Chaotic Hemp Gardening Part 7: Seed Gambling (I Lost, Then I Won)
Into my south-facing garden window they went, with about an extra month of borrowed time. And let me tell you: that window worked magic. Those seeds finished developing exactly as...
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Chaotic Hemp Gardening Part 6: Boys Finish First, Girls Grow Their Girth
The boys had clearly checked out regardless of the weather. Their stems were no longer that vibrant green — they’d gone woody, brittle, done. Where the boys had been all...
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Chaotic Hemp Gardening, Part 5: Showgirl Season (Buzzing Bee Edition)
These blooms were fashionably late—like any proper showgirl. Cue Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” on heavy rotation here for the month of October. Croptober, is when things got Actually...
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Chaotic Hemp Gardening, Part 4: The Bachelor Party
At first, I spotted what looked like tight little green buds forming on a few tops. “Ah, the girls have arrived,” I thought. But as they developed, they were NOT...
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Chaotic Hemp Gardening, Part 3: Tall, Toppling, and Genderless?
They were still in full veg mode—stretching tall, leafy, and strong—but showing no signs of gender expression. The only ladies around were the lady bugs. I called up my bud...
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Chaotic Hemp Gardening, Part 2: Thirsty Teenagers
By July, my little hemp seedlings had entered their awkward adolescent phase—fast growing, eager, and suddenly very thirsty. The dog days of Summer got hotter, the leaves reached 2-3 feet...
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Chaotic Hemp Gardening, Part 1: Sow What?
My first backyard hemp field wasn’t exactly a planned experiment—it started as more of a “why not?” moment. I wasn’t growing any veggies this year, and my soil was begging...
