ReSEARCH 2018

May 23, 2018-23 Days After Planting

Image of a 23 days hemp plant Hemp seedlings have emerged after being direct seeded with a grain drill. Row spacing is 7.5 inches.
Image of a 23 days hemp plantation Hemp seedlings planted for fiber.
Image of a 23 day old hemp plantation Close up of a hemp seedling grown for fiber.

June 12, 2018

Image of a hemp field plot 43 days after planting. Hemp plots 43 days after planting.
Image of hemp plants 43 days after planting. Male pollen sacs are developing on plants. Hemp plants 43 days after planting. Male pollen sacs are developing on plants.
Image of a close-up of a plant with pollen sacs developing A close-up of a plant with pollen sacs developing.

June 28, 2018

Image of hemp plots 59 days after planting. The plot on the left and the plot on the right are two different hemp fiber varieties. Hemp plots 59 days after planting. The plot on the left and the plot on the right are two different hemp fiber varieties.
Image of a Japanese beetle on hemp leaves A Japanese beetle rests on a hemp leaf. This beetle does not seem to cause much damage on hemp in Indiana.
Image of hemp plot growing very tall. This variety of hemp from Italy performed well in 2018

July 17, 2018

Image of a hemp plot with hemp plants growing tall. Hemp plots 78 days after planting. This is a French fiber variety that performed well in Indiana.
Image of a hemp plot that is stunted and not healthy do to herbicide drift. A hemp plot that did not perform well. This plot had been affected by an herbicide application in a nearby non-hemp plot.
Image of a leafroller moth resting on a healthy hemp leaf. A leafroller moth rests on a hemp leaf.
Image of a hand holding a hemp leaf that has some feeding damage caused by an insect. A hemp leaf that has some feeding damage. The insect that caused this damage was not identified.

August 3, 2018

Image of a hemp plot 95 days after planting. Plants are very tall at this point. Some yellow leaves can be observed on the lower portions of the plants. Hemp plot 95 days after planting. Some male plants are shedding pollen at this point.
Image of a hemp plantation looking between the plots. Many of the plots are taller than 7 feet at this stage. Many of the hemp plots are over 7 feet tall at this growth stage.
Image of a purple morning glory weed within the hemp plots. A morning glory weed is growing in the hemp plots, use the stalk to climb.
Image of a red-headed leaf beetle resting on a hemp leaf. A red-headed flea beetle is resting on a hemp leaf. They can feed on hemp leaves, but the plant produces copious amounts of tissue.

August 23, 2018

Image of a hemp plots that are beginning to yellow as the plants drop leaves and mature. Hemp plots 115 days after planting. Many of the lower leaves begin to drop.
Image of a large hemp plant that has been knocked over. A large hemp plant has fallen due to heavy weight from being on the edge and from windy conditions.
Image of a hemp plants leaning over due to windy conditions. This hemp plot had many large plants on the edge that were knocked over by windy conditions.
Image of a male Goldfinch with yellow and black feathers using a tall hemp plant as a perch. A male Goldfinch using a plant as a perch. Birds often eat hemp seeds.
Image of a honey bee collect pollen from a male hemp plant. A honey bee collects pollen from male hemp plants. Hemp is wind-pollinated so bees do not get nectar by visiting hemp, but they do get pollen.
Image of a hemp plots that are tall and getting close to harvest. Hemp plants are near harvest for fiber. Hemp grown for fiber is typically harvested green.