What benefits does soil get from hemp?
What benefits does soil get from hemp?
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azure619
I think having additional crops to plant can also help with things like crop rotation and whatnot to help prevent soil degradation which is a huge problem right now with large scale factory farming.
Moogdummy
Hemp absorbs key nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous, two nutrients that are often absorbed by other crops. It gives little back to the soil, if anything at all. Likely, it will only add its remnant organic matter after the fact.
Hemp is known as a bioaccumulator. This means that it also is likely to absorb toxins and heavy metals that are present in the soil.
This speaks to the importance of growing (and purchasing) hemp products that were derived from organic farming practices.
Soils need to be fertilized after growing hemp, and/or install plants that replenish soil nutrients like red-clover.
CrayM
Just like any other crop, it depletes nutrients from the soil. That is why crops are planted in rotation in many areas since individual plants can replenish the earth of crucial nutrients it needs. Hemp, on the other hand, does have much longer roots that will prevent erosion, unlike some industrialized crops.