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Just to confirm, hermaphrodite hops have sterile seeds so correct, no need to pull them. Female hops with seeds are a result of stress ie: too much hot weather, not enough nutrients, not enough water etc.

Simple Earth Hops is proud to announce the return of another hopyard event this summer at 4352 State Road 23, Dodgeville, Wisconsin. On Saturday, June 22, Matt Sweeny of Simple Earth Hops will be hosting the 2013 Hop Growers Rountable. SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2013 Register for $45/person...

Glad to hear it. There is an option to get free tickets, tickets with a pint glass, tickets with an event T-shirt or tickets with the glass and t-shirt...see the attachments.

Nice. Here is the quick writeup about the event:

YOU can also invite your friends to the event on Facebook at http://hops.me/54b6

Thanks Oscar and here are a few photos from last year's harvest brewfest: https://picasaweb.google.com/107474573498962209756/2011HarvestBrewfest?authuser=0&feat=directlink

Yeah those hops look really healthy. The white are the hops rhizomes which were covered and acting as roots.

Matt Sweeny and Dadio

Cascade hop plant towering

The Earthlings in Madison and a tight hop picking tent crew thanks to Chandler

Simple Earth Hops, hopyard

Simple Earth Hops outdoor sign on WI State Rd 23, just near Gov Dodge State Park

Looks perfect and good. What variety? Here's what a cascade early growth looks like:

I will be presenting a series of commercial Hops Webinars on the 3rd Saturday of March, April and May. Each Saturday has 2 webinar sessions to choose from including "marketing and processing hops" and "hopyard establishment and sustainable growing". If you want to participate, you can get...

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