Plant database

Fibre Hemp

Water below

34%

Healthy band 40% to 75%

Needs wateringJust watered

Drought tolerant once established. Keep young plants watered to settle in, then water only in extended dry weather.

Once established this plant rarely needs watering. Alerts are worth acting on mainly in a long dry spell or in its first year.

Hemp grown primarily for its long bast fibres, a tall, fast field crop. Cultivation is subject to licensing in many places.