| Reception | News / PR | Our region | Hemp | Our products | Contact us | You are here: Home > Hemp ~ The hemp route ~ 3 stages of culture 1 - Implantation 2 - Fertilization 3 - Harvest 1 | Implantation A spring crop, hemp is also an excellent crop head. Hemp can be found in all types of soil and in almost all conditions. Sowing is generally carried out from April 15 to May 10. The choice of variety will depend on the desired harvest (with or without hemp seed harvest). The desired density will vary between 250 and 300 plants / m² depending on the variety. View larger image View larger image 2 | Fertilization and Phytosanitary Interventions Fertilization of hemp is of the order of 100 units of nitrogen, 50 of phosphorus and 150 of potash. However, one of the great advantages of growing hemp is that it does not require any phytosanitary treatment. Indeed, the rapid development of the plant allows it to suffocate weeds that could compete with it. View larger image View larger image 3 | Harvest Step 1 : The hemp harvest period will take place at the end of August for a mode without hemp seed, and at the end of September, for full use. The first step (only in case of hemp harvest) is the passage of a combine harvester, in order to harvest the seed with a relative humidity around 20%. In this case, cleaning and drying will be necessary for good conservation, the humidity will then be reduced to between 8% and 11%. View larger image View larger image Step 2 : The second step is mowing using a mower fitted with a double blade. The straw is then coiled and then pressed using a cylindrical baler allowing the use of non-synthetic twines (sisal or hemp, which does not interfere with processing). View larger image View larger image Another solution consists of a harvest in a single pass by a combine harvester equipped with a Kemper nozzle followed by a baling in square bales. All rights reserved - © - 2009 - 2016 - Planète Chanvre