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. He then moved them outdoors and even though it
was June or July he was producing colas.
The biomass is there and the seed. I have seen a trunk 4 inches in dia. Plant
was 20 feet tall. Not crowded and fertilized though.
Ah - the good old days ;)
I believe the answer is yes. but not 4 months. I dont authoritively know
because I never knew a grower looking to produce seed.
Truly a GOD given plant for the healing of the nations.
The oil is one of the few veggie sources of Omega 3
The fiber is stronger than flax.
The plant is uv resistant - another interesting factoid.
Kirk
Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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 can
we grow? How much land will it take?"
http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html#howmuch
The 1,000 gallons came from Kirk, in a comment on the usual question,
"Could we replace all our oil with bio-fuels?" Kirk said "1000
gallons methanol per acre with hemp if using pyrolytic distillation."
I think that's right.
My doubt is whether it can produce both the biomass and 300 lb of oil
from the seed, or whether it's either/or.
Anybody know?
Thanks!
All best
Keith
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