Recent content by NWBasementBrewer

I had a big aphid problem last year, this year not so much havnt really noticed any. I have bought 1 bag of lady bugs so far this year. There are a couple of tips I can give you on how to apply them. 1. release them at night 2. spray them with sugar water before 3. release them at the base...

what worm?? i see what looks to be a slug and some wierd looking catapillar. looks like ladybug larva but with an extra 10 pairs of legs:confused:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3585/3596376738_d1653bea3d.jpg?v=0 Here are my hops as of today, camera phone pictures sorry. Im running out of room to grow.....:fro:

i had real good luck with some blood meal, Miracle grown 12-0-0. Couple of my plants were kinda yellow and slow growing. Sprinkled the nitrogen on there and let the rain from Seattle do the work. Now there growing crazy and leaves are all consitant green.

I have a ladder so climbing it everyday and wrapping it on the twine is no biggie. Sounds like a go! woot:rockin:

So im on year two of growing hops. i have a kitchen window that bumps out with roof overhead. Maybe like 14-16 feet up. So my thought is around 12 feet or so ill tie up some rope and do a horizontal line and wrap the bine around that. Im fully aware that it will want to go toward the sun and...

if you get 2 nice and identical picture of the different leaves i might be able to help Id. I have both fuggle and cascade plants, they do look a little bit different in leaf development. So i might be able to help.... maybe...:tank:

I know there short but i thought id show a picture of my babies at about 10' tall so far!!:mug: If you want to see my Flickr pics check out my link:ban: http://www.flickr.com/photos/38070686@N08/sets/72157617521793147/

I live in Seattle Metro and my hops did great for first year. Fuggle grew like a bat out of hell and got to 18'. Cascade and Chinook came in a close second at about 15" my Wilamette and goldings did ok, got about 10' before the aphids got them. I would just throw them in the ground now if it...

So im on my first batches of mead. They are about 2 months old and have pretty low gravity reading. Between 1.010 and 1.000, i have 2 batches a traditional and a cyser. So my main question is it bad to get a mead cold? i have them in my basement and its 27* outside and i have crap insulation...

Sorry typo, it was 3 gal of water. this batch was fly sparging i belive is the term. I use a 7 gallon water cooler i got from hardware store. Did a coiled copper pick up. Kinda like other perople have done in there DIY projects. So i use a mashtun like described and i use a fermentation...

hello, ive made probialy 20 all grain beers in my illustrious brewing career. I cant seem to get my efficiency to do anything. I read several other posts to grind your grains more finer. So here is my recipe.. 10lb - 2 row .5lb - 80L .5lb - Choclate .25lb black patent - 6lb of malt...

Ahh man i miss monsoon season. I lived in Glendale and Tempe for 2 years for school. I sure loved driving in the rain and flooded roads with my VW rabbit. :rockin: How hot was it during the monsoon? When I left around this time 3 years ago it was 128* and 100 humidity. That was brutal i...

i asked a neighbor that is a big gardener, she told me to go to a big nursery around town and ask for refrigerated lady bugs.. reason being cold ladybugs kinda hybernate or go dormant. They do work pretty damn good i get a bag of 1500 for 10$ and they usally last for 3-4 applications. they...

yeah i was right:ban: http://lh3.ggpht.com/BBartelmes/SHVSmGaBkSI/AAAAAAAAAwo/8xI-zYzeM0s/fuggle%20cones.JPG?imgmax=512 Hop cones baby!! :fro: