Cob hemp in cob

[Don Stephens]

On Tue, 16 Jun 1998, Jack C. Thompson wrote:
> 
> There is no reason why hemp plants would not have been used in cob
> construction, but it is unlikely that the fiber was used.
> When hemp or flax is processed to recover the fiber there is a lot of
> chaff/straw (the amount of flax fiber recovered amounts to approx. 15% of
> the overall weight of material grown).
> Fiber hemp has a very woody stalk and I would expect the percentage of fiber
> to be less than with flax (and the amount of chaff to be higher)...
..Jack C. Thompson,Thompson Conservation Lab. 7549 N.Fenwick, Portland,OR
..97217 503/735-3942  (voice/fax) www.teleport.com/~tcl
 
How about some more noxious canidates like Knapweed, Dalmation Toadflax,
etc.  I'm always looking for a use for those so folks will rush out and
pluck them from the roadsides and make something good from a non-native
pest plant.  Seems like these could work equally well in cob or Fiberous
cement!?! - Don