@evan Yup. About 5 feet. The plants can get very big, and more airflow between them helps prevent fungal problems.

This is pretty normal for growing THC, but not for hemp. It allows us to give each plant all the attention they deserve.

@fraying TIL! Thanks!

Second question: why do you grow outside instead of in a more controlled environment?

@evan @fraying snark aside, Oregon has a pretty great climate for growing all sorts of things

@amye @evan yeah the challenge in Oregon is NOT growing things. Mowing, tilling, goats … all to hold back the tide of grasses and weeds and blackberries.

@fraying @amye @evan seriously, no lie, at one point I didn’t go into a far corner of my yard for 6 or 8 months, and when I checked there was a six foot tall maple tree that hadn’t been there before — shit just grew