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Fiber Flax Planting Guide

  • 1 lb. of seed will cover a 10’ x 10’ garden plot.
  • Seeding rate of fiber flax in the Willamette Valley of Oregon is between 100-120 lbs./acre, depending on seed size and germination rate.
  • We have had success seeding fiber crops at approximately 100 lbs./acre, and seed crops at 55-65 lbs./acre.
  • The optimum stand densities for fiber flax are 175 to 200 plants per square foot.
  • Flax grows best in 6.0 - 6.5 pH soil.

How to plant fiber flax (small plots) 

  • Choose a site in full sun, with deep, fertile, well-drained soil. Flax grows best in 6.0 - 6.5 pH soil.
  • Prepare the plot as you would for growing vegetables or flowers.
  • Flax grows best in cool weather, so plant as soon as you can work the soil in early spring or overwinter a flax crop by planting in late fall. Currently, spring planting is best before the end of April and fall planting is done around October 15- November 1.                                      
  • Broadcast seed over planting area. We have used a rate of 110 lbs./acre.
  • Use a rake to cover seed lightly with soil.
  • Then roll over the seed with a lawn roller or similar tool, compacting the seed bed. This is a very important step! You should be able to walk on the soil and not leave a footprint. 
  • Water just enough to keep soil moist until germinated. You should see sprouts in about a week or so...
  • Then, let spring rains irrigate; if no spring rain, keep soil moist and water about 1” per week, through blooming phase, and up until seed heads form.
  • Once seed heads begin to form, no more water. This will prevent lodging. 
  • For fiber crops, harvest when plants are about half yellow/half green. ​
  • 100 days to maturity for seed crops. ​
​Flax, by D.T. Ehrensing, OSU
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Grow Other Bast Fibers 

​​Soil, Seedbed Preparation and Seeding for Hemp in Oregon, by R. Roseberg S. Angima, V.D. Jeliazkov, OSU Extension
em9239_hemp_publication__soil_and_seeds.pdf
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What is Industrial Hemp?, by ​V.D. Jeliazkov, J. Noller, S. Angima, S. Rondon, R. Roseberg, S. Summers, G. Jones, V. Sikora, OSU Extension 
em9240_industrial_hemp_intro.pdf
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Nitrogen Recommendations, by D.W. Franzen, NDSU Extension Soil Specialist
spring_wheat__ndsu.pdf
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