More hops have been picked

Derek and Scarlet spent Saturday morning picking and William came out Sunday and again Monday, together we have picked most of the hops that are ready presently.

The cascades I picked originally have gone brown, whereas the ones I brought into the house have stayed green ?? I asked on the forums if this was an issue and no-one thought it was, they do smell great. I suggest we package these up soon.

The back row does not have much to offer , but maybe enough for a single brew per variety.

Harvest time

Spent an half an hour on the farm last night and picked 2.5 lbs of Cascades. Many more still to be picked.

Centennials are also ready and some of the Nugget. Rest of the varieties are poor to medium. Might get enough Chinooks to use for a brew or two, and the Goldings look OK too.

Obviously this year was primarily root building , next year we should see much better growth.

Watering continues and the well has done well (no pun).

We are headed to big big rains this weekend with Hurricane Hanna headed our way, predictions so far are that it will still be a Force ONE when it hits the Triad.