Before the air came curling the breath before our faces—some of the big hemp fields were harvested.
The plants cut and then baled, they will be dried in an oven-like thing so mold cannot form.
It is my understanding that the plant is cut when the CBD oil is at it’s highest.
But what happens to the miles and acres of plants which were NOT harvested before the killing freezes appeared?
We heard that there is a possibility the plants can now be used for seed.
I hope so because there are more fields NOT harvested than were harvested.
A lot more.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Farmers are still at the mercy of weather regardless of the crop.
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Very true
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Interesting. Early frost the reason for not harvesting the ripe hemp?
MB
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I’m not sure. Many of them did harvest, why the others didn’t baffles me.
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Farmers need to be scientists.
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Yes. It’s is a science and a slot machine rolled all into one.
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Love all this so much .. you are amazing both of you ..and Boomer too . not getting posts but find you eventually poppin up think of you often and pray for you things here good , moving alone, will message you Love Merri
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Hugs to you Merri!
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Interesting crop with so many questions. What does it remove from or put back into the soil? Will they till the uncut under or plant a clover crop for winter? Time will tell. They/someone is building a huge hemp processing plant down in Pueblo or Pueblo West. Haven’t heard an update on the building or opening date, but I guess it will be 2020. Thanks for keeping us updated!
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Sure is interesting. I am constantly intrigued.
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I think you’re witnessing the beginnings of a whole new thing. Kind of exciting seeing it happen, I imagine, especially since you are not the ones taking the gamble.
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True! 🙂
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It’s all fascinating to me as well. There is so much to learn.
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Yes. A new crop and how to take care of it.
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I think hemp is useful for lots and lots of things and used in so many ways. Maybe there’s a plan…
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I hope so. I’m finding all this so interesting.
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I didn’t know you grew hemp. Or, is that the part of your land you rented?
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We don’t but lots and lots and lots of farmers around do.
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I wonder if the same strain of hemp as they use for oil can also be used for hemp fibre and rope-making. Something needs to be done about the millions of miles of plastic rope sloshing about in our oceans, and if the replacement was organic, that’d be a start.
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True. Although, hemp can not be eaten by animals as it will not mush down in the gut, but stay stringy therefore killing the animal.
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Interesting! 🙂
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I am finding it interesting. Sure is a new crop.
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I wonder why so much isn’t harvested Linda … ? I think Elaines questions are very interesting. Wonderful last image 👏
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We have wondered the same thing. Sure is an unusual crop.
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