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Old January 2, 2019   #44
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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie View Post
CBD bud is hand harvested and hung in a barn to dry like tobacco.

Irrigation is the biggest issue, I think. Hemp is a water hog, and it is usually grown in bottom ground for that reason. Unfortunately for Kentucky farmers, 2018 was a very wet year and yields were down. My goal is to make anough money the first year to build a well. 40 acres at $20k per acre would buy a lot of tomatoes.
Are the roots harvested also?
I can probably come up with 6 acres of top ground 200 feet away from a 7 acre lake/pond that's around 30 feet deep, surrounded by timber. It grew a mediocre crop of beans this year... I'm sure the owners would be interested in something like this.
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