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04-11-2008, 02:28 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: cliffside park, nj
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the little ladies!
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arrived today - thanks diy! 2 cascades and 2 nuggets. i poured a nice glass of IPA then my little daughter and i got to work in the garden. psyched!
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04-11-2008, 02:30 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Decatur, Illinois
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Water them religiously and put mulch down to keep weeds out and they will do good.
I use alot of miracle grow.
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04-11-2008, 04:38 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Boise, ID
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keep the hops clear of chemicals! I wouldn't want miracle grow in my beer. go natural
just felt like I needed to spout
-ander
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04-11-2008, 05:41 PM
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Beer Geek
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Decatur, Illinois
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Manure Tea!!!
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If want to go with organic fertilizer and bug repellent you can make a manure/compose-tea.
Take two 5 gallon pails. Make yourself a zaptap lauter tun as in Chuck's Good Book. Basically, two pales nested together the top pale is drilled with ton of tiny holes (false bottom). The bottom pale has a hose coming out bottom on the side with a hose clamp attached. The drill hole on the pale is 1/16 smaller than the hose OD. Press fit it into the hole. Wha-la
Take two shovel-fulls of manure/composte add it to your new "Crap Lauter Tun" (CLT) and let steep for 4-5 days in the sun. Then drain into a sprayer and then spray your hop plants regularly. Do so early and before cone formation.
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BS Nano-Brewery
Primary: Dunkelweizen, Helles, Apfelwein
2ndary:empty
Drinking: Light Ale, Fat Tyre Clone, Portly Porter, Apfelwein
Next: Irish Dry Stout, Caribou Slobber,
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04-14-2008, 03:47 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Maryland
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Originally Posted by Schlenkerla
If want to go with organic fertilizer and bug repellent you can make a manure/compose-tea.
Take two 5 gallon pails. Make yourself a zaptap lauter tun as in Chuck's Good Book. Basically, two pales nested together the top pale is drilled with ton of tiny holes (false bottom). The bottom pale has a hose coming out bottom on the side with a hose clamp attached. The drill hole on the pale is 1/16 smaller than the hose OD. Press fit it into the hole. Wha-la
Take two shovel-fulls of manure/composte add it to your new "Crap Lauter Tun" (CLT) and let steep for 4-5 days in the sun. Then drain into a sprayer and then spray your hop plants regularly. Do so early and before cone formation.
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ok, I've spent a few minutes googling...and found nothing really about this CLT?
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04-14-2008, 03:50 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Amherst, NY
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still another term to add to the wiki
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04-14-2008, 02:50 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Reed City, MI
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I used Miracle Grow to start my rhizomes. That stuff will be gone by the time I transplant. However, I'd def go natural now that it's thawed out, and I could get some good manure. That said, I've seen miracle grow being used for years on garden plants with no noticeable side effects (other than bigger and healthier plants). I have not seen a side-by-side comparison with manure. I'd guess it's probably pretty much the same.
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04-14-2008, 05:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Highland, MI
Posts: 668
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Miracle grow is a fertilizer, not a chemical. Use Miracle grow for vegetables and it should give your hops everything they need. Your not applying the fertilizer to the hop cone itself so there is no danger to you.
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