hemp to evaluate them ahead of a large-scale seed purchase. There are also those who enjoy...
by Bill Fitzgerald | Oct 9, 2021 | High CBD Hemp Farming
While some of you are using commercial facilities, there are a lot of us who do our own post-production work. Drying and curing our crops is part of our business model. In some cases, we also have to find ways to store hemp long term while we seek buyers. In this...
by Bill Fitzgerald | Sep 9, 2021 | High CBD Hemp Farming
Hemp is a new crop in the US, which means that many of our methods and materials are still in experimental stages. Next, add in the fact that our “newbie” uncertainties are compounded by the dynamic biological, meteorological, geological, and geographical factors that...
by Bill Fitzgerald | Aug 9, 2021 | High CBD Hemp Farming
Since hemp was re-legalized in 2018, the law has limited the plant’s THC levels at 0.3 percent. That limit has persisted through the interim final rule (October 3, 2019) and the final rule (released January 15, 2021 and in effect since March 22, 2021). This ceiling...
by Bill Fitzgerald | Jul 19, 2021 | High CBD Hemp Farming
Climate effects: heat and drought are impacting growing conditions in some places July and August are typically the hottest and often the driest months of the year for most of us in North America. Climate change is starting to create impacts that exacerbate...
by Bill Fitzgerald | Jun 26, 2021 | High CBD Hemp Farming
Here they come! You know what we mean … those weeds. They’ve been lying in wait to make their annual assault on your hemp grow. There are plenty of things you can do, though, to help keep them at bay and make sure your new plants thrive to maturity. Of course,...
by Bill Fitzgerald | Jan 27, 2021 | High CBD Hemp Farming
New USDA Rules Those of us in the hemp community have been operating since 2018 under interim federal rules that effectively created a horticultural high-wire act around THC levels. That is about to change! According to Greg Ibach, USDA undersecretary for marketing...
by Bill Fitzgerald | Jan 3, 2021 | High CBD Hemp Farming
After this past crazy year, I think we can all be forgiven for having some hesitancy about what the future holds. But happily, according to the view of numerous industry leaders, hemp appears to be headed the right direction in the months and years ahead. Following...
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