May 9, 2015
No Hop Porn in 2015. Sad to say, but neither of my Centennial crowns survived the brutal winter this year. Taking a break this year from patio hop farming; will mostly be back next year with a few new rhizomes planted along the South facing retention wall.
July 3, 2014
June 23, 2014
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| Year two leaves are much bigger than last year's. |
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| Where last year there was only a pair of cones budding underneath each leaf, this year there are clusters! |
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| Well over 12 feet at this point, the main bine is halfway up the twine toward the roofline |
June 15, 2014
June 13, 2014
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| Main bine has exceeded the top of the 8' pole! |
June 1, 2014
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| Buds are beginning to form. Soon enough this little guy will be a juicy, resiny hop cone. |
May 19, 2014
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| Enjoying a Dirt Wolf while pruning and installing tomato stake. |
May 10, 2014
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| Looks like only two survived. I'll need to get something for them to climb. They'll spend year two as potted plants, but by year three I'll need to get them in the ground. |
May 1, 2014
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| May 1, 2014. Life persists! Found this little bine shooting out of the soil in this forgotten pot! How exciting is this? So far only one. There are four small crowns in this pot. Hopefully they all survived the winter... |
July 24, 2013
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| July 24, 2013. I think these are ready. They pass the "squeeze/ krinkle" test. I might pick them on my next brew day and do a wet hop pale ale. Hopefully I'll have at least an ounce, but I have no idea until I harvest. |
July 13, 2013
June 23, 2013
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| June 23, 2013. Today is an exciting day! Noticed roughly twenty tiny hop cones budding! |
June 9, 2013
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| June 9, 2013. The structure is now 8' tall. So will be the tallest bine very shortly. |
May 26, 2013
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| May 26, 2013. The tallest bine now reaches over 18", and the other two main bines are almost as high. |
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| May 26, 2013. Today I added a few lines of twine to accommodate some of the others that are ready to climb. |
May 19, 2013
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| May 19, 2013. Spiraling their way to the sky! |
May 17, 2013
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| May 17, 2013. I now have eight bines in my little clay pot. The three main bines measure over 3" in height; one more inch and I can begin training them around the stakes. Should really begin to take off now! |
May 9, 2013
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| May 9, 2013. After five days nestled in the dirt, three little sprouts peek timidly through the surface in search of sunlight. |
May 4, 2013
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| May 4, 2013. Four Centennial Rhizomes from B. Crosby Hop Farms go into the soil. |
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| Container Garden on the patio. Tomatoes, zucchini, rosemary, and strawberries. Hops are in the glazed pot in the corner of the shot--nothing to see but dirt right now. |
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