We visited the Western Cape Hemp trial last week, and right in the middle of the field, a foot taller than all the other plants, stood this King and Queen (surrounded by a few princes and ladies-in-waiting), overseeing all the others, who, after 11 weeks, are around 5-6 foot tall, uniform and healthy.
The males have dropped their pollen and seed is setting on this dual-use crop. We are about a month or so from harvest, and another step towards completing the 3 year trial and a commercial industry in South Africa.
