🌾 Hemp
Cannabis sativa (industrial)
fibers
annual
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate
🗺️ Zones
[4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained, loamy
📏 Spacing
4-6 inches (fiber); 18-24 inches (seed)
📐 Height
6-15 ft
⏱️ Maturity
70-90 days (fiber)
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (7)
Beans provide nitrogen for nitrogen-hungry hemp
Quick-growing cover crop between hemp rows; attracts beneficials
Hemp's rapid growth suppresses weeds for corn
Hemp provides windbreak; sunflower attracts pollinators and beneficial insects
Deters cabbage moth and flea beetles
Nitrogen-fixing living mulch beneath hemp; suppresses weeds
⚠️ Keep Apart (0)
No known enemies listed.
📝 Growing Notes
Among fastest-growing plants on Earth. 250% more fiber/acre than cotton. Deep taproots break compacted soil. Phytoremediation , absorbs heavy metals.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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