It has now been 14 months the Plague has been upon us. Despite our loss of freedom to move about and the sickness and death that continues in relation with it, the earth still spins and seasons remind us that life springs anew once more. My Rhubarb has sprung up in the past 2 weeks. … Continue reading Spring 2021/ Life goes on
Growing Hops
Hops 2017/ New Trellis
Oh my god Myrtle! He's posting about his bloody hops again. Yes, sorry, it's what I do. It's that time of year and after last years trellis didn't work out so well, I decided some changes were in order. To start, I found a new source of wood near my workplace so I was … Continue reading Hops 2017/ New Trellis
Oh beautiful for spacious skies, for green vines of hops!
Happy 4th of July, As I sit here contemplating my next beer, my eyes veer over to the trellis where my hops reside. This year I tried something a little different. Instead of going straight up 20 to 25 feet, I tried to see what the effects would be if we went horizontal. Check this … Continue reading Oh beautiful for spacious skies, for green vines of hops!
Worst year for hops EVER!
So I have to say that this year was not stellar by any means. It was a combination of things that caused problems. First, my time was stretched to other projects and I probably didn't give the hops enough attention. We started out well enough, the weather was damp at first followed by long days … Continue reading Worst year for hops EVER!