Monday, December 03, 2012

A Hopping Good Time!

Here is a brief update from a post last year about my hops.

I had to move them since the original spot I planted them in was too sunny. I then put them outside the garden fence where Lisa promptly pulled them thinking they were weeds. I was seriously skeptical that anything would come back for the 2012 growing season.

Boy was I wrong! While only three shoots came out of the ground they spread all over the fence:

Here is just a bit of them. I picked 2 gallons of flowers and have them in my freezer.

Now I'm looking for a local brewer...

5 comments:

Karrey said...

Kevin is brewing now, and he's just switched to all-grain brewing! We also grew hops this year, although the sunlight on Clark Street isn't quite as plentiful as we'd like. He had one hop "fruit", and used that in a batch he brewed just last night.

hovercraft said...

Dang! That hardy German stock...

Mike said...

Luxembourg, broheim, you should know better!

Karrey, I'd be happy to give you and Kevin some hops, if I can get a few bottles in return!

hovercraft said...

D'oh!

Karrey said...

That would be great, we'll happily trade!