Re: [Biofuel] Question about hemp production

2007-05-02 Thread Keith Addison
Thankyou Kirk, that helps. I think I'll leave it as it is. All best Keith from seed to seed in 4 months is a bit quick. People I knew in Ca planted inMarch- April harvested oct -nov The plant can be induced to seed by lengthening the night. One fellow I knew (a bucket planter) put them in

[Biofuel] Question about hemp production

2007-04-30 Thread Keith Addison
Hello all It says at our website: An acre of hemp yields 10 tons of biomass in four months, enough to make 1,000 gallons of methanol fuel (by pyrolytic distillation), with about 300 lb of oil from the seed (about the same as soy). That's under Invisible farming in this section: How much fuel

Re: [Biofuel] Question about hemp production

2007-04-30 Thread Kirk McLoren
from seed to seed in 4 months is a bit quick. People I knew in Ca planted inMarch- April harvested oct -nov The plant can be induced to seed by lengthening the night. One fellow I knew (a bucket planter) put them in the garage for the weekend (no light) and that got their chemistry flowering.